LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Livingston County Judge returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday at a bench trial against a Sparta animal behaviorist for shooting a neighbor's dog, causing it to bleed to death. Harold 'Hal' Bauer, 68, was convicted of misdemeanor Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals. He was originally charged with felony Aggravated Cruelty to Animals but Judge Robert Wiggins chose to convict him of a lesser included … [Read more...]
Keiffer Sentenced to 45 Days for Dog Shooting Coverup
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – One of the founders of the Livingston County Tea Party and member of the Livingston County Republican Committee was sentenced to 45 days in jail following a guilty plea to two felonies related to an extreme coverup of an alleged dog shooting. Andrew Keiffer, 44, will serve 45 days in jail and 5 years' probation for Tampering with Physical Evidence and Attempted Bribing a Witness, both E felonies, for filming home video of a … [Read more...]
Keiffer Caves, Confesses Canine Shooting Coverup
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The founder of the Livingston County Tea Party who also serves on the Republican Committee for West Sparta has spent over a year vehemently denying any connection to the shooting of his neighbor's two dogs and then apparently covering up the crime with false evidence, but finally changed his tune on Wednesday and pled guilty to two felonies. Andrew Keiffer, 44, alongside his attorney Mark Foti pled guilty to Tampering with … [Read more...]
Livingston County Tea Party Founder Arraigned for Bribery of Family Witness
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A founding member of the Livingston County Tea Party was re-arrested Thursday evening on a felony Bribing a Witness charge, and arraigned on a sealed indictment by a Grand Jury before NYS Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moran. Andrew Keiffer, 44, was previously indicted in September 2014 for felony Aggravated Animal Cruelty and felony Tampering with Physical Evidence for allegedly shooting and killing a neighbor's dog in … [Read more...]
Livingston County Tea Party Founder Indicted for Bribing Witness
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – One of the founders of the Livingston County Tea Party and a member of the West Sparta Republican Committee has been indicted by a Grand Jury on new charges for allegedly bribing a witness in a pending felony case to prevent their appearance or testimony in court. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty confirmed that Andrew Keiffer, 44, was charged with Bribing a Witness, a class D felony according to Penal Law section … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Deicides No Indictment for Dansville Dog Killer
DANSVILLE – Todd Hall, the man who shot and killed his neighbor's dog 'Emmitt' in October was not indicted by the grand jury who heard his case. The incident ignited a firestorm of animal rights activism after 'Emmitt' jumped his fence and was on Hall's property and shot dead. District Attorney Greg McCaffrey presented evidence from the incident to a jury of 23 randomly selected members of the Livingston County community, and they decided that … [Read more...]
Dansville Dog Shooting Headed to Grand Jury
DANSVILLE – Social media was wildly outraged when Emmitt, a four-year-old German Shepherd, was shot dead after apparently escaping from an eight-foot fence and approaching a neighbor, Todd Hall. However, the circumstances of Emmitt's death are far from cut and dry, and court officials say the case is now set to appear before a Grand Jury, which will decide if criminal charges are appropriate, or if this was an unfortunate case of … [Read more...]
Dansville Dog Shooting Enrages Animal Rights Advocates
DANSVILLE – A web petition page for the dog that was horrifically shot and killed by a neighbor has gone viral since Monday, with more than 1,000 people having 'liked' the Facebook page. The page says that someone shot and killed their German Shepherd, Emmitt, on October 2 at 1 p.m. The petition web page was set up the day after the alleged crime, calling for law enforcement to arrest their neighbor and charge him with Aggravated Cruelty to … [Read more...]
Tea Party Leader Indicted for Dog Killing
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A West Sparta man, who is the Livingston County Tea Party Leader, has been indicted by the Livingston County District Attorney in his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a neighbors dog. Andrew Keiffer, 43, is accused of felony aggravated cruelty to animals after an intense eight-month investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and the Livingston County District Attorney's Office after he allegedly … [Read more...]
West Sparta Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Neighbor’s Dogs
WEST SPARTA -A Livingston County man has been charged with disturbingly murdering his neighbor's dog after allegedly shooting them. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Andrew R. Keiffer, 42, was arrested after a six month investigation into the shooting where he allegedly shot his neighbors two pet dogs, killing one and seriously wounding the other. "The arrest was handled with caution by Sergeant … [Read more...]