WYOMING COUNTY/Officers attacked, injured at Attica Correctional Facility

Press release Attica , NY – Three officers were treated at an outside hospital after sustaining injuries in an inmate attack at the maximum security facility last month.  On Tuesday, April 20,  two officers were about to conduct a cell frisk.  They ordered the inmate to exit the cell.  As the cell …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Castile man facing felony predatory sexual assault and sexual abuse charges in indictment

Press release On Thursday, May 6, 2021, Roger L. Ballard, Jr, a 27 year old resident of Castile, New York was arraigned on an indictment issued by the Wyoming Grand Jury for the following charges: PREDATORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD (A FELONY) PREDATORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD (A …

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WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Bliss man operating a vehicle with only an ID card, fails to yield to police during traffic stop attempt, found with cannabis and mushrooms

Matthew E. Craven, 33, of Bliss, was arrested following a traffic stop on Garry Road in the Town of Eagle on May 5, 2021. Craven was the driver and sole occupant of a 2004 Honda Accord which was observed driving with no headlamps on during raining weather conditions. The vehicle …

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