Evening News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on January 24, 2022
Steven J Adams
News Release
Livingston County Sheriff Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Caledonia NY man on murder and tampering with
physical evidence charges after an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.
On January 23, 2022 at approximately 3:37 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Alpine Lane in the
Town of Caledonia for the report of a person who had been shot. The caller stated he had shot his roommate and that
his roommate was deceased.
Deputies arrived on scene and found a male in the living room of the residence who had been shot multiple times and
was obviously deceased. Deputies also found the caller who was identified as Steven J. Adams, age 56, of the residence
in question. The deceased was identified as Dale S. Ryerse, age 64, who also resided at the residence. Deputies secured
the scene and began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The investigation revealed that Adams and Ryerse had argued throughout the day culminating in Adams shooting Ryerse
multiple times inside the residence.
Sheriff’s Office members have worked throughout the past 24 hours piecing together the events that led to the
shooting.
On January 24, 2022 Sheriff’s Investigators arrested and charged Adams with felony Murder in the Second Degree and
felony Tampering With Physical Evidence.
Adams was turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment
detention. The District Attorney’s Office was contacted in regards to bail due to the felony level charges. It was
recommended that Adams be remanded without the chance of bail.
Adams is set to be arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County
Jail.
The investigation into the incident continues.
Sheriff’s Investigators did locate and secure weapons believed to be involved.
Gasoline prices in Batavia are down just a bit since last week.
Triple A reports the average cost of a gallon of regular in Batavia is $3.43.
One year ago this week a gallon of regular would run you $2.34.
It’s only been up and running for a few weeks, but the State Gaming Commission says mobile sports betting has already been a big success. Over 600-million dollars has already been wagered and officials say New York could soon become the top sports betting market in the country.The Ricky Palermo Foundation announces a fund-raising charity concert at Batavia Downs in June.
The show is headlined by “Bruce in the USA” a tribute to Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band.
The show is scheduled for Friday June 10th.
$15 General admission, $30 VIP and $50 for Premium.
The Ricky Palermo Foundation has raised more than $1.6-million dollars over its 25 years.
The money supports research into spinal cord injuries.
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today announced the start of the income tax filing season. It’s begun processing income tax returns, including those submitted using the Free File software available on the Tax Department website. If your 2021 income is $73,000 or less, you can file both your federal and New York State returns at no cost through the Tax Department website using Free File.
