A bipartisan pair of Monroe County Legislators has come together behind a bill inspired by the death of three-year-old Brook Stagles. The Brook Stagles Child Protective Services Reform Act is co-sponsored by Democrat Justin Wilcox of Brighton and Republican Tony Micciche of Rochester. The intent is to review the caseloads of Child Protective Services workers […]
Closing arguments are done in the Erica Bell murder trial, and Judge Christopher Ciaccio says he’ll deliver his verdict next Friday at 10:00 a.m. — a week from tomorrow. The defense case concluded with testimony supporting Bell’s claim she was a victim of domestic violence while living last year with boyfriend Michael Stagles. The testimony […]
Court will resume tomorrow morning for one more defense witness in the murder trial of Erica Bell. Then will come the closing statements. Bell was back on the stand in her own defense today, followed by a defense expert in domestic violence. Bell gave more testimony about her history of drug abuse, but said it […]