Arraignments
GRANTHOM TAYLOR, 37, of Olean, New York, entered a plea of
not guilty to Unlawful Possession of Marijuana in the Second Degree, a
violation and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third
Degree, a class B felony. The incident occurred
on September 28, 2019, in the City of Olean, when the defendant allegedly
possessed marijuana and possessed a narcotic drug with intent to sell it. The matter has been adjourned for motions.
PATTI R. MITCHELL-BROOKS, 46, of Olean, New York, entered a
plea of not guilty to Unlawful Possession of Marijuana in the Second Degree, a
violation and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third
Degree, a class B felony. The incident
occurred on September 28, 2019 in the City of Olean. The matter has been
adjourned for motions.
PHILLIP GOODWILL, 36, of Humphrey, New York, entered a plea
of not guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth
Degree, a class D felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the
Seventh Degree, a class A misdemeanor; Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia, a
class A misdemeanor and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Third Degree, an
unclassified misdemeanor. The incident
occurred on October 16, 2019, in the City of Salamanca, when he allegedly
knowingly and unlawfully possessed a controlled substance with the intent to
sell it; knowingly and unlawfully possessed scales for the purpose of weighing
or measuring controlled substances and operated a motor vehicle knowing that
his privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state was suspended, revoked
or otherwise withdrawn. The matter had
been adjourned for motions.
LAVERN CORNELL, 46, of Pioneer, New York, entered a plea of
not guilty to Rape in the Second Degree, a class D felony; Sexual Abuse in the
First Degree, a class D felony; Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or
Physically Disabled Person in the First Degree, a class E felony and
Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred between 2015 and 2019,
in the Town of Yorkshire, when the defendant allegedly engaged in sexual
intercourse with another person who was incapable of consent by reason of being
mentally disabled, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless and endangered
the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child who was less than seventeen
years old who is unable to care for herself.
The matter has been adjourned for motions.
Guilty Pleas
GORDON BROWN, 48, of Salamanca, New York, waived prosecution
by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to
Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on August 4, 2019, in
the City of Salamanca, when the defendant knowingly acted in a manner likely to
be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than
seventeen years old. FURTHERMORE, GORDON
BROWN, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by
Superior Court Information to Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, a class E
felony. The incident occurred on August
4, 2019, in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant intended to damage
property of another person exceeding two hundred fifty dollars. Sentencing is
scheduled for May 11, 2020.
DYLAN M. WIER, 32, of Buffalo, New York, entered a plea of
guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a
class D felony, to satisfy a pending indictment. The incident occurred on May 23, 2018, in the
City of Salamanca, when the knowingly and unlawfully possessed a controlled
substance with the intent to sell it.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 8, 2020.
AARON OLSON, 31, of Salamanca, New York, entered a plea of
guilty to Assault in the Third Degree, a class D felony and Driving While
Intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor, to satisfy a pending indictment. The incident occurred on September 6, 2019,
in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant operated a motor vehicle on a
public highway in an intoxicated condition and recklessly caused physical
injury to another person. Sentencing is
scheduled for May 11, 2020.
Sentences
JEREMY D. BAXTER, 44, of Allegany, New York, waived
prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court
Information to Driving While Intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor and Refusal of
Screening Test, a violation. The
incident occurred on August 3, 2019, in the Village of Allegany, when the
defendant operated a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition and refused to
submit a breath test. Mr. Baxter was
sentenced to a 1-year Conditional Discharge, Ignition Interlock Device
installed in his vehicle for 1 year and his Driver’s License was revoked for 6
months.
DAWN M. SHELLEY, 51, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to a
1-year Conditional Discharge for her conviction to Criminal Contempt in the
Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on August 8, 2019,
in the City of Olean, when the defendant was in violation of a duly served
court order of protection.
RICHARD MORRIS, 52, of Milton, Ontario, waived prosecution
by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Third Degree, an unclassified
misdemeanor and Passing a School Bus, a violation and was sentenced to a 1-year
Conditional Discharge. The incident
occurred on August 31, 2019, in the Town of Ellicottville, when the defendant
operated a motor vehicle knowing that his privilege to operate a motor vehicle
in this state was suspended and failed to stop his vehicle before reaching a
stopped school bus.
JOCELYN K. COOK, 26, of Salamanca, New York, was sentenced
to 3 years of Probation and her driver’s license was revoked for 6 months for
her conviction to Driving While Intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on December 24, 2016,
in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant operated a motor vehicle in an intoxicated
condition on a public highway.
CORIE ROYCE, 38, of Gowanda, New York, was sentenced to a 1-year
Conditional Discharge for her conviction to Attempted Tampering With Physical
Evidence, a class A misdemeanor. The
incident occurred on May 18, 2019, in the Town of Napoli, when the defendant
intended to suppress evidence for an official proceeding.
DIANA M. SHAFFER, 41, of Olean, New York, was sentenced to 3
years of probation for her conviction to Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Seventh Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on January 31, 2018, in
the City of Olean, when the defendant possessed products to unlawfully
manufacture methamphetamine.
