Three Allegany County men will spend time behind bars, two in state prison
Prosecutions by Assistant District Attorney Ian M. Jones
Defendant’s Name: Coty J. Denning
Address: Amity, New York
Charges: Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree (D felony)
Court Appearance Date: June 21, 2023
Proceedings: Coty Denning has been sentenced to 6 months in the Allegany County Jail, followed by 5 years of felony probation, for a criminal possession of a weapon conviction. Denning is alleged to have illegally possessed the weapon during an incident in the Town of Amity.
Defendant’s Attorney: Roy D. Bielewicz, Esq.
Prosecuting Attorney: Ian M. Jones, Assistant District Attorney
Defendant’s Name: Christopher M. French-Lawson
Address: Bolivar, New Yorkand Wellsville, New York
Charges: Burglary 3rd (D Felony);
Court Appearance Date: June 21, 2023
Proceedings: Christopher French-Lawson has been convicted of 2 separate burglaries in Allegany County court. French-Lawson has been found guilty of burglarizing a laundromat in Bolivar and the Save-A-Lot store in Wellsville on separate dates. Both offenses are class D felonies and the defendant is scheduled to be sentenced to state prison on both charges on August 16th.
Defendant’s Attorney: Marty J. Anderson, Esq.
Prosecuting Attorney: Ian M. Jones, 1st Assistant District Attorney
Defendant’s Name: Roy W. Austin
Address: Friendship, New York
Charges: Burglary 1st (B violent felony);
Assault 2nd (D felony);
Criminal Mischief 3rd (E felony);
Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th (A Misdemeanor):
Resisting Arrest (A Misdemeanor)
Court Appearance Date: June 21, 2023
Proceedings: Roy W. Austin will spend the next 8 years in state prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision, for a burglary that took place in Friendship on July 16, 2022. In this incident, Austin entered a home in the middle of the night then fought with the homeowner until New York State Police arrived.
Defendant’s Attorney: Terry Montroy, Esq.
Prosecuting Attorney: Ian M. Jones, Assistant District Attorney
