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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Cattaraugus County District Attorney Report

Lori Pettit Rieman, Cattaraugus County District Attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, July 31, 2017:

Guilty Pleas

GARY G. LERCHEN, 65, of Olean, New York, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to Driving While Intoxicataed, a class E felony.  The incident occurred on June 24, 2017, in the Town of Machias, when heoperated a motor vehicle while he was in an intoxicated state.  Sentencing is scheduled for October 2, 2017.

ROBERT ROTE, 25, of Olean, New York, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class C felony.  The incident occurred on February 9, 2017, in the City of Olean, when the defendant attempted to unlawfully possess and sell a narcotic drug.  Sentencing is scheduled for September 17, 2018.

Sentence

HUGH SMITH, 45, of Springville, New York, was sentenced to time served for his conviction to Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor.   The incident occurred on December 17, 2016, in the Town of Machias, when the defendant operated a motor vehicle on a public highway at a time when he had .08 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in his blood, and when he knew, or had reason to know, that his license or privilege of operating a motor vehicle was suspended or revoked as a result of an alcohol related offense. 

CHRISTOPHER TOMASIK, 39 of Springville, New York, was sentenced to 5 years probation for his conviction to Disseminating Indecent Materials to a Minor in the Second Degree, a class E felony and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.  The incident occurred on January 1, 2016, in the Town of Yorkshire, when the defendant, with knowledge of its character and content, sent an image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse and which is likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old.

NATHAN C. BILBY, 25, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 2 to 4 years with the New York State Department of Corrections for his conviction to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony.  The incident occurred on August 20, 2016, in the City of Olean, when the defendant stole property and the property consisted of a credit card or debit card.

KYLE LAURITSON, 25, of Celeron, New York, was sentenced to 5 years probation for his conviction to Attempted Burglary in the Third Degree, a class E felony.  The incident occurred on October 20, 2016, in the Town of Randolph, when the defendant knowingly and unlawfully attempted to enter a building with the intent to commit a crime therein.