Arraignments
JAMES HALEY, 54, of Bradford, Pennsylvania, was arraigned
and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class D
felony. The incident occurred on May 17, 2017, in the Town of Carrollton. The
matter has been adjourned for motions.
BENJAMIN MEYER, 32, of Cattaraugus, New York, was arraigned
and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with Burglary
in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a
class E felony; Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor;
Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree, a class A
misdemeanor; Possession of Burglary Tools, a class A misdemeanor; and Petit
Larceny, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred between April 17, 2017
and April 22, 2017, in the Town of New Albion. The matter has been adjourned
for motions.
MARTIN MILLER, 33, of Rixford, Pennsylvania, was arraigned
and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with
Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony; Driving While
Intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor; Unlicensed Operation, an infraction;
Failure to Keep Right, an infraction; Driving to the Left of Pavement Marks, an
infraction; and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor. The
incident occurred on May 7, 2017, in the Town of Olean. The matter has been
adjourned for motions.
Guilty
Pleas
PAUL R. BARAN, 35, of Salamanca, New York, entered a plea of
guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a
class B felony, to satisfy a pending indictment. The incident occurred on May
19, 2017, 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 January 28, 2019
pending the successful completion of Drug Treatment Court.
GERALD LOIACONO, 41, of Allegany, New York, waived
prosecution by indictment, and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court
Information to Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fourth Degree, a class A
misdemeanor. The incident occurred on July 29, 2017, in the Town of Allegany,
when the defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed one or more preparations,
compounds, mixtures or substances containing marijuana and the preparations,
compounds, or mixtures were of an aggregate weight of more than two ounces.
Further, GERALD LOIACONO, was sentenced to a conditional discharge for a term
of one year for the conviction stated above.
Sentences
TIFFANLY L. CHIARILLI, 39, of Cuba, New York, was sentenced
to a term of a one (1) year conditional discharge, driver’s license revocation
for a period of six (6) months, and the installation of the ignition interlock
device for a period of one (1) year, for her conviction of Driving While
Intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor. The
incident occurred on January 27, 2016, in the Town of Yorkshire, when the
defendant operated a motor vehicle on a public highway in an intoxicated
condition.
THOMAS E. CLOUSE, of Arcade, New York, was sentenced to a
conditional discharge for a term of one (1) year, driver’s license revocation
for a period of one (1) year, and the installation of the ignition interlock
device for a period of one (1) year for his conviction of Driving While
Intoxicated, a class E felony. The
incident occurred on November 7, 2015, in the Town of Yorkshire, when the
defendant operated a motor vehicle on a public highway in an intoxicated condition.
JOSEPH P. DEMPSEY, 38, of Olean, New York, was sentenced as
a predicate felony drug offender to a term of one and a half (1 ½) years with
the New York State Department of Corrections and 2 years of Post Release
Supervision, to run consecutively to his present sentence, for his conviction
of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree,
a class E felony. The incident occurred on June 15, 2017, in the City of Olean,
when the defendant knowingly and unlawfully attempted to possess a controlled
substance with the intent to sell it.
STEPHON J. EDWARDS, 26, of Olean, New York, but presently
incarcerated in the Cattaraugus County Jail, was sentenced as a predicate
felony offender to a term of one and a half (1 ½) to three (3) years with the
New York State Department of Corrections for his conviction of Criminal
Mischief in the Third Degree, a class E felony. The incident occurred on July
30, 2017, in the Town of Little Valley,
when the defendant, with the intent to damage property of another person, and
having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he had such
a right, damaged the property of another person in an amount exceeding
$250.00.
JASON M. GUTKNECHT, 43, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to
a term of nine (9) months in the Cattaraugus County Jail for his conviction of
Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
The incident occurred on August 18, 2017, in the City of Olean, when the
defendant stole property.
NATHAN NEPHEW, 39, of Versailles, New York, was sentenced to
a term of ninety (90) days in the Cattaraugus County Jail, three (3) year
Conditional Discharge, driver’s license revocation for a period of one (1)
year, and the installation of an ignition interlock device for a period of one
(1) year for his conviction of Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony. The
incident occurred on February 6, 2017, in the Town of Perrysburg, when the
defendant operated a motor vehicle on a public highway while he was in an
intoxicated condition.
GERALD K. REDFORD, II, 41, of Gowanda, New York, was
sentenced to a term of one (1) year in the Cattaraugus County Jail for his
conviction of Burglary in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and one (1) year
in the Cattaraugus County Jail for his conviction Petit Larceny, a class A
misdemeanor, both terms to run concurrently. The first incident occurred on July
19, 2017, in the Town of Persia, when the defendant knowingly entered
unlawfully in a building with the intent to commit a crime therein. The second
incident occurred on July 26, 2017, in the Town of Persia, when the defendant
stole property.
