LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The sentencing date for the man who sexually abused a five year old foster daughter has been postponed for a day on a legal technicality. Pastor Alan Fox, 60, was scheduled for sentencing in the Livingston County Courthouse at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, and after more than an hour and a half of conferences with lawyers on their cases, including Fox's lawyer John Putney, county judge Dennis Cohen ruled in favor of Putney's … [Read more...]
Livingston County Judges Recuse Themselves from Keiffer Case
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County Judges Robert Wiggins and Dennis Cohen have recused themselves from the case against Andrew Keiffer, wherein he allegedly shot and killed a neighbor's rottweiler and injured their smaller dog in West Sparta. Keiffer plans to run for Livingston County Sheriff, and has said on multiple occasions that he believes he was arrested for political reasons. "When a judge is honest with factors that could bias … [Read more...]
Van Allen Announces 2015 Run for Livingston County Judge
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Local Attorney Kevin Van Allen has officially entered the political arena in a highly anticipated announcement for his run for Livingston County Judge. According to a press release from the Van Allen Campaign Office, Van Allen will seek Republican designation as a Republican candidate for Judge in the 2015 election. Incumbent Judges Robert Wiggins and Dennis Cohen have also asked Republican Committee members for their … [Read more...]
DA Doorley Party Switch Stirs Political Chatter in Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The recent surprise party switch by Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley, as reported by news partner 13WHAM, has caused a ripple effect of concern into Livingston County with the political horizon filled with potential races. Livingston County is not immune to candidates switching party lines when in the 2005 Judicial Election, Livingston County Judge Dennis Cohen from Republican to Democrat after losing … [Read more...]
Temperato to Face the Music, Sentenced to State Prison
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — A sad road of drug addiction and repeated bad decisions ended with a state prison sentence for a promising young man on Thursday. It was an emotional day for Michael Temperato, 21, who was sentenced to 3 years in state prison for Violation of Probation and Burglary. According to Temperato, his thefts were fueled by drug addiction which started with hanging out with the wrong crowd. "I'm asking for mercy your honor," … [Read more...]
Bucci Backpedal on Plea Deal Over, Sentenced to State Prison
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Adam Bucci, 29, was sentenced in court to 1-3 years and deemed shock camp eligible based up on a pre arranged plea deal after violating a restraining order. Bucci pled guilty to criminal contempt in the 1st and criminal contempt in the 2nd and based upon the November plea was sentenced today in court to 1-3 years in state prison. As is traditional with many of Bucci's previous court appearance, he was clearly unhappy with … [Read more...]
FROM THE PUBLISHERS DESK: The Animal Alan Fox
We recently broke a story about Alan Fox, a foster parent in Livingston County who pled guilty last Wednesday in Livingston County Court to sexually abusing his 5-year-old foster child, and is now awaiting sentencing to an agreed upon term of one and a half years in state prison. This story has been troubling to me from when we first broke it over a year ago, and continues to disturb, perhaps even more, following recent events in … [Read more...]
Witthoft Turns Rat for Redemption After Robbing Elderly Man
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County District Attorney Greg McCaffrey negotiated a minimal sentence for the young man who has risked all to see two former comrades prosecuted for their attack and robbery of a 70-year-old man in Springwater. Kyle Witthoft, 22, was sentenced to 5 years in state prison after testifying against his two partners in crime, Alan Fick and Joe Machado, who with Witthoft broke into 70 year old Raymond Barrett's house, … [Read more...]
Avon man accused in rape gets 18 years
Geneseo-- Larry Tuttle, 46, of Avon plead guilty to charges on which he was accused of raping a girl under the age of 13, dating back to 2009. Tuttle received 18 years in State Prison at the Department of Corrections and 20 years post-prison supervision. Presiding Judge Dennis S. Cohen stated that it was unlikely that Tuttle, once released, would be anything less than a Level 3 Sex Offender. As a Level 3 Sex Offender, Tuttle will be forced to … [Read more...]