Attempted murder in Genesee NY update, school bus trouble in Potter County, felony charges in Bolivar
Michael T. Baldwin Reports
35-year-old Shawn I. Deahn of Genesee, NY was arraigned in Allegany County court on four felony charges with the top count of second-degree attempted murder. He entered not guilty pleas. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for October 24 and motions in the case will be argued on December 7th. In August, Deahn was accused of attacking an 82-year-old man on a riding mower at a home on Shawmut Road in Genesee. The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was flown to Strong Memorial in Rochester after being stabbed multiple times. At the time of the attack, there was an active ‘stay away’ order in effect. Deahn was also charged with first-degree assault, first-degree criminal contempt and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Wellsville Police arrested a male, age 48 of Wellsville, charging him with Petit Larceny. The charge stems from an incident that took place at Park Plaza Liquors on October 7th. The accused was processed, issued an appearance ticket and released. He is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on October 18th at 4:30 p.m.
Wellsville Police arrested a female, age 31 of Wellsville, charging her with Petit Larceny. The charge stems from an incident that took place at 7 Eleven on September 29th. She was processed, issued an appearance ticket and released. The accused is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on October 18th at 4:30 p.m.
Wellsville Police arrested Justice a male, 23 of Wellsville, charging him with Disorderly Conduct. The charge stems from an incident that took place on North Main Street in the Village. He was processed, issued an appearance ticket and released. The accused is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on October 18th at 4:30 p.m.
Wellsville Police arrested a male, age 48 of Wellsville, charging him with Petit Larceny. The charge stems from an incident that took place at Kwik Fill on June 8th. He was processed and arraigned before Town of Alma Justice Szucs. The accused was released and is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on October 18th at 4:30 pm.
The driver of a Coudersport school bus wasn’t hurt when two people allegedly caused a disturbance on Peet Brook Road in Allegany Township. Trooper C. Sebastian said he responded to Muccio Busing Company to interview the 68-year-old driver from Port Allegany. Troopers said in a public information release that “it was discovered that Geromia Schoonover, 39, of Coudersport ran in front of the bus to stop it while was traveling on the roadway.” Geromia and Kylie Schoonover, 33, of Coudersport then allegedly began shouting obscenities at the bus driver. The actions took place while there was a child on the bus. Kylie then is alleged to have contacted the Coudersport School District and threatened to use violence against the driver “if something was not done.” Troopers said Geromia was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, obstruction of highways, harassment with acts to annoy and pedestrians crossing at other than crosswalks. Kylie was charged with misdemeanor harassment, two counts of disorderly conduct and two summary offenses of harassment. Court action is pending.
42-year-old Michael S. McDonald of Bolivar appeared in Allegany County court for two separate cases. In one, he was charged with two counts of criminal possession of stolen property and in the other, he was charged with felony first-degree burglary, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing. Following settlement discussions, both cases were scheduled for jury trials, expected to take place in March and May of 2023.
Alfonso Payne of Belmont appeared in county court, where he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to felony second-degree assault. He is accused of injuring a person during a fight in the Allegany County Jail. After his court appearance, he was remanded back to jail.
