Grand jury indicts 10 with felonies
NORWICH – The Chenango County grand jury met Wednesday and handed up several felony indictments against ten defendants.
At the proceedings, the District Attorney’s Office presents evidence against those they wish to prosecute as a felon and the jury decides if there is enough reasonable cause to charge a person. A grand jury indictment is not a conviction of guilt, and defendants will have the right to challenge the allegations against them in Chenango County Court.
• Parolees Robert E. Straight, 32, of Plymouth and Douglas J. Wilkinson, 30, of Norwich, were both indicted for third degree burglary, third degree criminal possession of stolen property and third degree grand larceny, all D class felonies.
The indictment claims the two men broke into the Country Store gas station at around 4 a.m. Aug. 15 and stole more than $5,500 in merchandise and cash.
Police said Straight was released from state prison Aug. 10 for a previous burglary conviction. He was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without bail and Wilkinson in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.
• Christopher R. Wright, 27, Norwich, was indicted for third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a B class felony, third degree burglary, a D class felony and fourth degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, after breaking into a double-locked drug storage container in a restricted area of the Chenango Memorial Hospital June 26.
Norwich police said White removed a number of prescription pain narcotics used prior to surgeries and then left the hospital. Police later developed a description and arrested Wright.
• David A. Crane was indicted on two counts of first degree criminal contempt, an E class felony, for violating two different orders of protection issued against him by the Norwich City Court on Oct. 6 and 8.
Crane violated the orders when he attacked the protected woman “by pulling her hair, choking her, throwing her on the couch and holding her down,” during an incident in the City of Norwich, according to the indictment.
The indictment stated Crane had at least four prior convictions for violating other orders of protection since 2006.
• Jessica L. Titsworth was indicted for third degree welfare fraud, a D class felony, and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, an E class felony.
According to the indictment, Titsworth submitted a public assistance document with false information and collected $14,376.27 in food stamps and cash assistance between April 2008 and June 2010 in the City of Norwich.
• Richard A. Davy was indicted for aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated, both D class felonies. According to the indictment, Davy was pulled over Aug. 2 along State Highway 206 in Town of Coventry and had a blood alcohol level more than double the New York State intoxication limit of .08.
The indictment stated that Davy pleaded guilty to a prior DWI felony charge in Chenango County Court in 2003.
• Geneia M. Rood was indicted for third degree welfare fraud, a D class felony, and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, an E class felony. According to the indictment, Rood filed a public assistance re-certification to receive $4,600 from Medicaid between June 2008 and September 2009 in the City of Norwich when she was receiving supplemental medical insurance from another source.
• James G. Ellis, 62, was indicted for operating a motor vehicle while having .08 of one percentum or more by weight of alcohol in this blood and driving while intoxicated, both D class felonies.
Allegedly Ellis was pulled over July 11 along County Route 27 in the Town of Oxford with a blood alcohol content of .14 percent.
The indictment said Ellis was convicted of at least two prior DWI charges.
• Samuel J. Ackermann was indicted for second degree burglary, a class C felony, and third degree burglary, a D class felony. On July 19, Ackermann allegedly entered a home on Silver Street in the City of Norwich with the intent to steal property from inside.
• Brandon L. Law was indicted for fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a B class felony, after allegedly being found with 1.87 grams of cocaine June 14 in the Village of New Berlin.
• Stephen M. Wright was indicted for fourth degree grand larceny, an E felony, after allegedly stealing a 1995 Dodge Neon June 24 in the City of Norwich worth at least $500. He was also indicted with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
At the proceedings, the District Attorney’s Office presents evidence against those they wish to prosecute as a felon and the jury decides if there is enough reasonable cause to charge a person. A grand jury indictment is not a conviction of guilt, and defendants will have the right to challenge the allegations against them in Chenango County Court.
• Parolees Robert E. Straight, 32, of Plymouth and Douglas J. Wilkinson, 30, of Norwich, were both indicted for third degree burglary, third degree criminal possession of stolen property and third degree grand larceny, all D class felonies.
The indictment claims the two men broke into the Country Store gas station at around 4 a.m. Aug. 15 and stole more than $5,500 in merchandise and cash.
Police said Straight was released from state prison Aug. 10 for a previous burglary conviction. He was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without bail and Wilkinson in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.
• Christopher R. Wright, 27, Norwich, was indicted for third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a B class felony, third degree burglary, a D class felony and fourth degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, after breaking into a double-locked drug storage container in a restricted area of the Chenango Memorial Hospital June 26.
Norwich police said White removed a number of prescription pain narcotics used prior to surgeries and then left the hospital. Police later developed a description and arrested Wright.
• David A. Crane was indicted on two counts of first degree criminal contempt, an E class felony, for violating two different orders of protection issued against him by the Norwich City Court on Oct. 6 and 8.
Crane violated the orders when he attacked the protected woman “by pulling her hair, choking her, throwing her on the couch and holding her down,” during an incident in the City of Norwich, according to the indictment.
The indictment stated Crane had at least four prior convictions for violating other orders of protection since 2006.
• Jessica L. Titsworth was indicted for third degree welfare fraud, a D class felony, and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, an E class felony.
According to the indictment, Titsworth submitted a public assistance document with false information and collected $14,376.27 in food stamps and cash assistance between April 2008 and June 2010 in the City of Norwich.
• Richard A. Davy was indicted for aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated, both D class felonies. According to the indictment, Davy was pulled over Aug. 2 along State Highway 206 in Town of Coventry and had a blood alcohol level more than double the New York State intoxication limit of .08.
The indictment stated that Davy pleaded guilty to a prior DWI felony charge in Chenango County Court in 2003.
• Geneia M. Rood was indicted for third degree welfare fraud, a D class felony, and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, an E class felony. According to the indictment, Rood filed a public assistance re-certification to receive $4,600 from Medicaid between June 2008 and September 2009 in the City of Norwich when she was receiving supplemental medical insurance from another source.
• James G. Ellis, 62, was indicted for operating a motor vehicle while having .08 of one percentum or more by weight of alcohol in this blood and driving while intoxicated, both D class felonies.
Allegedly Ellis was pulled over July 11 along County Route 27 in the Town of Oxford with a blood alcohol content of .14 percent.
The indictment said Ellis was convicted of at least two prior DWI charges.
• Samuel J. Ackermann was indicted for second degree burglary, a class C felony, and third degree burglary, a D class felony. On July 19, Ackermann allegedly entered a home on Silver Street in the City of Norwich with the intent to steal property from inside.
• Brandon L. Law was indicted for fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a B class felony, after allegedly being found with 1.87 grams of cocaine June 14 in the Village of New Berlin.
• Stephen M. Wright was indicted for fourth degree grand larceny, an E felony, after allegedly stealing a 1995 Dodge Neon June 24 in the City of Norwich worth at least $500. He was also indicted with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
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