GENESEO – The Geneseo couple charged with felonies for allegedly taking over $1,000 of hay and selling some of it say that they moved the hay to prevent a fire. The accused say that criminal charges are inappropriate because the hay was removed from property that they rent to reduce a fire hazard there. "The hay was not stolen from a farm as reported," said Rod Simpson. "The hay was cut out of a pasture we rent and stored without permission … [Read more...]
No Horsing Around: 350 Bale Thefts Stack Felonies on Geneseo Couple
GENESEO – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Geneseo couple for allegedly taking hundreds of bales of hay. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, both Jodi Giammona, 48, and Rodney Simpson, 48, were arrested for felony Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree. Deputy Connor Sanford, who investigated the case, alleges that Giammona and Simpson took approximately 350 bales of hay from a barn on Groveland Road in … [Read more...]