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MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday 12-16-05 4:00 PM
Arrest for Felony Criminal Mischief to a Sheriff’s Patrol Vehicle
Southern Cayuga County Town of Genoa

Sheriff Rob Outhouse reports that early Thursday morning 12-15-05 two Deputy Sheriffs were on patrol in the Town of Genoa. The two man “A-Line” car was near the intersection of Atwater Road and Bartnick Road when they observed a car travel through the intersection without stopping at the clearly posted stop sign. The violator continued on, turning right onto Hill Road. The pursuing Deputies activated their emergency lights and siren and the operator of the target vehicle failed to heed the signals to stop continuing on without yielding to the police vehicle as required. The violator continued toward Tompkins County and the Tompkins County Sheriff was advised and offered assistance. An off duty Deputy was activated from his home and joined the attempts to apprehend the suspect in his assigned patrol car. Deputies continuing their pursuit observed the operator continue to commit traffic violations including speeding, driving through stop intersections etc. The suspect lost control and spun the vehicle out when they were back on Bartnick Road. When one of the Sheriff’s Patrol cars approached the stopped suspect vehicle the operator accelerated into the Patrol car crashing into the left front end of the car, disabling the Patrol car.  The second Sheriff’s Patrol unit was on scene at that time and the suspect was taken into custody by the Deputies.

Arrested and Charged:
Jennifer E. Thumm 23 of Myers Road, Genoa, NY.
Criminal Mischief in the third degree…a class E Felony
Reckless Driving…a Misdemeanor
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the third degree…a Misdemeanor
And numerous other moving violations under the Vehicle and Traffic Law
Other charges will be made as the investigation continues.

The defendant was arraigned before the nearest accessible magistrate, the Town of Locke Court. She was remanded to the Cayuga County Jail by Justice Franklin in lieu of $1,000 cash/ $2,500 Bond.

Sheriff Rob Outhouse