Sheriff, Bliss Reach Accord On Devlin Son Medical Examination Agreed Over Deputy Suspended More Than Year By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A breakthrough has been agreed to in the case of county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s son Ros, a correctional officer at the county jail who has been under suspension since January 2017. The sheriff has agreed to recuse himself under Section 72 of state Civil Service law, which will allow county board Chairman David…
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BULLETIN ‘Special Prosecutor’ Sought To Investigate Case Of Sheriff’s Son County Board Committee Issues Report On Devlin Father, Son By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A committee of the Otsego County Board of Representatives today recommended that the district attorney appoint a “special prosecutor” to investigate county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., and his son Ros, suspended from his prison-guard job since January. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT “An objective prosecutor is needed to properly evaluate whether criminal…
Taking Of Property Prompts Police Alert Facebook Post, Email From Coccoma Heightened Security, Sheriff Reports By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives met under high security this morning after, authorities said, a posting on a Facebook page of Bob Force, whose Gilbertsville home was auctioned off at the county’s 2014 tax sale. The board’s monthly meeting was moved from the County Office Building at 197 Main St. to the adjacent courthouse, which is…
CLICK HERE FOR COUNTY BOARD STATEMENT Sheriff’s Son Requires ‘Rigorous Examination’ Of Fitness, Lawyer Says But County Board Says Only Devlin Can Allow It, But Refused To Do So COOPERSTOWN – The County of Otsego’s labor lawyer has recommended Sheriff Richard J. Devlin’s son Ros undergo “a rigorous examination” to determine if he is fit to return to work at the county jail, the county Board of Representatives said in a statement released today. But only the sheriff has the authority…
NEW LISBON MAN DEAD, 2ND IN COUNTY JAIL Suspect Facing Murder Count NEW LISBON – One New Lisbon man is dead and another in the county jail today on charges of murder, second degree, and assault, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. reported a few minutes ago. At 8:47 p.m. last evening, a 911 call was received from Perry J. Webb, 59, and deputies and state troopers were dispatched to a home on 393 Wheat Road, Devlin said in a press…
READ MILFORD SUPERINTENDENT’S STATEMENT Silence About Threat Called ‘Unacceptable’ Milford Superintendent Berates County Board By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Failure over four months to alert Milford Central School about Sgt. Ros Devlin’s alleged threat to “shoot up” MCS and Oneonta schools is “totally unacceptable,” the school’s new superintendent, Mark A. Place, told the county Board of Representatives this morning. “Each day we are held responsible for keeping safe over 400 students and 100 employees,” Place said,…
Republished From This Week’s Editions Of Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta Clark’s Husband Sheriff Prospect? Devlin: She Should Recuse Self In The Investigation Of My Son By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It seems county board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, may be playing two roles in the investigation of county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr. ►One, an inquisitor, participating in the March 9 meeting of the county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee, which is investigating whether the…
COMMISSION FOR CORRECTIONS DUE Sheriff Asks State: Review Allegations By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. said today he has called in the state Commission for Corrections “to conduct a professional and impartial investigation” at the county jail and bring to his attention “any concerns or issued that need to be addressed or corrected.” READ SHERIFF’S FULL STATEMENT “As your elected sheriff,” Devlin said in a statement released this afternoon, “I have a…
BULLETIN Sheriff’s Son Target Of Probe COOPERSTOWN – The county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee has issued a statement identifying Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s son, Ros, a correctional officer, as the subject of its investigation into an incident at the county jail in January. DEVELOPING STORY; CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS…