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A Burke Drive woman has retained an attorney for a list of criminal charges and code violations.
Jill Turner appeared with retained attorney Emma Molodetz in City Court on Thursday afternoon in front of visiting Judge Dean Lilac Jr., and pleaded not guilty at arraignment to a violation of probation on the original charges of criminal contempt and harassment 2nd charges from June 2023, she was sentenced to 3 years of probation on December 12, 2023 (BATAVIA POLICE BLOTTER/Burke Drive woman kicks officers during arrest after threatening to kill another person – Video News Service)
Turner also pleaded not guilty to two charges of criminal contempt 1st degree/one for a prior and the second charge of contempt with a weapon, from a July 30, 2025 incident, (Batavia Police Blotter/August 11, 2025 – Video News Service) where Turner allegedly almost struck another person with her car and yelled at the victim in violation of an order of protection.
Turner is also facing violations of City Code, BMC-40-5. She pleaded not guilty to two charges of dog running at large on two different dates, July 25, 2025, and August 2, 2025.
Turner will re-appear in City Court again in all four cases on September 29, 2025 at 1:00p.m.