LIVINGSTON COUNTY — In court on Thursday Sharry Habberfield was sentenced to six years in state prison for assaulting a Livingston County Corrections Officer. In a courtroom packed with over 50 Livingston County Sheriff Deputies in support of the injured officer accepted the sentence for felony Assault while in a Correctional Facility. At the time of the assault she was being held on Grand Larceny charges and was facing 1-3 years. "I'm not … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Bail Set at $10,000 for Melvin Carter, College Terrace Rapist
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the College Terrace Rapist has been in handcuffs, that all changed this week as Melvin Carter appeared in court making a bail application for failing to meet his Sex Offender Registration Act Requirements (SORA). Carter, who served over 12 years in a California State Prison for raping over 10 women at knifepoint in the Palo Alto region, has been living in the region since the … [Read more...]
Potential Life Sentence for Career Criminal
LIVNGSTON COUNTY — The difference in sentencing for a career criminal now depends on the outcome of his predicate felon hearing. Randy Smith, 45, appeared in front of Livingston County Court Judge Dennis Cohen and opted not to accept the minimum sentence offered by the Livingston County District Attorney's Office and will test the court to see if he is deemed a predicate felon. The proposed deal for Smith is the minimum sentence of 16 to … [Read more...]
Joe Harris Demands Change of Venue for Appealed Case
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The local defendant who is back in court after an appeal of a guilty plea is demanding that his felony Menacing a Police Officer and Promoting Prison Contraband case be handled by a court outside of Livingston County. Jospeh Harris, 47, demanded the change at a Thursday court appearance, saying that Judge Dennis Cohen and the entire County is biased against him. He is preparing a formal motion for Judge Cohen to … [Read more...]
Joe Harris Demands that CT Representative Remove Livingston County Judge
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The latest battle in one man's legal war against Livingston County has inspired him to start an online petition asking a state representative of Connecticut to remove the Livingston County, NY judge who accepted a guilty plea from him in 2014. Joseph Harris, 47, has directed his online petition towards CT Representative Theresa Conroy to remove Judge Dennis Cohen from the bench. The petition was created in May and has … [Read more...]
Joe Harris Challenges County and NYS Courts as DA Pursues Prison Sentence
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Defendant Joseph Harris challenged Livingston County Judge Dennis Cohen and the New York State Appellate Division Thursday morning when his guilty pleas were vacated and the District Attorney's Office said that they will be taking him to trial. Harris, 47, successfully appealed a guilty plea to felony Promoting Prison Contraband in January 2016. He served two years at the Livingston County Jail for this and felony Attempted … [Read more...]
Harris Appeals Guilty Plea to Contraband
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Joseph Harris will soon return to the Livingston County courthouse to play out the latest twist in his two-year fight through the court system following the successful appeal of a guilty plea which was accepted in Livingston County Court. Oddly enough, it was something that Harris, 47, said in court back in February 2014 that undermined the admissibility of his own guilty plea to felony Attempted Promoting Prison Contraband … [Read more...]
Most Depraved Criminal in Livingston County Sentenced to Possible Life in Prison
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – At an emotional court hearing on Monday, nearly 30 members of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office watched as the most notorious criminal in Livingston County history was put away for the maximum possible prison time under the New York State legal system as a Persistent Felony Offender after 38 years of reckless violence and deceit. Jeffrey Lowery, 58, was sentenced to 15-25 years to life in prison for a SORA violation, … [Read more...]
DA: ‘Most Dangerous Man in Livingston County’ Faces Persistent Felon Status
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – District Attorney Greg McCaffrey concluded his portion of a persistent felony offender status hearing on Thursday for one of the most infamous men in Livingston County, a convicted rapist and quadruple convicted felon who is one of three men to escape from the Livingston County Jail on the night that a corrections officer suffered a life-threatening head injury. DA McCaffrey brought former Sheriff John York to testify and … [Read more...]
Local Driver with Past DWI’s Loses License to Recent Tweak in Law
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Pittsford man has permanently lost his license to drive due to DWI convictions from the '90's and early 2000's, and sent his lawyer to the Livingston County courthouse on Thursday to fight back. Lawyer Lindsay Piper appeared on behalf of Todd Wheaton, of Pittsford, to make a motion challenging the constitutionality of the action of the Department of Motor Vehicles, which revoked his license after police wrote him a ticket … [Read more...]