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The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on September 25, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputies Apprehended four individuals. Darcy L. Walker, DOB:03/22/2000 243 W Matson Ave, Syracuse, NY, Keira V. Freeman, DOB:12/08/1978, 120 Amherst Ave, Syracuse, NY, Jamesha Stith, DOB:10/17/1998, 512 Pond St # 2, Syracuse, NY, Akeryonna A. Sawyer DOB:12/01/2000 102 Cordova St, Syracuse, NY. The arrests stem from a report of a theft at a local business of $1266.74 of merchandise, on Route 318 in the Town of Junius at approximately 4:09 PM. After an investigation, four individuals were taken into custody without incident. All suspects were brought to the Seneca County law enforcement center. Darcy L. Walker, Akeryonna A. Sawyer and Jamesha Stith were charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th and Conspiracy in the 5th. Kiera V. Freeman was charged with Criminal Possession of stolen property and Conspiracy in the 5th. The Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the New York State Police. Sawyer, Freeman, Stith were released with an appearance ticket to appear at Junius Town Court at a later date. Walker was held at the Seneca County Correctional Facility for CAP Court.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 09/24/2023 at about 08:41 PM, deputies arrested 36 year old Kyle W. Sinclair-Williams D.O.B. 08/27/1987, of Interlaken, NY 14847. Sinclair Williams was charged with criminal contempt 2nd and resisting arrest. The arrest stems from a 911 call that Sinclair-Williams had come to the address of the victim, a protected party of an order of protection. Subsequently Sinclair-Williams refused to be cooperative with deputies and resisted arrest by jumping out of the second-floor window of a barn in attempt to avoid arrest and then jumped off the roof. Once on the ground Sinclair-Williams continued to resist arrest and was combative with officers. Sinclair-Williams was then transported by Trumansburg EMS to Cayuga Medical Center for treatment. After being released from CMC, Sinclair-Williams was turned over to corrections to await CAP court arraignment on 9/25/2023 to answer the charges.

Seneca County’s Sheriff’s Office reports that on September 24th 2023 around 9:58am , Sheriffs Deputies arrested Kyle W. Sinclair-William 36 of Interlaken NY following a domestic incident that occurred at a residence in the Town of Covert. Earlier that morning, Deputies responded to the residence for a dispute between family members. At the time both parties agreed to separate for the day. After a short time, Sheriffs Deputies were called back to a residence for a out of control male It is alleged that the male was using physical force to gain entry into the residence in addition to urinating and defecating on the female victim’s porch. Sinclair- Williams has been charged with Harassment in the 2nd Degree and Criminal Tampering in the 3rd Degree. Sinclair-Williams was taken into custody and transported to the Seneca County Law Enforcement Center for arraignment. A Class A order of protection was issued to the female victim on behalf of Seneca County CAP Court.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on September 14th, 2023, at 8:04 PM, Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputies apprehended Keith Champion, 59, of 8913 State Route 414 in the Town of Lodi, at his residence. The arrest stems from a Bench Warrant issued out of the Town of Lodi, for Violation of Probation, issued on 08/19/2023. Deputies Transported Champion to the Seneca County Law Enforcement Center to await CAP Court without incident.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on September 16th 2023 deputies arrested Jurrell Thompson, 32 years old, of Penn Yan New York for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 4th. At around 07:15 Deputies responded to the Seneca Lake State Park for a reported suspicious vehicle. Upon investigation it was found that Thompson was in possession of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of the City of Rochester. The vehicle was impounded and Thompson was transported to the Seneca County Jail, where he was processed and released on an appearance ticket. Thompson is to appear in the Waterloo Town Court at a later date. Deputies were assisted at the scene by the New York State Police.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports on 09/15/2023 at about 11:32pm deputies responded to the area of Lodi Center Road and Dean Road in the town of Lodi for the report of a vehicle driving through a yard on private property that had ultimately come to rest in a ditch. Upon arrival, deputies located the vehicle in question and located the driver of the vehicle identified as Francis M. Leddy, age 26 of Waterloo NY. Upon further investigation Leddy was found to be intoxicated and taken into custody for DWI. Leddy was transported to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated DWI-Blood Alcohol Content of .18 or Higher and released on appearance tickets. Leddy is due back in the Town of Lodi Court where he will answer the charges at a later date.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on September 15th, 2023 Lucy Puryear, 53 years old, of Ovid New York was arrested on a Probation Warrant. It is alleged that Puryear violated the conditions of her Probation. Puryear was transported to the Seneca County Correctional Facility to await Centralized arraignment.

Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of David C. White, age 58, of 1574 Powderly Rd. Waterloo, NY. White who is a level 3 sexual offender registered at that address which is located in the Town of Junius was arrested on September 8th, 2023. The arrest stems from a criminal investigation completed by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office’s Family Services Unit. It is alleged that White subjected a child less than thirteen years of age to sexual contact during an incident that occurred at his residence during early September 2023. It is further alleged that there were other children less than 17 years of age present and left in White’s care at the residence during the time the incident occurred.
As a result of the findings in the investigation, David White was charged with Sexual Abuse in the 1st degree, Forcible Touching and two separate counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. White was held awaiting arraignment in the Seneca County Central Arraignment Court during which time he was remanded to the Seneca County Correctional Facility without bail. White is scheduled to re-appear on a later date for further court action.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports, on September 6th, members of the Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 17 South Seneca St. in the Village of Waterloo. Upon completion of the Search Warrant, investigators arrested Mykel Wing, age 33 and Marla Fenner, age 32. Wing and Fenner were charged with the following:

Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree- two counts
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the third degree
Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the second degree- two counts
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree- two counts

Investigators seized crack cocaine, Xanax, Suboxone, Clonazepam, digital scales and packaging materials. It is alleged that Wing and Fenner were selling narcotics, specifically crack cocaine from their residence. Wing and Fenner were both arraigned at CAP Court where they were released on their own recognizance. The Narcotics Unit was assisted by members of the Waterloo Police Department, Seneca Falls Police Department, Canandaigua Police Department, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Ontario County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police.

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports on September 13, 2023 at approximately 1:30am Sheriff Deputies and Investigators responded to State Route 89 in the Town of Fayette for a personal injury motor vehicle accident. A 2018 Dodge Caravan, being operated by Robert A. Fitzgerald, age 38 of Yanceyville, NC, was traveling northbound on State Route 89 when it left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Further investigation revealed that driver impairment was a contributing factor to the accident. A passenger in the vehicle, a 40 year old male, sustained serious injuries to his face and head, and was transported to Geneva General Hospital by North Seneca Ambulance. As a result of the investigation Robert Fitzgerald was charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs and Vehicular Assault 2nd, as well as other Vehicle and Traffic Violations. Fitzgerald was then turned over to the Seneca County Correctional Facility to await arraignment at Seneca County CAP Court. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the New York State Police.