LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The notorious 'Birdman' from Perry who shook Livingston County a year ago when he brutally kidnapped a former lover from her home in York was sentenced to prison Thursday morning. After recommendations from Livingston County District Attorney Greg McCaffrey and defense counsel William Kelley, Judge Dennis Cohen sentenced Charles Braun, 67, to 15 years in state prison for felony Kidnapping in the Second Degree. He was found … [Read more...]
‘Birdman’ Guilty on All Counts in Kidnapping Trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The jury returned a guilty verdict on all counts against the Perry man who was arrested for kidnapping his ex girlfriend in Retsof and forcing her to drive to his apartment in Perry. The jury found Charles Braun, 67, guilty of Kidnapping in the Second Degree, a Class B Felony, Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, a Class E Felony, and Menacing in the Second Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor. Given a past conviction for … [Read more...]
Alleged Kidnapping Victim Picks ‘Birdman’s’ Pocket for $45K
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Testimony took an interesting turn on Thursday, day four of the jury trial on kidnapping charges for Charles Braun, when his ex-girlfriend and the alleged victim of a kidnapping admitted that she had stolen $45,000 from him while he had been in prison. Braun, 67, stands charged with Kidnapping in the Second Degree, a Class B Felony, Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, a Class E Felony, and Menacing in the Second Degree, … [Read more...]
‘Birdman’ Indicted for Rape and Weapons Charges in York Kidnapping
NYLON – The man known around the Village of Perry as the 'Birdman' was indicted by a Grand Jury and arraigned in Wyoming County court last week for allegedly raping and holding a York woman at gunpoint at his apartment in Perry on March 14. According to Assistant Wyoming County District Attorney Eric Shiener, on July 23, Charles Braun, 66, was arraigned before Wyoming County Court Judge Michael Mohun with his attorney, William Kelley, on Rape … [Read more...]
‘Birdman’ Admits His Hat Was at the Scene of Armed Kidnapping
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – District Attorney Greg McCaffrey is requesting a special DNA swab and analysis for the man known around the Village of Perry as the 'Birdman,' who stands charged with Rape in Wyoming County and Kidnapping in Livingston County for allegedly abducting a York woman at gunpoint and raping her at his apartment in Perry. However, Charles Braun, 66, and his attorney William Kelley, insist that a hat recovered at the scene of the … [Read more...]