Image Genesee County Manager Matt Landers, left, and District Attorney Kevin Finnell, right, discuss a plan for on-call assistant DA's to manage night court hours as part of a CAP Court system. Photo
Image Tyshon L. Taylor Prior to attempting to kill a man on Jackson Street in Batavia on Oct. 18, Tyshon L. Taylor, 25, had been in and out of the state's mental health system encounters brought
Evan Vanskiver Adam Montes Two Monroe County men are again out of custody, released within the same 24-hour period that their alleged crime spree started, apparently because a local judge had no authority to set bail. Evan Jacob Vanskiver and Adam John Montes were arrested early Monday morning and, in accordance with New York's current bail law, released on appearance tickets.
Makeen Ithna-Asheri A Batavia man accused of letting his wife die of a drug overdose on New Year's Eve 2021 was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years on his manslaughter conviction on Monday. Makeen Ithna-Asheri, 62, was charged after Anda Ithna-Asheri, 61, was found dead in their apartment at Northside Meadows. She died of an overdose and Ithna-Asheri did not provide aid. Their
Devon Wright It's been more than a year since Devon Wright entered a guilty plea to weapons charges, among other crimes, but he has finally been sentenced to prison for his crimes. Wright was released from custody after his guilty plea in November 2021 so he could be present at the birth of his first child. Then he disappeared and evaded capture for several months. He then