{"id":81290,"date":"2026-09-20T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=81290"},"modified":"2026-09-20T23:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:59:40","slug":"wyoming-county-sheriffs-report-september-20th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/wyoming-county-sheriffs-report-september-20th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF&#8217;S REPORT\/September 20th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenneth Smith, 35 of Attica, NY was arrested following an investigation after a reported<br>UTV, motor vehicle accident on Sierk Road in the Town of Bennington on August 29, 2026.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies responded to the reported UTV rollover accident on Sierk Road on August 29th, 2026<br>at 05:53AM. Upon arrival, a deputy observed three individuals near a running UTV. The side by<br>side was resting on its passenger side with a person trapped underneath the engine compartment<br>and roll cage.<br>One individual was observed laying just north of the UTV in a wooded area. This person was<br>later found to be a passenger, who was riding in the rear bed of the UTV. The passenger from the<br>bed compartment was ejected from the vehicle and impacted the ground causing physical injury.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owner of the UTV, identified as Kenneth Smith, was observed walking around the scene<br>talking to both passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Smith and a deputy were able to lift the side by side off the trapped person. The deputy then<br>began a medical assessment of all involved. Attica Ambulance \/ Fire Department, Bennington<br>Ambulance \/ Fire Department, and Wyoming County EMS arrived on scene and began treating<br>all involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the trapped passenger and the ejected passenger were flown via Mercy Flight<br>Helicopters to Erie County Medical Center for further treatment. Smith was medically assessed<br>on scene and was transported to ECMC by ground ambulance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While investigating and speaking with Smith and the passengers roadside, deputies observed<br>signs of impairment. Smith and the passengers admitted to drinking alcohol before and during<br>the operation of the side by side. Deputies observed that the UTV entered a ditch from the<br>eastern shoulder of the roadway and continued to travel in a northernly direction through the<br>ditch until the side by side collided with a driveway culvert \/ ditch sending the side by side into<br>the air and subsequently rolling it over the driveway. The UTV came to rest in a wooded area on<br>its passenger side just north of the driveway.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the investigation, Smith was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated<br>(DWI), Moved from Lane Unsafely, Operation of An Unregistered Motor Vehicle, and<br>Operation of a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith was issued an appearance ticket on all charges and was advised to return to the Town of<br>Bennington Court at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katie L. Wilson, 39 of Franklinville, NY was arrested following a larceny investigation at Walmart<br>in the Town of Warsaw on May 5, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 5th, Wilson was observed allegedly stealing merchandise from the store while having an active<br>trespass notice barring her from Walmart property.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 3rd, Wilson turned herself in to the Amherst Police Department on an active warrant<br>for her arrest and was subsequently turned over to the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was charged with Burglary 3rd degree along with Petit Larceny.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson was arraigned in the Town of Warsaw Court and remanded to the Wyoming County Jail<br>on $2,500 cash bail. Wilson is scheduled to answer the charges in Town Court at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies were requested to a residence in the Village of Warsaw for a report of Criminal Mischief to vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the investigation it was discovered a previous incident had taken place at another date and time and Nicholas Baker, 49, of Warsaw was arrested and charged with Burglary in the second degree, Criminal Obstruction of breathing, menacing in the second degree and Endangering the Welfare of child following an incident that occurred in the Village of Warsaw on August 18,<br>2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baker was arraigned in Warsaw Court and committed to jail in lieu of bail. He is scheduled to appear in Warsaw Court later in September to answer the charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 11th, 2026, at about 3:30a.m., the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Warsaw Police Department and the New York State Police responded to the Wyoming County Community Hospital at 400 North Main Street in the Village of Warsaw for the report of a male patient from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) had left the hospital out a back entrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient was identified as Joseph A. Spaich, 44, of Depew, NY. During an investigation, it was discovered that Spaich had an<br>outstanding warrant for his arrest out of the Depew Police Department for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th degree. The warrant was issued on April 20th, 2026.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies worked with the hospital security team and determined that Spaich left the hospital out a second-floor stairwell at the rear of the building just moments before being dispatched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At about 3:45a.m., Spaich was located at a family member&#8217;s home on Kenney Street by the Warsaw Police Department and was taken into custody without incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spaich was transported to Erie County by the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office where he was turned over to the Depew Police<br>Department for processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samantha J. Rodriguez, 38, of Springwater, NY, was arrested on August 25th by the Livingston County Sheriff\u2019s Office and turned over to the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office for an active arrest warrant.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez was charged with petit larceny and aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree. She was arraigned and released on her own recognizance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez was found to have been involved in a shoplifting scheme with a co-defendant.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the initial investigation, deputies found that Rodriguez had a complete stay-away order of protection from the co-defendant.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The co-defendant was previously charged with petit larceny, along with felony criminal contempt in the first degree and aggravated family offense and was arrested by the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office on May 12th on the above charges and has remained in the Wyoming County Jail since his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 5th, 2026, at about 12:55a.m., deputies with the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office received an alert through stationary automated license plate readers that a gray sedan was traveling westbound on State Route 20A in the Town of Perry with a suspended registration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A data check was conducted on the registration to confirm the suspension, and it was discovered that the vehicle\u2019s registration was suspended for insurance not in effect.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At around 1:15a.m., deputies were conducting stationary patrol on State Route 20A in the Town of Orangeville when a gray sedan matching the description of the automated license plate reader alert was observed traveling westbound on State Route 20A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies observed the registration on the vehicle matched the previous alert and data check and a vehicle and traffic enforcement<br>stop was conducted near Snyder Road.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaliyah R. Kordela, 19, of Tonawanda, NY was identified as the driver and owner of the vehicle. A data check on Kordela\u2019s license showed she had a suspended New York State driver\u2019s license with 5 scoffs on 3 separate dates. At around 1:25am, Kordela was placed under arrest and was ultimately charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 2nd Degree, Operation a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended Registration and Operating without Insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kordela was processed roadside and released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Orangeville Town Court at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Kingdon, 69, of Pavilion, NY, was arrested following a larceny investigation of a 16-foot flatbed<br>trailer in Middlebury on September 6th, 2026<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept 2, 2026, the owner of the trailer discovered the trailer had been stolen from his property in Middlebury. The victim made a complaint that day with the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office. On September 6th, the victim was contacted by a farm owner from Pavilion. The farm owner, also a friend of the victim, had seen a Facebook post about the stolen trailer. On this date, Scott<br>Kingdon, an employee at the farm, was observed bringing the trailer to work at the farm. The victim was contacted by the farm and confirmed the trailer was his.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office was requested to the scene along with Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s. On location, Genesee County arrested and charged Kingdon with felony charges of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property. Kingdon was then brought back to Wyoming County where Kingdon was arraigned on Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. Due to two prior felony<br>convictions, Kingdon was held to the Wyoming County Jail on no bail. He is to answer the charges at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Smith, 35 of Attica, NY was arrested following an investigation after a reportedUTV, motor vehicle accident on Sierk Road in the Town of Bennington on August 29, 2026. Deputies responded to the reported UTV rollover accident on Sierk Road on August 29th, 2026at 05:53AM. 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