Convict who misrepresented background, state licenses tried to get top job in Cayuga County: Now he faces 2-4 years in prison
Charles Grefer, a 53-year-old ex-convict from Rochester, was found guilty on Wednesday in Cayuga County Court for misrepresenting his criminal background and professional credentials on an application for a top county position. The Citizen reports ... more
Family sues over COVID-19 vaccine saying it killed their son
The family of 24-year-old George Watts has filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Defense (DOD), accusing the agency of "willful misconduct" linked to their son's death after taking the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The ... more
Former Seneca County Court Clerk files lawsuit against Judge Porsch, other judicial district officials
A Geneva resident and former Seneca County Court Clerk has filed a lawsuit against Judge Barry Porsch, as well as other Seventh Judicial District officials alleging she was terminated because she wanted to become a ... more
Second arrest in Palmyra scholarship fund theft case: Over $10,000 stolen in scheme that began at Wells College
The Palmyra Police Department has announced a second arrest in relation to a scheme that resulted in the theft of over $10,000 from the Palmyra Dollars for Scholars foundation. The police responded to a report ... more
Third Hornell man convicted over hate symbols and pamphlets: Now he faces 10-20 years in prison
Ryan Mulhollen, a 28-year-old resident of Hornell, has been found guilty in connection with a series of hateful symbols and pamphlets appearing in local houses of worship and city properties last summer. The Steuben County ... more
Longtime Wegmans employee accused of embezzling over $500,000 through fraudulent customer returns
Alicia Torres, a 47-year-old resident of Webster, has admitted to embezzling more than half a million dollars from Wegmans. From 2014 through February 2023, Torres orchestrated 350 fraudulent credit card refund requests in the names ... more
Former Cayuga Correctional inmate guilty of slicing inmate’s neck during dispute
A former inmate of the Cayuga Correctional Facility was found guilty of attacking an officer there in 2022. Darryl Bradshaw now faces additional time behind bars. District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonoacci confirmed that Bradshaw had ... more
Wolcott pediatrician pleads guilty to child endangerment charge: Forced to surrender medical license
Pediatrician Adam Weis admitted guilt to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, altering his plea from not guilty during a court hearing on Wednesday. This plea change came after striking a ... more
Former Tompkins deputy sentenced to jail for perjury
Former Tompkins County Sheriff's Deputy Zachary Starner was handed a 60-day jail term after being convicted of third-degree perjury. The 36-year-old was arrested in February 2021 and placed on administrative leave for delivering false testimony ... more
Cayuga judge rejects rights violation claims of former Auburn SRO in sex abuse case
In a recent decision Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone refuted that the rights of former Auburn Police Department officer William Morrissey were violated during the investigation of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor. The decision ... more
Steuben man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
John Buckley, a 59-year-old resident of Wayland in Steuben County has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in U.S. District Court. He faces potential penalties of up to ten years in prison and a fine ... more
Driver found guilty in double fatal Wayne County accident
The driver in a double-fatal accident has been found guilty on an array of charges in Wayne County. The driver, Christopher M. Kirkey, 39, lost control of his vehicle, hitting a guard rail, bridge abutment, ... more
Former Phelps businessman gets 10 years for sex abuse, assault, rape, and imprisonment charges
Thomas Mitchell, the former owner of a Phelps eatery, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years of parole, according to Ontario County Judge Kristina Karle. Mitchell was found guilty on ... more
Auburn woman part of major drug trafficking ring between California and New York sentenced to 5 years in prison
Chalise A. Bullock, a 24-year-old woman accused of being part of a substantial drug trafficking operation spanning from central New York to California, was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Thomas Leone in ... more
Former Rochester Regional Health physician acquitted of manslaughter
Dr. Sudipt Deshmukh, a former physician at Rochester Regional Health, has been acquitted of manslaughter and other charges related to accusations of overprescribing opioids to a patient who later fatally overdosed. The New York State ... more
Phelps man pleads guilty to distributing child porn in federal court
Federal prosecutors have announced that Eric Passalacqua, a 37-year-old man from Phelps, Ontario County, has pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography. Passalacqua's arrest followed a tip-off to the FBI from Anchorage, Alaska, about ... more
Auburn native sentenced in LA fed court for making interstate threats
Kiernan Major, an Auburn native, was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision by a federal court in Los Angeles. Major, who pleaded guilty last month to two counts ... more
Auburn man convicted of stabbing at local bar
A local Auburn man has been convicted of a knife assault on a bar worker in 2022. District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci of Cayuga County announced on Thursday that Gregory Jordan, 40, was found guilty ... more
Brutus man accused of machete attack rejects plea deal in court
Christopher M. Laframboise, a 39-year-old Brutus man accused of attempting to decapitate another man with a machete, turned down a plea deal in the Cayuga County Court on Thursday. Laframboise, facing charges of second-degree attempted ... more
