Chief: OPD Will Call In U.S. Marshals In Search For Arson Suspect Truitt ONEONTA – Police Chief Douglas Brenner said a few minutes ago his department is gathering information that will allow it to bring the U.S. Marshals Office into the search for Gabriel Truitt, the former proprietor of the Tru Cut barber shop being sought in the Dec. 29 fatal fire on Walling Avenue. The step taken by an Otsego County Grand Jury, which issued an indictment against Truitt…
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NEW EVIDENCE PROMPTS D.A. TO FREE TRUITT Unnamed New Suspect Is Sought In Hero’s Death In Oneonta Fire By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – New evidence obtained by Otsego County District Attorney John Muehl has suggested that Terrence Truitt did not set the fatal fire that killed former Oneonta firefighter John D. Heller. Muehl said that he plans to ask the courts to release Truitt from the Otsego County Jail this afternoon. “Our investigation has revealed additional evidence that ethically…
Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal Senator Seward Introduces Resolution In Albany ALBANY – The state Senate today passed a resolution bestowing its Liberty Medal, the upper house’s highest honor, on John D. Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who saved five lives before dying in a Dec. 29 arson at 5 Walling Ave. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who introduced the resolution, noted it is given for “meritorious action against hostile odds. John Heller was that type of individual. John…
BULLETIN City Judge Bernier Sends Arson Case To Grand Jury ONEONTA – City Judge Lucy Bernier has just ruled that there is enough evidence to send the Terrence Truitt case to the Otsego County Grand Jury. Truitt, 34, was charged with felony arson after a fire at 5 Walling Avenue that killed former Oneonta firefighter John Heller.…
Words Like ‘Love, Courage, Loss’ Used To Recall Fallen Hero Family, Friends Reflect On John Heller, As 350 Pack Funeral In Foothills Atrium By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – “You spent your last day on Earth saving others,” his sister-in-law, Erika Heller, declared this afternoon at John Heller’s funeral. “We are so proud.” Erika, along with John’s fiance Amber Roe, his Oneonta Job Corps colleague Kathleen Feeney, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and the Rev. Judith Thistle,…
Truitt Felony Hearing Scheduled For 1:30 p.m. In Oneonta Court ONEONTA – Terrence Truitt, 34, suspected in the arson death of former firefighter John Heller last Saturday in the 5 Walling Ave. fire, had his felony hearing rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. today. He was brought to the city’s Public Safety Center at 8:30 this morning, but did not appear in the courtroom during the regular morning session.…
Truitt In Court On Arson Charge CHECK BACK FOR FULL REPORT ON TODAY’S HEARING…
John Heller, Oneonta • 1980-2018 FIREMAN DIES A HERO By: Libby Cudmore ONEONTA The former Oneonta firefighter made sure his four nephews, Donovan, 9, John Heller died a hero. Maddox, 7, Macall, 5 and Rawley, 2, as well as his fiancée, Amber Roe, were safe when an early-morning fire broke out in his 5 Walling Ave. home on Saturday, Dec. 29. “He and Amber are my heroes,” his sister-in-law, Erika Heller, wrote in an emotional Facebook tribute. “They saved my…
TERRENCE TRUITT IN CUSTODY Leads Poured In, Leading To Arrest Of Oneonta Man, 34 Police, Fire Chiefs Detail What’s Known By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Within hours of Saturday morning’s fire that claimed the life of former Oneonta firefighter John D. Heller, the leads began to pour in. “We had more than 70 leads,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner an hour ago at a press conference held jointly with Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon. “And the investigation…