LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Central Islip man was sentenced for his fourth violent felony in five years at the Livingston County courthouse on Thursday for breaking the wrist of a corrections officer at Groveland Correctional Facility in September 2014. Benjamin Sheppard, 23, hesitantly added 5 years to his current sentence and added Assault in the Second Degree, a D felony, to his already extensive rap sheet. He has three separate convictions for … [Read more...]
Defiant Pair Arrested on 390 for Cocaine, Marijuana, and Contempt
AVON – Two men were arrested for charges including Contempt, False Personation, and drug charges after they were pulled over and it was discovered that an order of protection forbid them from having any contact with each other. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, on Sunday May 24 at approximately 12:18 a.m., Deputy Shawn Whitford of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office conducted a vehicle and traffic … [Read more...]