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Jefferson County hoping to form centralized arraignment court as current system faces backlash

WATERTOWN — Arraigning criminal defendants in Jefferson County can be a headache, but officials are hopeful they will be able to organize a new, centralized arraignment court to lighten the load. County officials have been working for years to establish a Centralized Arraignment Part, a court located someplace central in the county with a rotating list of justices, assistant district attorneys and public defenders available to arraign everyone in the county who is accused of crimes serious enough to warrant pre-trial detention. Jefferson County Deputy Administrator Sarah H. Baldwin said the county is in conversation with the Fifth Judicial District, the state Supreme Court jurisdiction that has oversight over all local courts, as well as the local Magistrates Association, which represents judges and other people who work in the courts, law enforcement, the district attorney’s office and the public defender’s office. All of these stakeholders have been working togethe

Blotter: Watertown city police activity for Sunday, July 11

WATERTOWN — Joseph M. Bailey, 79, of 1807 Durango Drive, The Villages, Fla., was charged with public lewdness by Watertown city police on Friday. According to police records, Mr. Bailey intentionally exposed his penis at 2:08 p.m. Friday in Thompson Park, in the presence of other people. Mr. Bailey was arrested, taken to the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, processed and released with an appearance ticket. Amber M. Come, 33, of 405 Arsenal St., was charged with disorderly conduct by city police on Saturday. According to police records, on Saturday evening, Ms. Come yelled profanities around the Samaritan Medical Center emergency room lobby, causing annoyance and alarm for the other patients and families in the area.

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