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Chittester guilty in McKean, Elk rape cases
Crime, Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 20, 2019
Michael A. Chittester, a former Bradford man who was facing child rape charges in Elk and McKean County, has been found guilty. Also, two new criminal...
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Litigation ongoing in sanitary authority case
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 20, 2019
Despite a jury’s verdict in favor of Bob Cummins Construction Co. in a lawsuit against the Bradford Sanitary Authority, litigation is not over, both s...
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Jury acquits Salamanca man in December shooting
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Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 06, 2019
LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. — A 26-year-old Salamanca man who insisted he defended himself in a December shooting incident in Ellicottville was acquitted Mond...
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Tipton found guilty of firearm charges
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 13, 2019
A jury found a Rixford woman guilty of firearms-related charges after a one-day trial Tuesday in McKean County Court. Julie A. Tipton, 37, “was convic...
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Bradford man guilty of meth lab allegations
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 01, 2019
A Bradford man who conspired with others to operate a methamphetamine lab in January 2018 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday. Corry M. Robinson, 3...
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Bradford woman acquitted at trial
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Jan 31, 2019
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was acquitted at trial this week in McKean County Court of allegations she kept her son hidden in her home from police in...
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Gausman found guilty in Kane arson
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 01, 2018
A Grampian woman accused of setting fire to her Kane home in 2014 and receiving more than $300,000 in insurance funds was convicted Wednesday. The jur...
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Kane man convicted in assault with a firearm
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 28, 2018
SMETHPORT — A McKean County jury found a Kane man guilty of most of the charges against him stemming from allegations he pointed a loaded firearm at a...
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Chitester convicted of three drug charges
Crime, News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 26, 2018
SMETHPORT — A Kane woman who was accused of scheming with another woman to unlawfully obtain prescription pills was found guilty of three charges at a...
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Mixed verdict for pair in threat case
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Jun 27, 2018
SMETHPORT — It was a mixed verdict Tuesday in McKean County Court for a pair who were accused of entering a Shinglehouse home and making threats. Katr...
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Perez guilty of all counts in drug overdose
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Feb 08, 2018
SMETHPORT — A McKean County jury found Roberto Perez guilty of all charges against him for his role in the fentanyl death of a Driftwood man. A three-...
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