Ford's trial delayed by Wlasiuk's
NORWICH – County Court W. Howard Sullivan has recused himself from hearing another local murder case citing a backlog of family court work.
George Ford Jr., 42, of Piscataway, N.J., was indicted for second degree murder over the death of his 12-year-old Otselic Valley baby-sitter, Shyanne A. Somers, from South Otselic, on July 8.
“I would like to respectfully recuse myself in this matter. My calendar is specifically set up for clearing the extraordinary caseload in Family Court. This trial will severely cut into my ability to do so,” said the judge in a statement.
Newly-elected Broome County Court Judge Joseph Cawley will now hear the case.
The case is supposed to be scheduled for jury trial, but no date has yet been set because of another pending murder case. Peter M. Wlasiuk is scheduled to begin his murder re-trial next month after his convictions was overturned by the state’s appellate division nearly a year ago in the death of his wife. Wlasiuk’s defense attorney, Randel Scharf of Cooperstown, also represents Ford. Due to the fact that both McBride and Sharf are involved in the Wlasiuk trial, the Ford case has been scheduled to begin its pretrial hearings following the Wlasiuk disposition.
The incident was originally reported to be a bizarre and tragic accident by Ford, who didn’t report it until several hours after it took place, saying he was “overwhelmed” after accidentally hitting the girl with his pickup truck. Police later discovered a global positioning system in Ford’s truck that allegedly revealed the exact details regarding the vehicle’s whereabouts and speeds on the night of the murder. It was later confirmed by Ford’s wife that it had been placed there without his knowledge, based on her suspicions that he was having an affair.
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office contended that the GPS information contradicted nearly everything investigators were told by Ford.
The murder charge and GPS findings were released by police following Ford’s grand jury indictment Aug. 15; before that time he was facing charges of gross neglect in the girl’s death but none of the charges accused him of perpetrating the crime intentionally until then.
George Ford Jr., 42, of Piscataway, N.J., was indicted for second degree murder over the death of his 12-year-old Otselic Valley baby-sitter, Shyanne A. Somers, from South Otselic, on July 8.
“I would like to respectfully recuse myself in this matter. My calendar is specifically set up for clearing the extraordinary caseload in Family Court. This trial will severely cut into my ability to do so,” said the judge in a statement.
Newly-elected Broome County Court Judge Joseph Cawley will now hear the case.
The case is supposed to be scheduled for jury trial, but no date has yet been set because of another pending murder case. Peter M. Wlasiuk is scheduled to begin his murder re-trial next month after his convictions was overturned by the state’s appellate division nearly a year ago in the death of his wife. Wlasiuk’s defense attorney, Randel Scharf of Cooperstown, also represents Ford. Due to the fact that both McBride and Sharf are involved in the Wlasiuk trial, the Ford case has been scheduled to begin its pretrial hearings following the Wlasiuk disposition.
The incident was originally reported to be a bizarre and tragic accident by Ford, who didn’t report it until several hours after it took place, saying he was “overwhelmed” after accidentally hitting the girl with his pickup truck. Police later discovered a global positioning system in Ford’s truck that allegedly revealed the exact details regarding the vehicle’s whereabouts and speeds on the night of the murder. It was later confirmed by Ford’s wife that it had been placed there without his knowledge, based on her suspicions that he was having an affair.
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office contended that the GPS information contradicted nearly everything investigators were told by Ford.
The murder charge and GPS findings were released by police following Ford’s grand jury indictment Aug. 15; before that time he was facing charges of gross neglect in the girl’s death but none of the charges accused him of perpetrating the crime intentionally until then.
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