
Sean I. Mills
Public Safety Reporter at Rome Sentinel
Public Safety Reporter for @UR_Sentinel covering the Mohawk Valley region. Writes about crime and calamity, while also chipping in movie reviews.
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2 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Sean I. Mills
UTICA — A second unindicted Mid-State correctional officers has pleaded guilty in Oneida County Court to lying on the report he made following the beating death of inmate Messiah Nantwi. Authorities said at least 10 correctional officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy took part in either the beating of inmate Nantwi on March 1 or an attempted cover-up afterwards. Following the death, more than a dozen correctional officers were suspended from the prison, including Palmer.
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2 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Sean I. Mills
ROME — All seven seats on the Rome Common Council are up for reelection this November, but there is only one primary this month: A Republican primary for the Fourth Ward seat to challenge incumbent Ramona Smith, the lone Democrat on the council. Smith said she will run again in November.
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2 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Sean I. Mills
ROME — The Rome Common Council unanimously approved the proposed PILOT agreement with Chobani for their new food processing plant. The payment-in-lieu-of-taxes proposal will also go before the Oneida County Legislature and the Rome City School Board. In the agreement, Chobani will make payments to the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) in lieu of taxes, and the OCIDA will be granted a first-in-priority mortgage on the facility.
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2 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Sean I. Mills
UTICA — A Utica man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing, possessing, and receiving child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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2 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Sean I. Mills
UTICA — Two men have been charged with multiple counts of drug and weapon possession following a traffic stop at Albany and Elizabeth streets Monday night, according to the Utica Police Department. Police said Sherief Robinson, 31, of Utica, and Isaiah Parker, 22, of Syracuse, were pulled over for vehicle and traffic violations at the intersection of Albany and Elizabeth streets at about 9:30 p.m. Monday, June 9.
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Kaitlyn Conley will move forward with a new appeal after her motion to set aside her conviction was rejected in Oneida County Court in February, according to her defense attorney. https://t.co/2sAegyMUT1

Utica Police are investigating a woman's death after she was found injured and unresponsive in her vehicle earlier this month, according to police officials. https://t.co/fHuSDp1dHy

Bill's Variety was the second store raided this week for illegal cigarette and marijuana sales, according to Rome Police. The new owner has been charged. https://t.co/LU9tjOlThC