Friday News Brief

62-year-old Darren Wilson of Lyndonville will spend weekends in county jail for four months and also be on probation for 10 years. He pleaded guilty to possessing a sexual performance of a child and had been arrested on those charges as well as for having unregistered pistols. Wilson had previously served as president of the Lyndonville Area Foundation. Many letters had been submitted to the court testifying about his good deeds in the community. Wilson apologized and expressed remorse in court.

 

 

38-year-old Heather Holbrook of Batavia has been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. It’s alleged that during a traffic stop, she was found to have over 500mg of cocaine and Suboxone (buprenorphine) strips. Holbrook was held pending arraignment in CAP Court.

 

 

 

Genesee County Sheriff’s in partnership with law enforcement throughout the state, and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee will engage in the 2023 Click It or Ticket Campaign; which runs from May 22–June 4. Click it or Ticket is a statewide enforcement campaign designed to save lives and reduce the severity of injuries by increasing safety restraint use. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee has set a strategic goal to increase the observed statewide seat belt use rate and to decrease unrestrained occupant fatalities in passenger vehicles. The strategies identified to accomplish this goal include high visibility enforcement, public information and education.

 

Winners have been announced in the Genesee County First Annual ‘I Voted’ sticker contest, coordinated by the Genesee County Board of Elections. Grand Prize went to Elijah Webster of Pavilion Central School; which featured drawings of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. First place went to Olivia Gillard (Batavia Middle School); and second place went to Logan Almekinder (Pavilion Central School). The grand prize and first place designs will be printed and distributed during early voting and on Election Day.

 

 

 

 

A Greece man is in some serious legal trouble after being accused of threatening to shoot a Penfield Town Justice. According to investigators, Geoffrey Irwin called the court earlier this week, saying he wanted to talk with someone about a case. He eventually became upset, and that is when he threatened to shoot the judge. Irwin is facing multiple charges, including making a terroristic threat. After being arraigned, he was sent to the Monroe County Jail.

 

Buffalo police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the armed robbery of a food delivery driver. According to investigators, two 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old boy were involved in Wednesday night’s crime in the area of Crawley Avenue near Ontario Street. The trio were taken into custody after stealing the victim’s vehicle and later leading officers on a brief foot chase. Police were able to recover credit cards and cash that belonged to the driver. All three teens are facing multiple charges.

 

 

A man who helped save people during a deadly blizzard that devastated Buffalo and surrounding areas is going to be honored tonight. Jay Withey has been selected to throw out the first pitch ahead of this evening’s Buffalo Bisons game. Withey was called a hero after he helped several people during last year’s storm shelter in a school on Delavan Avenue. The Bisons are hosting the Rochester Red Wings at Sahlen Field, and the game is scheduled to start at 6:35.

 

 

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The Walt Disney Company is announcing a billion-dollar cut to its operations in Orlando, Florida. It comes as the entertainment giant battles with the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis over controversial, new state laws. On Thursday, the Walt Disney Company said it’s scrapping plans to relocate two-thousand California workers to the Sunshine State.

 

 

 

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are on the rise. Whoever is lucky enough to win Mega Millions tonight will get a prize of $132,000,000 (million). And the jackpot up for grabs for Powerball tomorrow night is $162,000,000. Both drawings will be streamed live online. Please play responsibly.

 

 

May 19 in history…

 

…In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the wife of England’s King Henry the Eighth, was beheaded on this date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1884, the Ringling Brothers opened their first circus.

 

 

 

 

…In 1962, Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” for President John F. Kennedy at a fund-raiser at Madison Square Guardian in New York.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1992, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot and wounded by Amy Fisher, who claimed to be having an affair with Buttafuoco’s husband Joey. Fisher was dubbed the “Long Island Lolita.”

 

 

 

 

…In 1997, NBC sportscaster Marv Albert was indicted for biting a woman as many as 15 times during a sexual romp in an Arlington, Virginia, hotel room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchanged marriage vows at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom.