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COOPERSTOWN – Casey Callahan is scheduled to go to trial on March 27 in the alleged murder of his wife, Elizabeth, according to District Attorney John Muehl.
He was charged last June with her murder, which Muehl believes was planned in Otsego County. Callahan is currently serving 12 1/2 years at the Attica Correctional Facility for a conviction on criminal sexual act in the first degree.
3 OHS Students Appear In Court In Murder Case Walton Girl, At Scene, Faces Burglary Charges By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dylan Robinson, 15, appeared in Otsego County Court this afternoon, accused of the second-degree murder of his father, Kenneth Robinson, 53, during a burglary in Worcester last week. Also accused in the murder and burglary, first degree, were Alexander Borgreen, 16, and Anais Soto, 15. All three are Oneonta High School students. “The facts established that Robinson, Borgreen and Soto were in the residence at the time of the shooting,” District Attorney John Muehl told…
CALLAHAN GETS 25 YEARS TO LIFE Man Found Guilty Of Killing Wife By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Casey Callahan, 52, who was found guilty of the January 2000 murder of his wife Elizabeth Welsh in the county’s first murder trial in decades, was sentenced to 25-to-life by Judge John F. Lambert during his hearing yesterday on Otsego County Court. “It’s the maximum sentence, and I’m satisfied,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “This was a cold, calculated, pre-meditated murder.” “I ask the court to consider the magnitude and impact of this crime that took Elizabeth’s life and what…
Treasurer Employee, Other Charged With $25,000 Theft COOPERSTOWN – A former county employee and his accomplice have been arrested and charged with stealing $25,000 in tax proceeds from the Otsego County Treasurer’s Office. Lawrence Woodards, 34, Cooperstown, and Kevin Williamson, 34, New York City, are accused of working together to steal from taxpayers and the office.…