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Man Cleared of Weapons Charge in Threat Against Police Officer

A Rochester man who was acquitted last year of charges that he tried to kill a Rochester Police officer has had the last charge against him thrown out. Silvon Simmons had been convicted on a count of criminal possession of a weapon. The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office says a judge has now dismissed that […]

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Verdict Overturned in Case of Man Accused of Firing on Police Officer

A Monroe County Court Judge has reversed the conviction of Silvon Simmons, who was accused of firing a shot at a Rochester Police Officer in 2016. Simmons was to have been sentenced today, but Judge Christopher Ciaccio ruled that the Rochester Shot Spotter system had given the trial jury incomplete evidence and hindered the defense. […]

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