Update On The Case Against Terry Long Jr Of Avoca

Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker says there is a lot of evidence for both the prosecution and defense to go over, in the case against Avoca shooter suspect, Terry Long Jr.  Long is accused of shooting his girlfriend in the face in Avoca, in mid-December.  "It was one event that happened over a few hours, but we have bodycam videos from dozens of officers," Baker said, in discussing the evidence involved.  "There is also drone footage and hours and hours of interviews with neighbors, and hundreds of pages of reports.  The defense has asked for some additional time to review that, review the law and potentially file some motions.  We already had one set of motion arguments and the judge granted him a hearing on the admissibility of the statements Long made to law enforcement.  Also, counsel asked for some additional time to file additional motions and the judge gave him some time to work through that process.  So we are continuing to work through all of this discovery with the defense counsel, as is our requirement under the new state law," Baker said.   

 

A New Junior Firefighter Program Here In Steuben County

Over in Canisteo, the village board last night approved the request from the Canisteo Volunteer Fire Department to start up a junior firefighter program.  That’s something they’ve had running successfully for years in Bath.  They also have a junior firefighter program in Hammondsport and Corning. 

Campbell Residents Are Invited To A Fire Hall Meeting

There is a post circulating on local fire department Facebook pages, about the Campbell Fire Department’s fire chief stepping down.  In the post it says the Campbell Fire Department is having an upcoming meeting about this.  That will be on March 5 at 6pm at the new Campbell Fire Hall on Route 415.

Sempolinski: The Long Island GOP Candidate Was Micromanaged And Overprotected By Her Handlers

As heard on the national newscasts, Republican congressional candidate Mazi Pillip lost last night , to Democrat Tom Souzzi in the race for the Santos House seat in Long Island and Queens.  Steuben County GOP Chairman Joe Sempolinski says, the big problem with her campaign was, her handlers, would not let Mazi be herself.  "She was very protected," said Steuben County Republican Chair and former Republican Congressman Joe Sempolinski.  "They were holding press conferences where they had other members of congress standing next to her, also taking questions.  She didn't do a lot of interviews either.  It seems like whoever was making the stategic decisions, was very afraid of putting her out there and having her take definitive stances, and I was a little surprised by that," Sempolinski said.