GENESEO – Months after his felony forgery case was dismissed in lower court, a young Hemlock man returned to Village of Geneseo court to plead guilty to a misdemeanor for passing fake bills at two local businesses. Carter Ellis, 21, of Hemlock, pled guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a B misdemeanor, on Nov. 10 and was sentenced to two weekends at the Livingston County Jail and to pay a total of … [Read more...]
Forgery Case Dismissed, Grand Jury Indictment Still Possible
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Felony forgery charges against former SUNY Geneseo student Carter Ellis were dismissed at the request of the defense attorney, Steve Sessler, on Friday after Ellis made bail and a scheduled felony hearing was not held to continue the case in lower court. A Geneseo Village court order by Justice Thomas Bushnell dismissed the Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree charge, a class C felony, and returned … [Read more...]
Bad Bills Lead to Forgery Charges for Hemlock Man
UPDATE: According to Steve Sessler, the attorney representing Ellis, the charges have been dismissed in lower court. The GeneseeSun.com has published an additional story on the matter. GENESEO — Last Monday, a former SUNY Geneseo student found himself facing felony charges after being arrested for attempting to use forged money at multiple businesses in the Village of Geneseo. According to a press release from Geneseo Police Chief Eric … [Read more...]