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The man found dead in a public restroom at AO Fox Hospital on May 31 was the victim of the infamous April kidnapping case in Exeter, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, July 20. Michael A. Morton, 32, of West Winfield, entered Fox some time on the evening of May 30. He died of an accidental drug overdose and was found at 10:30 the next morning.…
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 charges are warranted,” the Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee recommended in a report released this morning. Asked a few…
COUNTY BOARD APRIL MEETING $16.7M Upgrades Proposed For Jail 32-Cell “Pod” Would Let One Officer Survey Whole Block From One Post By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – An engineering firm specializing in prisons this morning proposed $16.8 million in renovations and expansions to the 25-year-old Otsego County Correctional Facility at The Meadows, including a futuristic 32-cell “pod” addition , to the county Board of Representatives. Which begged the question, and county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, asked it: “What would it cost to build a new facililty?” The answer from Mark Kukuvka, representing Labella Associates of Rochester: $35 million,…