PRESS RELEASE
On October 1, 2018, the New York State Police from the
Wayland, N. Hornell, and Bath barracks responded to a report of a robbery at
Seneca Manor Apartments in the town of Hornellsville. The 31-year-old victim
reported that he was tied up with bed sheets and threatened with deadly
physical force. During the initial investigation Deangelo Phillips, 19, of
Rochester, NY was arrested and charged. On November 30th, 2018, another arrest
was made in this case. A Steuben County Superior Court Warrant of Arrest was
executed on Richard A. Vanorden, 41, of Bath, NY. Vanorden was charged with
Kidnapping in the 2nd degree (class B felony), Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree (class B felony), two counts of Robbery
2nd (class C felonies), two counts of Grand Larceny 4th (E felonies), and two
counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child ( A misdemeanors). Vanorden was
arraigned in Steuben County Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail in
lieu of $50,000 bail and $100,000 bond.
