Ending domestic violence begins with men standing up against it (Editorial Board Opinion)
Posted May 09, 2021
Syracuse attack Chase Scanlan (22) and Syracuse attack Stephen Rehfuss (29) celebrate a goal vs. Holy Cross at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday March 20, 2021. Rehfuss was among the leaders of the lacrosse team who protested Scanlan s reinstatement after an alleged domestic violence incident.
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In our “winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” culture, it is heartening to see the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team take a public stand by refusing to play with a teammate linked to domestic violence.
Last week, players Drake Porter, Stephen Rehfuss, Owen Hiltz, Jamie Trimboli and Danny Varello (among others) turned their on-field protest into a teaching moment for their coach, their university, the lacrosse community and all of us. They pledged:
Syracuse men’s lacrosse: Chase Scanlan arrested, jailed for criminal mischief charge
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Syracuse Orange attackman Chase Scanlan was arrested today, being charged for fourth-degree criminal mischief. Inside Lacrosse’s Terry Foy reported that Syracuse PD confirmed that Scanlan’s arrest was “for a domestic-related incident.”
A Syracuse PD spokesperson just confirmed that @CuseMLAX attackman Chase Scanlan was arrested today for a domestic-related incident.”
Syracuse.com reporter Douglass Dowty reported that Scanlan is due for arraignment later this afternoon in Syracuse City Court. Dowty also notes that Scanlan will be automatically released according to New York State Law since bail cannot be set for a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge (per confirmation from Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick).
Did judge tip his hand in Syracuse lawyer’s perjury case? ‘My job is to be.uncomfortable’
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Syracuse lawyer Robert Baska walks into court in the Onondaga County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019.Dougalss Dowty | ddowty@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, NY A Syracuse lawyer facing a perjury charge is hoping the judge assigned to his case will decide whether he’s guilty or not.
Longtime defense lawyer Robert Baska faces a felony, accused of conspiring with a client to lie during a criminal trial in 2015, that could cost him his law license.
But the assigned judge, John Crandall, isn’t sure he should preside any further after initially tossing the case due to lack of corroborating evidence.
Aaron Acevedo Admits to Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Aaron Acevedo, 27, of Syracuse, New York pled guilty in federal court today to possessing with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, and Chief Kenton Buckner, City of Syracuse Police Department. As part of his guilty plea, Acevedo admitted that in June 2020 he possessed, and intended to distribute, more than 40 grams of heroin and more than 120 grams of cocaine. Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby scheduled sentencing for Aug. 4, 2021 in Syracuse, New York. At sentencing, Acevedo faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $2,000,000, and a term of supervised release of at least six years and up to life. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendan
See list of 67 indicted in Onondaga County in March
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Here’s a look at some of the indictments:
Hosea Hanslip, 29, of 366 Cortland Ave., Syracuse, charged with second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (2 counts) and tampering with physical evidence. Based on a Dec. 31, 2020 incident in Syracuse and Town of DeWitt. (Man charged with murdering father-to-be in shooting on bridge over I-81)
William Leary, 29, of 166 Pinetree Drive, North Syracuse, charged with first-degree rape. Based on a Dec. 26, 2020 incident.
Brian Thomas, 42, of 6924 Larkin St., Liverpool, charged with first-degree sexual abuse (2 counts), second-degree unlawful surveillance and endangering the welfare of a child (2 counts). Based on July 2010 to Summer 2017 incidents.