GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/September 4, 2025

Elmer O. Zayas-Diaz, 26, of Main St. Rd., Batavia, NY, is charged with two counts of promoting prison contraband 1st degree, after an incident at the Genesee County Jail on September 1st, 2025 at 3:10p.m.

It is alleged that while Zayas-Diaz was being escorted to the holding area of the jail, an improvised cutting device was located on his person. An additional search of Zayas-Diaz’s housing unit yielded additional contraband.

Zayas-Diaz appeared in CAP court later in the evening.

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Daniel R. Dominguez, 32, was arrested on August 25, 2025, at 4300 Veteran’s Memorial Drive in the Town of Batavia after a traffic stop.

Dominguez was wanted out of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office as a fugitive from another state and was arrested on a full extraditable warrant.

He was arraigned in CAP Court on August 26, 2025.

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Tonya L. Barone, 52, of Batavia, NY, is charged with grand larceny 4th degree, after a larceny at 4133 Veteran’s Memorial Drive, Walmart, on August 27, 2025 at 6:54p.m.

Barone allegedly stole merchandise from Walmart in the Town of Batavia.

Barone was transported to the Genesee County Jail for processing and was released on an appearance ticket and will appear in Town of Batavia Court on September 23, 2025 at 3:00p.m.

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Laurette M. Evringham, 38, of Bergen, NY, is charged with welfare fraud 4th degree and offering a false instrument 1st degree, after a fraud complaint in the Town of Batavia on October 29, 2024.

Evringham was processed at the Genesee County Jail and arraigned in the Town of Batavia Court on August 26th, 2025 and then released under the supervision of Genesee Justice.

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Kenneth D. Torrence, 41, of Byron, NY, is charged with assault 3rd degree, unlawful imprisonment 2nd degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, following a domestic incident in Byron on August 19, 2025, at 4:45p.m.

Torrence was transported to the Genesee County Jail for processing and held for a CAP Court arraignment on August 19, 2025 at 7:00p.m.

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Dustin A. Goetze, 37, of Batavia, NY, is charged with aggravated unlicensed operation 1st degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th degree, displaying a forged certificate without inspection, unauthorized removal registration tag/sticker from vehicle and improper plates on Shady Lane in the Town of Batavia on September 2, 2025, at 6:30p.m.

Goetze was allegedly operating a motor vehicle with swapped plates, a swapped registration sticker and a swapped inspection certificate. Goetze license was also suspended 49 times on 13 separate dates.

He was transported to the Genesee County Jail and issued an appearance ticket and several uniform traffic tickets and released.

Goetze is due to appear in Town of Batavia Court on September 23, 2025 at 3:00p.m.

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Tricia M. Blatt, 38, of Byron, NY, is charged with felony DWI, using a leased/rented vehicle without an interlock device, aggravated unlicensed operation 3rd degree and unlicensed operator on August 24, 2025, at 7:09p.m. on Walker’s Corners Road in Byron.

Blatt was allegedly operating a motor vehicle borrowed from a friend and was allegedly in an intoxicated state. Blatt was held at the Genesee County Jail and arraigned in CAP Court on August 25, 2025 at 9:00a.m.

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