NORWICH – One women was re-sentenced for violating probation, one man failed to appear, and two changed plea to guilty and are sentenced during a morning session held at the Chenango County Courthouse on Friday March 3, in the presence of Hon. Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr.
• Jacob M. Fowlston failed to appear in County court for his arraignment on previous hate crime and assault charges. While waiting for Mr. Fowlston to appear, his lawyer told the court and Judge Revoir that since being appointed to the case he has not heard from or spoken to his client. After waiting an extended period of time, Judge Revoir then placed an active arrest warrant out for the defendant. Fowlston has been picked up by local authorities, he will be arraigned in county court today, March 7. This case will be in Wednesday’s edition of the paper.
• Jennah I. Shreve, appeared to be re-sentenced do to violation of probation. Shreve was represented by Public Defender, Zachary T. Wentworth. While Assistant District Attorney Laura Parker, represented the people of Chenango County.
Judge Revoir made on the record the charges Shreve would be sentenced to if in fact the allegations made by the probation department are true. The court would charge Jennah I. Shreve with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony and would revoke her current status and re-senescence her to a two year term in a state correctional facility with a one year post parole supervision.
During this re-sentencing, Judge Revoir made note of the serval dates where Shreve did in fact test positive for heroin use during the months of May through October, while also getting arrested for petit larceny in another county. Judge Revoir asked if these allegations were true and Shreve replied yes to all allegations made by the probation office.
When asked if the people wish to be heard, Parker briefly explained that Shreve had violated her terms of probation not once but twice. The defendant had been arrested, convicted on a previous crime with addition to her on-going drug use. Parker also made point to say that Ms. Shreve should be sentenced accordingly for her actions.
Wentworth also spoke on behalf of his client, saying that she “wants to get hep, stay clean, and this could be an eye opener to help her on that journey”.
Closing on this case, Judge Revoir began with, “It never pleases me to have to send people away to prison, but this is not our first encounter with one another. I believe you were one of my first cases back in 2013 when I became a judge. You've graduated from treatment court and for a while seemed to be doing good until recently. All I can say is I hope something changes and to wish you good luck.”
• Austin S. Capolupo, with Public Defender Zachary T. Wentworth stood before the court and Judge Revoir to change and enter into a plea of guilty to attempted rape in the second degree, a class D violent felony. “It is alleged that on or sometime in the month of August, in the town of Afton that Capolupo did knowingly and unlawfully try to have sexual intercourse with a victim being less the 15 years old while you, sir, were over 18 years old,” said Revoir.
Revoir placed Capolupo under oath and asked if these lllegations were true. Once Capolupo answered yes to the above incident, Revoir accepted his guilty plea and advised the defendant that he would be sentenced to a one in a half to three year sentence followed by tree years post release supervision. Revoir also instructed that the defendant would be placed on the New York State sex offender registration and a permit order of protection would be placed in favor of the victim.
“This type of behavior is unacceptable, and I hope you personally take advantage of all the programs provided to you in the New York State Correctional Facility, so that once you are released you can be reintegrated back into society,” said Revoir.
• Donald C. Towndrow also changed and entered a plea of guilty with Public Defender Zachary T. Wentworth. While under oath, Mr Towndrow entered a guilty plea to burglary in the third degree, a class D felony. It is alleged that the defendant while acting in concert with others did steal several construction tools, a dewalt saw, and other materials from a home located on Delaware Square in the City of Norwich.
Revoir also told the defendant that he would have to pay restitution to the victim, complete four months of weekends in the county correctional facility with five years post release supervision.
The victim was present during sentencing and spoke on his own behalf. “It's tough to lose my tools that I need to run my business with, but what really is unsettling is the loss of feeling secure in my own home. It’s time that the court and the justice system become stricter and punish harder to convicted felons,” said [the victim]
Revoir also commented that with “many cases like this, often times the victim never see the financial means of what was stolen or get those stolen items return. While Mr. [The victim] has received most of his property back, the uncertainty and the fear will remain.”
“Sir this is out of character for you. You have no criminal history, you’ve served in our military and now your a convicted felon, who acted out of stupidity,” said Revoir.