Junius man pleads guilty to second DWI this year

Published: 09/29/2016 @ 04:00 am

A Junius man is looking at a short prison term after pleading guilty to a felony driving-while-intoxicated charge. Steven Foulkrod, 24, pleaded guilty to the offense Monday in Seneca County Court. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 14 by Judge Dennis Bender to one to three years in prison. Finger Lakes Times – News: Read More more

Trial begins for five Crestwood protesters

Published: 10/01/2016 @ 04:00 am

Five Finger Lakes business owners and members of We Are Seneca Lake were scheduled to go on trial in town court at 9:30 a.m. today. The five were charged Nov. 19, 2014, with trespass and disorderly conduct while protesting outside the gates of Crestwood Midstream’s facility in Schuyler County. Finger Lakes Times – News: Read More more

Weber This Week: Judge Mike Miller of Newark in-studio

Published: 10/03/2016 @ 04:00 am

Harold “Web Dog” Weber welcomed local attorney and Judge Mike Miller of Newark into the studio to talk about our legal system, the state of crime and justice in Wayne County, and the Major League Baseball play-offs on Monday morning. Check out the episode below… Audio Only Version: more

Brown takes plea deal in fatal 5&20 crash

Published: 10/05/2016 @ 04:00 am

An Oswego man has taken a plea deal over a fiery crash last summer on Routes 5&20 in Seneca County that killed a young Cayuga County man. Ralph Brown, 58, pleaded guilty Monday in Seneca County Court to criminally negligent homicide (class E felony). He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 7 by Judge Dennis Bender to five years of... more

Judge denies withdrawal of guilty plea in sexual abuse case

Published: 10/06/2016 @ 04:00 am

Seneca County Judge Dennis Bender has rejected a Kentucky man’s bid to withdraw his guilty plea in a sexual abuse case, but there was no repeat of an obscenity-laced tirade that marked the man’s last appearance in court. Finger Lakes Times – News: Read More more

Retrial for $100K theft starts Tuesday

Published: 10/10/2016 @ 04:00 am

The retrial of a Waterloo man accused of stealing a safe containing close to $100,000 from a town of Geneva home begins Tuesday in Ontario County Court. Paul Paradise, 36, faces charges of second-degree burglary and second-degree grand larceny, class C felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Finger Lakes Times – News: Read More more

Tompkins County: woman receives 3-year probation for forging documents

Published: 10/12/2016 @ 04:00 am

Despite having a history of theft-related crimes, a woman received a three-year probation sentence for lying to a court with forged documents. Sheila Shattuck was recently released from an eight-month jail sentence for stealing nearly $5,000 from her previous employer, an Ithaca Dentist in Fall Creek. Ithaca Voice: Read More more

Former Port Byron bus driver pleads guilty to promoting child porn

Published: 10/12/2016 @ 04:00 am

A former bus driver for the Port Byron Central School District has admitted to using his phone to send someone child porn. David Mangan, of Syracuse, pleaded guilty Tuesday to promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in Cayuga County. The Auburn Citizen – News: Read More more

Federal lawsuit filed against Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office dismissed

Published: 10/12/2016 @ 04:00 am

A federal lawsuit filed by the family of a man who allegedly froze to death after fleeing law enforcement officials has been dismissed. Plaintiffs Charles Harrison and Kathryn Harrison had filed a complaint pursuant alleging that the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department and City of Corning Police Department violated their rights and the rights of their deceased adult son, Joshua Harrison,... more

Lyons man gets 3 years in prison for injuring Wayne County deputy

Published: 10/14/2016 @ 04:00 am

A local man who injured a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy earlier this year is going to prison. County Judge Dennis Kehoe sentenced Jermaine Harrison Wednesday to three years in prison. District Attorney Rick Healy said Harrison, 29, pleaded guilty to felony charges of second-degree assault and first-degree criminal contempt. Harrison will be on parole for three years after he is... more

Sisters sent to prison for selling cocaine in Cayuga County

Published: 10/14/2016 @ 04:00 am

Two sisters with a history of possessing and selling drugs in Cayuga County were sentenced to prison Thursday, but only one will serve her time at a drug treatment center. On October 13th, Cheryl and Shaunna Oliver both appeared in Cayuga County criminal court before Judge Thomas Leone. Read more from the Auburn Citizen more

Tompkins: Woman sentenced to jail after beating man with Patron bottle

Published: 10/16/2016 @ 04:00 am

A woman was sentenced Friday afternoon to jail and probation after a jury found her guilty of beating a man with a Patron bottle last summer on Cayuga Lake. In July, Christy M. Tucker was found guilty of felony second-degree assault, and not guilty of first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Ithaca Voice: Read More more

Wayne County case proves DWI can be tricky to prosecute

Published: 10/17/2016 @ 04:00 am

The State Trooper was running radar near Fifth Road in the Town of Huron at 11:13 pm on Monday (10/10). The trooper clocked the motorcycle speeding by at 100 miles per hour. As the trooper pulled out to follow, the motorcyclist travelled into the oncoming lane, blew through a stop sign, before pulling into his own driveway at 6380 North... more

Schneider receives lengthy prison sentence after fatal Owasco crash

Published: 10/18/2016 @ 04:00 am

Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced that Dain R. Schneider was sentenced this morning in Cayuga County Court to 7-24 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with the Fatal DWI Crash in the Town of Owasco on July 27th that killed 18-year-old Chloe Calhoun of Auburn. The District Attorney’s Office made the announcement in a press... more

Former teacher’s aide admits sending sexual images to student

Published: 10/19/2016 @ 04:00 am

A former teacher's aide admitted sending material of a sexual nature a 15-year-old student earlier this year. Nicole Green, of Oswego County, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first-degree disseminating indecent material to a minor, a class D felony punishable by up to seven years in prison. The 23-year-old told Judge Mark Fandrich that she sent a picture of... more

DWI, Youth courts proposed for Tompkins County

Published: 10/19/2016 @ 04:00 am

A centralized DWI Court and Youth Court are two recommendations by a task force that has been scrutinizing the court system in Tompkins County. Task Force Committee Chair Ray Schlather, an Ithaca attorney, presented highlights of a 56-page report on the subject Tuesday. "The challenge was huge," Schlather said. "The challenge was how to sustain and improve the delivery of... more

Ontario County tops DWI conviction rates

Published: 10/20/2016 @ 04:00 am

As has been the case for many years, local counties are at the top of the list for driving-while-intoxicated conviction rates in the state. The Department of Motor Vehicles released the 2015 conviction rates last week, and Ontario County again ranks first at 93.39 percent. It is the 31st time in the last 32 years the county has topped the... more

Woman pleads guilty in Skaneateles boating accident that severely injured stepdaughter

Published: 10/21/2016 @ 04:00 am

A woman from Cortland County has admitted to several charges in a Skaneateles boating accident that severely injured her 8-year-old stepdaughter this summer. On July 6, Jamie Wheeler, 33, of Homer, was operating a 17-foot Bayliner on Skaneateles Lake July 6 when the boat’s propeller struck her husband, 32-year-old Christopher Driscoll, and stepdaughter, Kaelynne Driscoll. The Auburn Citizen – News:... more

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