LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A jury convicted a Livingston County inmate on Wednesday of injuring two other inmates, one of whom was the notorious Boo Henry, in October 2015. Orlando Hernandez, 43, will likely be sentenced to state prison for two counts of felony Assault in the Second Degree. "I think this case goes to show that in Livingston County, if you're the victim of a crime, the DA's Office will prosecute that crime, no matter what you have … [Read more...]
Judge Sends Boo Henry to Prison for Assaulting Deputy During Escape
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Mount Morris man who led about 70 members of law enforcement on a week-long manhunt in the summer of 2015 was sentenced to state prison on Thursday. Richard 'Boo' Henry, 36, was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 5 years of parole for felony Assault in the Second Degree. He pled guilty to that charge on Jan. 28, 2016, admitting that he took off when a New York State Parole Officer and a Livingston County Deputy Sheriff … [Read more...]
Boo Henry Caves, Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Deputy During Escape
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – After briefly preparing for trial, Richard 'Boo' Henry, the man who led law enforcement on a week-long manhunt over the summer of 2015, has caved and admitted to causing a knee injury to a Livingston County Sheriff's Deputy by running off while being arrested for an alleged parole violation. Richard 'Boo' Henry, 36, pled guilty to felony Assault in the Second Degree, with a sentence promise of 6 years in state prison and 5 … [Read more...]
Boo Henry Throws the Gloves Off for Escape and Assault Trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Mount Morris man who injured a Livingston County Sheriff's Deputy and led law enforcement on a week-long manhunt in August is poised to throw away a plea offer from the Livingston County District Attorney's Office and take his felony assault and escape charges to trial. Richard 'Boo' Henry, 36, has retained attorney Eric Smith, who said in court on Thursday that Henry would like to schedule a Dunaway Hearing to see if … [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...]
Sheriff Dougherty Applauds Parole and Partners for Capture of Boo Henry
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Sheriff Thomas Dougherty commended and thanked the New York State Division of Parole and partners in law enforcement at a 1 p.m. Thursday press conference regarding the six-day manhunt in the south of the county that ended Wednesday with the capture of parole absconder Richard 'Boo' Henry. Sheriff Dougherty laid out in detail the events leading up to and during the chase, which involved approximately 70 members of law … [Read more...]