Murder Arrest
Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on June 22, 2024, Investigators of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested Bradly J. Maddalena, age 24, of County Road 18, Wellsville, New York, after an investigation of a reported fatal shooting.
On Saturday, June 22, at about 8:44am, a caller reported to Steuben 911 that he had been in an altercation with another person on County Route 101 in Woodhull, and fatally shot that person. Deputies and Investigators responded and began an investigation into the fatal shooting of Wayne E. Mosher, age 57, of County Route 101, Woodhull, New York. The Steuben County Evidence Collection Team processed multiple scenes over the course of the next 20 hours. Investigators applied for and received multiple search warrants and conducted over a dozen interviews to gather all relevant information to reconstruct the incident.
It is alleged that Mr. Maddalena intentionally caused the death of Mr. Mosher by the use of a firearm. Mr. Maddalena was charged with Murder in the Second Degree, a class A Felony. Mr. Maddalena was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail without bail.
Sheriff Allard thanks the Woodhull Volunteer Fire Department, the Steuben Emergency Management Office and the New York State Police for their assistance in this investigation.
