LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Avon sex offender whose case has been adjourned and delayed numerous times since December 2014 entered a sudden guilty plea on Tuesday to Rape, his second sex offense against a minor in 9 years. His voice shaking, Richard Cassada, 61, pled guilty to felony Rape in the Third Degree and admitted to having sex with a female who was under age of 17 between September 2013 and March 2014. Judge Robert Wiggins had a brief … [Read more...]
Drug Task Force Brings Down ‘the House’
AVON – The Livingston County Drug Task Force reports the arrest last Friday of a former Livingston County resident for the alleged sale of powder cocaine to undercover police that occurred within the past 6 months. Matthew House, 39, was arrested in Forestville, NY on May 29 on a Superior Court Warrant and charged by the Avon Police Department with of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a B felony, and Criminal … [Read more...]
Contractor Bails, Pleads Guilty on Eve of Trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Local contractor Douglas Shanley, who was accused of defrauding residents of the Genesee Valley for years, decided to give up on his right to a trial and fully admit to his misdemeanor charges and now awaits sentencing on July 7. According to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Tonra, Shanley, 37, was indicted by a Grand Jury on five felony counts of both Forgery in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged … [Read more...]
Inmate Refuses Plea Deal After Jailhouse Potty Fight
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An inmate at the county jail facing Assault charges after he allegedly attacked and injured another inmate in the jail bathrooms has refused the DA's plea offer and is now looking at nearly double the prison time from the DA. Brian Strapp, 31, was arrested for Assault in the Second Degree after the alleged attack while serving … [Read more...]
Heroin and Cocaine Dealer no Longer Owes Drug Task Force
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A man who sold $300 of heroin and cocaine to undercover police with the Livingston County Drug Task Force was sentenced to state prison Tuesday morning, no longer owes restitution for the money they spent on him. Randy Rowe, 33, was sentenced to 3 years in state prison and 3 years of post-release supervision, against his wish that he instead be sentenced to Willard Drug Treatment Center, a drug treatment center for inmates … [Read more...]
Crippen Case a Hairy Mess, Now Claiming Seneca Hair Rights
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Deliberations continued to complicate for Christopher Crippen, a Dansville resident accused of dealing drugs and jumping bail county court on Tuesday. After District Attorney Greg McCaffrey's office offered Crippen a severe plea deal for the first of his three charges last week, Crippen seems to be trying his luck at setting himself up for state prison on his own terms. Numerous issues have come up regarding his physical … [Read more...]