Lori Pettit Rieman, Cattaraugus County District Attorney,
reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, August
14, 2017:
Arraignments
LEWRENCE R. HENHAWK, 44, of Gowanda, New York, was arraigned
and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fifth Degree, Driving While
Intoxicated, a class a misdemeanor, Move from Lane Unsafely, and Unlicensed
Operator. The incidents occurred on February 5, 2017, in the Town of
Perrysburg, when the defendant allegedly knowingly and unlawfully possessed
cocaine and said cocaine weighs five hundred milligrams or more. The matter has
been adjourned for motions.
MICHAEL J. PUVEL, 52, of Salamanca, New York, was arraigned
and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with Driving
While Intoxicated, a class E felony, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the
First Degree, a class E felony, Use of a Motor Vehicle Without Interlock, an
unclassified misdemeanor, Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign, Failure to Yield to
an Emergency Vehicle, Improper Turn Without Signal, and Unlawful Possession of
Marijuana. The incidents occurred on March 19, 2017, in the City of Salamanca,
when the defendant allegedly operated a motor vehicle on a public highway while
he was in an intoxicated condition. The matter has been adjourned for motions.
Guilty
Pleas
CURTIS C. BONNER,41, of Olean, New York, entered a plea of
guilty to Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third
Degree, a class C felony. The incident occurred on November 2, 2016, in the
City of Olean, when he attempted to knowingly and unlawfully sell a narcotic
drug. Sentencing is scheduled for October 16, 2017.
PAUL S. JOHNSON, 36, of Salamanca, New York, entered a plea
of guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth
Degree, a class C felony. The incident
occurred on November 18, 2016, in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant
knowingly and unlawfully possessed a narcotic drug with the intent to sell
it. Sentencing is scheduled for October
16, 2017.
ROBERT C. SIMMONS, 38, of Olean, New York, waived
prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court
Information to Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony. The incident occurred on February 16, 2017,
in the City of Olean, when he operated a motor vehicle on a public highway
while he was in an intoxicated condition. Further, ROBERT C. SIMMONS waived
prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court
Information to Attempted Forgery in the Second Degree, a class E felony. The
incident occurred on June 29, 2017, in the City of Olean, when the defendant
with the intent to defraud, deceive, or injure another, he falsely, makes, or
completes or alters a written instrument which is or he purports to be, or
which is calculated to become or to represent if completed. Sentencing is
scheduled for October 16, 2017.
Sentence
BOBBI JO CODDINGTON, 40, of Allegany, New York, was
sentenced to 5 years Probation for her conviction of Welfare Fraud in the
Fourth Degree, a class E felony. The
incident occurred in the City of Olean, when the defendant committed a
fraudulent welfare act and thereby took or obtained public assistance benefits;
the value of the benefits exceeded $1,000.00; to wit $1774.00.
FRANK COLE, 34, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to an
indeterminate term of 1 ½ to 3 years with the New York State Department of
Corrections for his conviction to Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, class
E felony. The incident occurred on November
1, 2016 in the City of Olean, when the defendant intended to cause physical
injury to another person, he attempted to cause such injury to such person by
means of a dangerous instrument. Further, COLE was sentenced to an
indeterminate term of 2 to 4 years; and a term of 1 year in the Cattaraugus
County Jail, terms to run concurrently, for his conviction to Burglary in the
Third Degree, class D felony; Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, class A
misdemeanor. The incident occurred on August
25, 2016 in the City of Olean, when the defendant knowingly entered unlawfully
in a building with intent to commit a crime therein and having no right to do
so nor any reasonable ground to believe he had such right, he intentionally
damaged property.
THOMAS J. CONKLIN, 32, of Delevan, New York, was sentenced
to 3 years probation for his conviction to Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor
and Identity Theft in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on December 6, 2016, in
the Town of Yorkshire, when the defendant stole property and did knowingly
intend to defraud or assume the identity of another person and thereby obtained
goods, money, property or services or used credit in the name of such
person.
ERIK W. HAGEN, 31, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to a
term of 1 to 3 years with the New York State Department of Corrections; and 90
days in the Cattaraugus County jail, terms to run concurrently, for his
conviction to Attempted Burglary in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Resisting
Arrest, class A misdemeanor. The
incident occurred on October 26, 2016, in the City of Olean, when the defendant
knowingly entered or remained unlawfully in a dwelling with intent to commit a
crime therein and intentionally prevented or attempted to prevent a police
officer form affecting an authorized arrest of himself or another person.
ROBERT C. LEON, 24, presently incarcerated in the Chautauqua
County Jail, was sentenced to two, 9 month terms in the Cattaraugus County
Jail, each to run concurrently, for his conviction of 2 counts of Attempted
Assault in the Second Degree, class D felonies.
The incident occurred on or August 29, 2016 in the Town of Little
Valley, when the defendant having been charged with or convicted of a crime
while confined in a correctional facility, attempted to cause physical injury
to another person.
JOSHUA R. WANATEE, 34, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced
to two terms of 9 months in the Cattaraugus County Jail, Driver License revoked
for 1 year; Ignition Interlock for 6 months, all terms to run concurrently, for
his conviction of Driving While Intoxicated, and Aggravated Unlicensed
Operation of a Motor Vehicle, a class E felony. The incident occurred on June
20, 2010 in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant operated a motor vehicle
while he was in an intoxicated condition.
