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A West Virginia newspaper is reporting the two Fort Drum deserters wanted in connection
with the murder of a West Virginia church pastor preacher have been captured in Ohio.
The Huntington News is reporting 19-year-old Stephen Wilson of Cincinnati, Ohio and 22-year-old Daniel Smith of Newport News, Virginia are under arrest in Columbus, Ohio. The pair is
wanted in connection with the June 19th shooting death of Rev. Mark McCalla in West Virgina.
McCalla was shot once in the head at a Huntington, West Virginia rifle range. Robbery was
apparently the motive for the shooting.

9:53 AM

A diver exploring a wreck in the St. Lawrence apparently drowned near the Wellesley
Island Coast Guard Station Friday afternoon. It's believed the diver was exploring the
wreck of the Roy A. Jodrey, a ship that sank in 1974. The unresponsive victim was pulled from the river at about 3pm and taken to River Hospital on a Coast guard vessel. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is investigating. The name of the victim has not yet been released.

9:52 AM

Watertown Police arrested a city man Friday when they were called to investigate an alarming
disturbance on Franklin Street at 9 o'clock in the morning. Kevin Wayne Chatteron II, 24, of 312 Weldon Drive was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Trespass after repeated
warnings to leave the scene. Police say Chatterton was making noise outside an apartment house at 528 Franklin Street.

9:50 AM

An arrest has been made in the Daniel Simonds murder case...27-year-old Brian Latulipe of Bombay in Franklin County is facing a federal charge of conspiring to engage in a
Hobbs act robbery. Latulipe is accused of being one of three people who went to the Simonds
home on May 13th to steal marijuana and rob cash from the Stockholm man. Simonds fought
the men but died from a gunshot. St. Lawrence County Sheriff's investigators found thousands of
dollars in cash and a large amount of Canadian marijuana in the Simonds house. Latulipe is
jailed in Syracuse, awaiting a detention hearing scheduled for next Wednesday. More arrests are expected.

9:48 AM

One person died and two were injured in a one vehicle crash on County Route 69 in the Town
of Rodman Friday night. The three were travelling in a Ford SUV shortly after 11pm when the
vehicle missed a curve and rolled over several times. Two of the three occupants
were ejected. One person was dead at the scene and the two survivors were transported to
Samaritan Medical Center. Names have not yet been released pending notification of family members. The investigation into the crash is continuing by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

9:44 AM

St. Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies arrested an Ogdensburg woman for allegedly defrauding
nursing home patients and her employer.Jean M. Shaver, 41, is accused of stealing
over 1300 dollars over a six month period at United Helpers Nursing Home. Shaver is charged with 1st degree Scheme to Defraud. Investigators allege that between January 8th and June 21st Shaver stole over $1000 at United Helpers Nursing Home by entering false information on the activity logs of eleven patients. Shaver is also accused of using a United Helpers credit card to make personal purchases totaling over $230.Shaver. She was arraigned in Town of Morristown Court and released to the supervision of probation.

9:42 AM

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