LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Taking a bribe turned the tables on a former jail Deputy who will now spend weekends behind bars. At an unusual afternoon court appearance on Thursday, Judge Robert Wiggins sentenced Ryan O'May, 26, to four months of weekends in jail and five years of probation. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty re-iterated that O'May's conduct was not representative of his Deputy Sheriffs. "This individual in no way shape or form represents the … [Read more...]
Resigned Jail Deputy Waives Grand Jury on Felony for Smuggling Tobacco
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A former Livingston County Deputy Sheriff who resigned upon his arrest as a Corrections Officer at the county jail was arraigned by Superior Court Information (SCI) on a felony contraband charge Tuesday morning. Ryan O'May, 25, now stands charged in county court with felony Bribe Receiving in the Third Degree and three misdemeanors: Official Misconduct, Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree, and Conspiracy in the … [Read more...]
Sheriff Dougherty: Bribed Jail Deputy is Behind Bars Where He Belongs
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Former Livingston County Jail Deputy Ryan O'May, who now sits in a Monroe County Jail cell, has been arrested as part of an extensive investigation and search of the jail, which alleges that he had smuggled chewing tobacco and an mp3 player for multiple inmates in exchange for money. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty said that O'May would have been terminated if he had not resigned, and belongs behind bars. O'May is charged with … [Read more...]
Livingston County Jail Deputy Arrested for Taking Bribes for Contraband
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Sheriff's Deputy formerly employed at the Livingston County Jail was arrested on felony charges on Friday for allegedly bringing contraband into the jail in exchange for bribes from inmates. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Ryan O’May, 25, who has since resigned from the Sheriff's Office, was arrested for Bribe Receiving in the Third Degree, a class D felony, two counts of … [Read more...]