YORK – Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty says that the disseminating indecent materials investigation into a Webster man could result in further charges or a federal investigation. Currently, Jason Korts, 41, is charged with two counts of felony Attempted Disseminating Indecent Materials to a Minor and one count of misdemeanor Endangering the Welfare of a Child. At arraignment Thursday, York Town Justice Thomas Porter read onto the … [Read more...]
Allen Pleads Not Guilty in York Stabbing Case
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Danielle Allen pled not guilty at her first appearance in Livingston County Court to face one criminal charge, felony Manslaughter in the Second Degree. Allen, 21, appeared in court alongside her two attorneys, Cheryl Myers-Buth and Joel Daniels, both of whom are highly respected Buffalo criminal defense attorneys. "We do enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of Ms. Allen," said Daniels. "We request a reasonable time in … [Read more...]
Teen Faces 4 Felonies for Mount Morris Arson
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Mount Morris teenager was arraigned on a four-count felony indictment Thursday morning in connection to the burning of an unoccupied building in the Village of Mount Morris. Alex Gross, 17, is charged with Arson in the Third Degree, Burglary in the Third Degree, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, and Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, all of which are felonies. If found guilty, he could face up to 5 to 15 … [Read more...]
Geneseo Court Jails Drug-Eating Escapee without Bail
GENESEO – Despite a prolonged and impassioned legal argument for immediately dismissing his felony charges, a Justice in Town of Geneseo Court arraigned and remanded the Rochester drug possession suspect who allegedly overdosed and walked out of the doors of the hospital on Thursday. Franklin Gay, 41, now stands charged with felony Tampering with Physical Evidence and misdemeanor Unlawful Possession of Marijuana after allegedly swallowing … [Read more...]
Resigned Jail Deputy Waives Grand Jury on Felony for Smuggling Tobacco
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A former Livingston County Deputy Sheriff who resigned upon his arrest as a Corrections Officer at the county jail was arraigned by Superior Court Information (SCI) on a felony contraband charge Tuesday morning. Ryan O'May, 25, now stands charged in county court with felony Bribe Receiving in the Third Degree and three misdemeanors: Official Misconduct, Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree, and Conspiracy in the … [Read more...]
Absconder Boo Henry Held on $200K, Charged with Assaulting Deputy
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The man accused of leading numerous local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on a five-day all-out manhunt earlier in August was arraigned on felony Assault and Escape charges Tuesday morning. Richard 'Boo' Henry, 35, now stands charged with two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, a D felony, by injuring a police officer and doing so while in immediate flight from the commission of a felony, and Escape in the … [Read more...]
LAWYER: Phigs ‘in This Together’
GENESEO – 'Phig' (Phi Sigma Xi) brothers Rich Rovner and Michael Green were arraigned on a felony evidence tampering charge at a less than 10-minute village court appearance on Tuesday for the alleged coverup of the drug-related death of Phig brother Alex Davis, 20, in May 2014. Rovner, 23, and Green, 20, were arraigned on charges of Tampering with Physical Evidence, an E felony, and Conspiracy in the Fifth Degree, an A misdemeanor. The two … [Read more...]
Cassada Arraigned for Alleged Rape of Foster Child
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An Avon man was arraigned on Rape charges at the county courthouse Tuesday morning for the alleged sexual abuse of his female foster child under age 17. This is the second time within 9 years that Richard Cassada, 61, has been accused of sexual abuse of his children. Cassada was arraigned on three charges, Rape in the Third Degree, an E felony, Criminal Sex Act in the Third Degree, an E felony, and Endangering the … [Read more...]