GENESEO — In day three of the murder trial of Danielle Allen, the prosecution submitted multiple pieces of bloodstained evidence as testimony took place regarding what happened as Allen had her wounds treated at Strong Memorial Hospital. Allen, who is charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the death of Marcus Postell, spent nearly 7 hours with Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputies in the hospital as they recorded their conversations, without … [Read more...]
Mystery Pair of Underwear Shows up During Day 2 of Danielle Allen Trial
GENESEO — During Thursday's session for the manslaughter trial of Danielle Allen, there was an unexpected delay in the proceedings due to what Judge Robert Wiggins called a unique event. During the first day of the trial, the testimonies were from the first responders on the scene and initial crime scene analysts. At the end of the day, a couch was brought in to show the jury and the day ended mid-testimony. According to District Attorney … [Read more...]
Allen Trial Day 1: Booze, Dysfunctional Relationship, Death Sentence for Postell
GENESEO — Regardless of who is found guilty, one thing became clear. If Marcus Postell and Danielle Allen had not been drinking and continuing their ping pong relationship, he would be alive, his mother wouldn't be clutching a picture of her dead son, and Danielle Allen wouldn’t be sitting in a courtroom facing manslaughter charges with her lawyer and family behind her. There couldn’t be two more different pictures being portrayed by the … [Read more...]
DA Offers 5 to 15 Years in Boyfriend Stabbing Case
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The District Attorney has extended a plea offer to the maximum legal sentence for the young woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend, Marcus Postell, in November of 2016. District Attorney Greg McCaffrey offered Danielle Allen, 22, a guilty plea to Manslaughter in the Second Degree, which is the only crime with which she is charged, and the maximum, an indeterminate sentence of 5 to 15 years in state prison. She … [Read more...]
SUN EXCLUSIVE: Joe Harris’ Jail Abuse Case Could Near End
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The federal case against Livingston County for alleged abuses at the County Jail could be nearing an end. Joe Harris, 49, has over the past four years successfully appealed a guilty plea to felony Promoting Prison Contraband, instead pled guilty to felony Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree and misdemeanor Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree, and appealed those charges as … [Read more...]
Burned Body Convict: ‘I Would Give My Life for Patrice’s Life’
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The woman who pled guilty to being involved in the murder and burning of Patrice Miller cried as her attorney read an emotional statement to the judge, whom she knew was about to issue a significant prison sentence. Mary Neverett, 44, had her attorney, Assistant Public Defender Lindsay Quintilone, read a prepared statement to Judge Dennis Cohen. The Judge was about to issue a determinate sentence somewhere between 18 and 20 … [Read more...]
DA: Man Smothered Girlfriend’s Roomate and Burned Her in Caledonia
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Gates resident accused of murdering a 64-year-old woman and burning her body in Caledonia heard the first evidence against him at trial on Tuesday. District Attorney Greg McCaffrey laid out his theory of the case, that Aykut Ozkaynak, 34, smothered Patrice Miller, 64, who was the roomate of his girlfriend, Mary Neverett, 42, before they drove the body to Caledonia and set it on fire. "We believe that Mr. Ozkaynak, … [Read more...]
Caledonia Burned Body Case Hits Trial Monday
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Trial begins Monday for the man accused of murdering his girlfriend's roomate and burning her body in Caledonia. Aykut Ozkaynak, 36, will stand trial for Murder in the Second Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence, both of which are felonies. Ozkaynak was arrested with Mary Neverett for the death and burning of Neverett's roomate, Patrice Miller, 64. Neverett already pled guilty to felony Manslaughter in the First … [Read more...]
Man in Armed Mount Morris Chase Pleads Guilty Before Trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The man charged with multiple felonies for pointing a loaded gun at pursuing police in Mount Morris pled guilty to a drug felony and agreed to serve time in prison. Gerald Bradley, 33, pled guilty to felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and agreed to serve 10 years in prison and 3 years of post-release supervision. "Mr. Bradley has significant substance abuse history in his life and … [Read more...]
Livonia Man Wants Trial after Chase and Kids ‘Exit Car’
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Livonia man said Tuesday that he is turning down a plea offer to take his felony Reckless Endangerment, DWI and drug possession case to trial. Paul Carey, 38, said that he wants to fight several charges, including: felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree; felony Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree; and felony Aggravated DWI. State Police allege that he led them on a chase during … [Read more...]