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Sheffield woman faces jail time for theft

A Sheffield woman has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty earlier this year to financially exploiting a senior citizen under her care at the Ruth M. Smith Center. Alicia M. Ordiway was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police with financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, theft and access device fraud, all third-degree felonies. Ordiway pleaded guilty to financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, with the other charges not prosecuted. According to the court, she will pay $6,125.52 in restitution. Ordiway will also ...

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C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK DUI. Brandon G. Taylor, 43, of Falconer, N.Y., was charged with DUI: controlled substance - combination alcohol/drugs - first offense; DUI: controlled substance - impaired ability - first offense; DUI: controlled substance - Schedule 1 - first offense; DUI: controlled substance - Schedule 2 or 3 - first offense; DUI: controlled substance - metabolite - first offense; DUI: general impairment/incapable of driving safely and disorderly conduct on Sept. 29 by Warren city police officers after an alleged incident Aug. 29 in Warren. N. ...

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N. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER False statements. Paul D. Sinn, 68, of Spartansburg, Pa., was charged with third-degree felony materially false written statement - purchase, delivery, transfer of firearm and statement under penalty Sept. 24 by Conewango Township Police after an allegedly false statement Dec. 17, 2023, in Conewango Township. Game Commission violation. K.C. Muzzy, 32, of Russell was cited by state game wardens with unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife Sept. 22 in Farmington Township for an alleged offense Sept. 9. W. WARREN COUNTY - ...

Chautauqua County man charged with poisoning dogs

NORTH HARMONY, N.Y. — A town man is facing a number of cruelty to animals charges after 10 dogs were poisoned. At 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies and the Chautauqua County Humane Society responded to an address on Route 394 for a report of animal abuse and neglect filed through the Humane Society. Once deputies arrived on the scene, they spoke with Scott Humble, 64, who was the owner of the dogs on the property. A search warrant was obtained for the property, and an investigation found that Humble poisoned 10 Samoyed dogs, eight of which had passed away and remained in ...

Sheffield man sentenced to at least 20 years in prison

A Sheffield man has been sentenced to between 21 and 46 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 counts of second-degree child pornography. John R. Castor was charged in 2024 with 25 counts of child pornography as well as a single count of criminal use of a communications facility. He pleaded guilty in June to 10 counts of child pornography, with the rest not prosecuted, and was sentenced this week by Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas. Sentencing on two of the counts was 36 to 96 months in prison while the remaining five were for 36 to 72 months. Castor will also ...

Clarendon man jailed after incident at Walmart

A Clarendon man was jailed after allegedly trespassing and resisting arrest Monday at Walmart. James A. Frederick, 63, was charged with misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, defiant trespass, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief on one docket and with misdemeanor harassment on a second docket, both involving incidents stemming from the Walmart store in Conewango Township. Frederick was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Justice Raymond Zydonik on the resisting arrest, trespass, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief charges and taken to the Warren County Prison after ...