LIVINGSTON COUNTY— The Livingston County Public Defender Office is planning on hiring new attorneys to deal with the new Centralized Arraignment Plan. According to an e-mail sent from Public Defender Lindsay P. Quintilone, to deal with the extra workload, each of the full-time attorneys will be adding on-call staffing of the CAP court to their duties, as well as hiring an additional full-time attorney to assist with CAP court arraignments and … [Read more...]
Avon Judge Wants to Fix Sticky Court Night Parking Jams
AVON – Newly elected Avon Town Justice Jeannie Michalski's court night has raised parking concerns on Genesee Street, and solutions do not appear to be quick or easy. Two owners of Genesee Street businesses and a candidate for Village Trustee appeared at the Village Board meeting on Monday to explain the impacts of monthly court nights on their businesses, when over 130 defendants appear in court, possibly with an attorney or public defender, … [Read more...]
Attorney Sees No Reason for Groveland Burglar to Go to Prison
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The defense attorney for a woman who pled guilty to stealing pills from the home of a terminally ill woman said that her prison sentence is unjustified. Laura Adamson, 33, stood tearfully at the defense table while over 20 members of her family and friends also cried quietly. She pled guilty to Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree and agreed to serve two years in prison. "I had previously decided not to make a comment … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Indicts Couple for Caledonia Murder
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Gates couple who had previously only been indicted in connection to burning a body in Caledonia are now facing charges for murder. Aykut Ozkaynak, 35, and Mary Neverett, 43, have both been indicted by a Livingston County Grand Jury for Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-II felony. When the pair were arraigned on a Tampering with Physical Evidence charge on Aug. 29, District Attorney Greg McCaffrey predicted … [Read more...]
Cops Arrest Unlicensed Driver for Speeding
AVON – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Rochester woman for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. According to a press release by Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Katherin A. Shanken, 26, was arrested for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st degree. On August 17, 2016 Deputy Jason Butterbrodt was assigned to Operation Safe Interstate when he pulled a vehicle over for speeding. The driver … [Read more...]
Cops Arrest Unlicensed Driver with Several Suspensions
AVON – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Rochester man for allegedly driving with a suspended driver's license and other vehicle and traffic violations. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Tavares McMath, 26, was arrested for felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, as well as Speeding and Operation of a Motor Vehicle by an Unlicensed Driver, both infractions. On … [Read more...]
New Public Defender Income Standards to Greatly Impact County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Livingston County's Chief Public Defender told the Board of Supervisors that she anticipates at least a 70 percent increase in case work load as a result of new economic standards to qualify for public defender representation. According to Marcea Clark Tetamore, Chief Public Defender, in 2015, her office received 1,701 applications for publicly funded legal representation and 1,004 qualified for the office's services. Under … [Read more...]
Public Defender ‘Disgusted’ with McCaffrey and DA’s Office
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A heated argument has erupted at the Livingston County courthouse as Public Defender Marcea Clark Tetamore expressed complete disgust and fundamental disagreement with District Attorney Greg McCaffrey's Office and felony sex crime law, saying that her client was unjustly forced to plead guilty and accept an excessive prison sentence to avoid possible life in prison. Tetamore believes that McCaffrey unfairly took advantage … [Read more...]
County SPCA Animal Cruelty Police Ordered to Dissolve, Intends to Reform
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – In a highly emotional court appearance on Thursday morning, an agreement was reached between the NYS Attorney General's office and the SPCA Humane Corps Inc., a locally formed animal cruelty prevention law enforcement force, in which the organization is to be formally dissolved by a county court order in 90 days after being … [Read more...]
Early Shots Fired as Judicial Candidates Speak at Mount Morris Sportsman Club
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. MOUNT MORRIS – Candidates for Livingston County Court Judge and state Supreme Court Judge met and addressed the Mount Morris Sportsman Club Tuesday night during the club's regular 7 p.m. meeting. After the club took care of regular business, Marjorie Burns, court attorney for Judge Dennis Cohen, introduced the candidates for county judge, … [Read more...]