GENESEO 'Federal authorities' took a suspect into custody on Long Island in connection to vague threats directed at 'specific SUNY Geneseo organizations.' According to a campus-wide email sent by SUNY Geneseo Police Chief Thomas Kilcullen, one person is being held in jail until he can be extradited to answer federal charges at the U.S. District Court in Rochester. Kilcullen's email, sent Dec. 21, is as follows: To the campus … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Meth Case Ends with Guilty Plea
NYLON – A Mount Morris man pled guilty to federal charges for his involvement in making and distributing meth. According to a press release from acting U.S. Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., Zackery Billings, 27, pled guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture, Possess with Intent to Distribute, and Distribute, a Mixture and Substance Containing Methamphetamine. The maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney … [Read more...]
Federal Agents say Caledonia Woman Used Stolen U.S. Mail to Shop in Avon
CALEDONIA – The Rochester mail clerk and Caledonia resident who is facing federal charges for alleged mail theft apparently used stolen gift cards to shop in Avon. According to news partner 13WHAM, a Special Agent with the United States Postal Service accuses Caledonia resident Sheila Fullmer, 60, of stealing gift cards and other items while working at the Rochester Processing and Distribution center earlier in October. According to court … [Read more...]
Couple in Car Hauler Crash Indicted for ‘Smurfing’ for Meth Ring
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The unlucky couple who apparently got into a fight on the side of I-390 on Saturday between Dansville and Sonyea and sped off in their vehicle, later rear-ending a car hauler and flipping their vehicle on its side, were indicted with 11 others on Tuesday in federal court for "smurfing," or helping produce more than 500 grams of … [Read more...]
Leicester Couple Charged with Prostituting Teen
LEICESTER – A man and woman from Leicester have been charged by federal prosecutors with trying to recruit a minor for prostitution in Rochester. According to news partner 13WHAM, prosecutors said that Jacob Shamp, 23, and Ashlee Cook, 24, posted an ad on Backpage.com, advertising a 17-year-old girl for prostitution. An undercover operation was arranged to meet the girl in Gates. When officers arrived, they took a statement from the girl. … [Read more...]
Art Long, Former NBA Player, Held in Livingston County Jail
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Art Long, a former NBA basketball player and Rochester hoops legend, has been held on federal drug and weapons charges at the Livingston County Jail since June 25, 2014. Long, 40, was arrested by the Rochester Police Department last year in Chili and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth … [Read more...]