Testimony began in the murder trial of Erica Bell today, after some legal concerns over the grandfather of victim Brooke Stagles sitting as a spectator in the courtroom. John Geer may be called as a trial witness. Judge Christopher Ciaccio had ordered him to avoid court yesterday during the opening statements, but ruled he could […]
A 64-year-old Rochester man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison followed by 10 years on probation after a Monroe County Court jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a child. Domingo Ventura will also have to register as a sex offender after getting out of prison. Prosecutor Meredith Vacca called Ventura a […]
Saying he’s “lived a wasted life,” a judge sentenced Domenic Mineccia to nine years in prison for evidence tampering, plus another one-and-a-third to four years for drug dealing. Mineccia is the man who bought heroin for himself and his girlfriend on Christmas Eve of 2014, then came home later to find her dead in the […]