Entries Tagged as ‘Wilson assault’

May 22, 2008

And now this in Wilson …

Cases adjourned for Wilson teens
Defendants in alleged assault due in court June 26
BY APRIL AMADON
amadona@gnnewspaper.com
WILSON — Three varsity baseball players accused in connection with alleged abuse on a Wilson school bus had their cases adjourned before their scheduled court time Thursday.
Sixteen-year-olds Colton J. Sherman, Christopher A. Sidote, 16, and Geoffrey A. Seefeldt, 18, are facing [...]

May 22, 2008

One Wilson student appearing tonight

Our cops and courts reporter, April Amadon, just found out that only one of the three students accused in the Wilson abuse case will appear in Wilson Town Court tonight. It will be Geoffrey Seefeldt.
Colton Sherman’s lawyer is out of town this week, so his case has been adjourned, according to April.
She doesn’t know the [...]

May 8, 2008

Buffalo News continues to protect alleged perps

Every newspaper has its own policies, but I have to question the Buffalo News’ decision to still not name the alleged perpetrators in the Wilson case. At the very least, name the one kid who is now charged with drug possession. And it wasn’t just some marijuana.
The Buffalo News is a good metro paper, but [...]

May 6, 2008

Wilson coaches case adjourned

The wheels of justice, in typical fashion, have suffered a flat tire.
We found out today that the court date, May 8, is not the correct date for coaches Thomas J. Baia Jr. and William Atlas, each charged with endangering the welfare of a child, to appear Thursday in Wilson Town Court.
According to a clerk, Wilson [...]

May 2, 2008

When in doubt, blame the media…

Here we go again…another big event in a small town and another chance for locals to take public pot-shots at the media.
As you may have heard on WLVL this morning, I explained to Dialog host Scott Leffler that I’m a bit disgusted with one of Wilson’s resident’s comments:
(… I’m sure some people here) “would want [...]

May 1, 2008

Wilson coach’s dad defends him

Like any good father, the senior Thomas Baia contacted the Union-Sun today to defend his son and say he’s innocent of the charges against him in connection with the alleged Wilson assault.
“He’s been taking kids on bus rides for 18 years, and his record is exemplary,” Baia Sr. told reporter April Amadon. “The seven years [...]