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Springville woman pleads guilty to sexual misconduct
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 24-year-old Kennedy M. Weltjen of Springville pleaded guilty today before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan to one count of Sexual Misconduct, a…
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Police officer involved in Saturday shooting of homeless man also paralyzed a teen in 2012
Buffalo Police officer Karl Schultz shot Willie Henley, a 60 year old homeless man, on Saturday afternoon on Genesee Street just blocks from downtown. Henley was shot in the abdomen and is…
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Defendant indicted for fatal shooting on Delaware Avenue
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 21-year-old Mario K. Washington of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with one…
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Driver indicted for shooting backseat passenger while driving on Kensington Expressway
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Timothy Eatmon of Buffalo has been arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging him with one count…
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Former State Trooper indicted on sexual assault and criminal impersonation charges
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 46-year-old Jason L. Lanning of Depew was arraigned yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an indictment charging him…
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Defendant sentenced to sex offender probation for unlawful surveillance
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 28-year-old Glendale Snead of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice John Michalski to 5 years of sex offender probation. The…
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Buffalo man indicted for rape
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 39-year-old Rashawne Smith of Buffalo has been virtually arraigned before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio on an indictment charging him with…
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Shooter indicted for murder of convenience store employee and attempting to murder responding officer
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 28-year-old Travis J. Zukic of Cheektowaga has been virtually arraigned before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with…
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Mother sentenced for stabbing her child
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 34-year-old Zakiyyah M. Wolfford of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 5 years of probation. The…
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Suspect charged in the beating death of Tonawanda woman
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Joshua E. Wilson of Buffalo has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio, acting as a Town of Tonawanda…
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Two more defendants serving local jail time-released early due to COVID-19 concerns
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a total of 24 convicted defendants with 45 days or less remaining on their sentences have been released from the custody of Erie…
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Driver of vehicle that drove through protest charged for assault on police officer, state troopers
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Deyanna J. Davis of Buffalo has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Diane Wray on one count of Aggravated Assault upon…
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Defendants charged for intentionally coughing, spitting on police officers during arrests
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that the following individuals are accused of either intentionally coughing or spitting on a member of law enforcement amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Darren Hamilton,…
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Buffalo woman charged for nearly striking police officer with stolen vehicle
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 31-year-old Amanda R. Turello of Buffalo has been arraigned before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges, acting as a Buffalo City Court…
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Driver sentenced for recklessly causing the death of passenger
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 23-year-old Aleia Easley of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Paul Wojtaszek to 5 years probation. On Tuesday, April 23,…
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Three Chileans arrested for residential burglaries throughout Amherst
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 36-year-old Itan Jadiel (also known as Hector Rene), 35-year-old Christian Antonio Rodriguez-Gonzalez, and 27-year-old Angelica Marie Rivera Perez of Chile were arraigned before…
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Drunk driver heading to jail for hitting a pedestrian in Clarence
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 51-year-old Michael Eddo of Williamsville has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to one year in jail. On February 16,…
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Two men sentenced for East Side homicide
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 23-year-old David Hunter and 24-year-old Brandon Jones, both from Buffalo, have been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to a determinate…
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Grand Island man pleads guilty to attempted arson for causing apartment fire
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 34-year-old Robert L. Shoemaker of Grand Island pleaded guilty before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to one count of Attempted Arson…
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Restaurant owner sentenced for failure to pay New York State sales tax
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 60-year-old James Rath of Lake View has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to a one-year conditional discharge. The defendant,…
