Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who is handling
the case, stated that on January 1, 2015, Olean Police responded to a
trespassing complaint near the 200 block of North 1st Street. Upon arrival, an
officer defendant near 225 North 1st Street and asked Salmonson to step out of
the roadway and up onto the curb. The
defendant took off running. While he was running away, the officer noticed that
Salmonson was wearing a black Nike backpack/drawstring bag. A foot chase ensued
and the defendant entered a backyard at 121 North 2nd Street after throwing the
black Nike bag over a fence into another yard. An officer ordered Salmonson to
the ground, and the defendant complied. After retrieving the bag, officers
recovered a .22 caliber revolver from inside. Subsequently, officers also
recovered 14 bags of heroin, six suboxone pills and $851 dollars in United
States currency.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part
of the Olean Police Department, under the direction of Chief Jeff Rowley; and
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of
Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York Field
Sentencing is scheduled for December 11, 2017, before Judge
Arcara.
