GROVELAND: Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of
a Steuben County man on numerous felony charges, including a Leandra’s Law
violation, following a traffic stop. On June 17, 2019 Deputy Matthew Thomas was assigned to the
Sheriff’s Office STOP DWI Unit, when he stopped a vehicle on West Lake Road n
the Town of Groveland for a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
The operator of the vehicle was identified as 27-year-old
Casey R. Barrett of Wayland NY. The Deputy Sheriff suspected that Barrett was
under the influence of alcohol and conducted a roadside DWI investigation which
included the performance of standardized field sobriety tests. At the
conclusion of the roadside investigation, Barrett was taken into custody for
DWI.
A records check revealed that Barrett had a previous DWI
related conviction in 2015 and that his driver’s license had been suspended a
total of six times. Barrett was also operating the vehicle with an open
container of alcohol and had a five-month-old child in the rear seat, who
was not buckled into a child restraint seat properly.
Further, Barrett had active warrants out of the Town of Avon
Court and the Town of Lima Court for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor
Vehicle in the 2nd Degree.
Barrett was then transported to the Sheriff’s Office
Headquarters in Geneseo where Deputy Korey Gillen of the Sheriff’s Office Jail
Division administered a breathalyzer test. The breathalyzer test revealed that
Barrett had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .12%.
Sheriff’s Deputies remained on scene with the infant until a
responsible family member could take custody of the child.
Barrett was arrested and charged with felony Driving While
Intoxicated, felony Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Leandra’s Law),
felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree,
Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Consuming Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle, and
Failure to Restrain a Passenger Under the Age of 4 Years Old.
Barrett was then turned over to Central Booking Deputies at
the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment detention. The
District Attorney’s Office was contacted in regards to bail due to the felony
level charges. It was recommended that Barrett be held on $5,000 cash bail or
$10,000 bond.
Barrett was later arraigned at the Livingston County
Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County Jail before Town
of Avon Justice Jeannie Michalski. The Judge did remand Barrett to the custody
of the Sheriff on the recommended bail of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond.
Barrett was also arraigned on the active warrants while at
LC-CAP before Judge Michalski. The Judge also remanded Barrett to the custody
of the Sheriff on $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond for each of the warrants. Deputy
Connor Sanford and Deputy Michael Miller assisted on scene.
