ORLEANS COUNTY/Ierlan sentenced to weekends in jail and 5 years probation in Clarendon Historical Society theft of funds

Melissa Ierlan,60, appeared before Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church on Wednesday morning for sentencing. Ierlan was sentenced to four months of weekends in the Orleans County Jail, beginning this weekend, and five years probation. She will pay restitution in the amount of $62,000 to the Clarendon Historical Society. Ierlan …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Attica Correctional inmate sentenced to 15 years to life after assaulting corrections officer

Information from a provided press release On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Michael Nero, 45, appeared for sentencing before the Honorable Donald G. O’Geen. As part of the sentencing procedure, Nero admitted that he had been previously convicted of the following violent felony crimes over the course of his life: Assault …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Wilcox sentenced to 5 years probation and 6 months in jail which she has already served

Lyndsey J. Wilcox listens to Judge Lightcap Cianfrini during sentencing on January 21, 2025. Lyndsey J. Wilcox was sentenced in Genesee County Court on Tuesday morning in the assault of Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello on March 10, 2024 at Batavia Downs. Wilcox pleaded guilty to Assault 2nd degree, a class D …

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GENESEE COUNTY/With the support of B.A.C.A.(Bikers Against Child Abuse) child victim feels empowered

Members of Bikers Against Child Abuse(B.A.C.A.) pose for a photo after assisting in Genesee County Court on Wednesday. About 20 members of B.A.C.A.(Bikers Against Child Abuse) Niagara Falls Chapter, stood behind a child victim of sexual abuse in Genesee County Court on Wednesday afternoon. The victim, under 12, sat in …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Defendant in Alexander double murder will face 50 years in prison after attempting to withdraw his earlier plea

Raul Cruz, 19, received an indeterminate sentence of 25 years to life on each count of murder 1st degree in the deaths of Marcelino Gomez Hernandez and Elibander Morales in Genesee County Court on Tuesday. Cruz will serve two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison. Hernandez and …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Java man sentenced to 20 years in prison after violent domestic incident last year, his mother also charged

On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Jared Wrazen, 30, of Java, Wyoming County, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 5 years of additional post release supervision. This sentence stems from a domestic violence shooting that occurred on May 16, 2022. On November 30, 2022, the defendant pleaded guilty to …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Oakfield/Son sentenced to 23 years in prison in the death of his father

Acting Genesee County Court Judge Michael Mohun, sentenced 38-year-old Nicholas Maher to a determinate state prison sentence of 23 years in state prison on Friday morning in Genesee County Court in the death of Maher’s father. On October 17, 2021 at about 10:57a.m., the Genesee County Emergency Communications Center received …

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