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Three arrests and 34 citations at Tim McGraw concert at Darien Lake

By Howard B. Owens

The following people were arrested by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office during the Tim McGraw concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Friday:

Michael E. Tamol, 23, of Walden Avenue, Alden, is charged with trespass after allegedly refusing to leave the concert venue.Tamol was jailed on $200 bail.

Andrew F. Heidt, 29, of Beech Street, Erie, Pa., is charged with disorderly conduct. Heidt is accussed of fighting with concert security. He was jailed on $250 bail.

Alexander T. Froman, 21, of Baker Street Extension, Ashville, is charged with trespass. Froman is accused of returning to the concert venue after being repeatedly told to leave and not return.

The following individuals were issued citations for allegedly drinking under age 21.

Kevin M. Richard, 20, of Montvale Lane, Rochester
Matthew P. Myers, 19, of Garden Street, Avon
Brian R. Hopkins Jr., 19, of Parkside  Lane, Rochester
A 17-year-old of Barber Road, Dansville
Matthew J. Piedmont, 20, of Winding County Lane, Spencerport
Lindsey M. Masullo, 20, of Nittany Valley Drive, Bellafonte, Pa.
Ashleigh M. Bunton, 20, of West Church Street, Lockhaven, Pa.
Paige E. Ambrose, 20, of Jack Street, Custer City, Pa.
Tricia K. Copeland, 20, of Interstate Pkwy, Bradford, Pa.
Ellin C. Vaccaielli, 19, of Northbrook Way, Webster
James E. Taft, 18, of Ruie Road, N. Tonawanda
Kaitlyn D. Worth, 19, of Humbert Road,. N. Java
Jessica M. Raichel, 19, of Aurora Street, Lancaster
Rebecca G. Keller, 18, of Marlau Road, E. Aurora
Jocelyn T. Gleiser, 18, of Longs Lane, Corfu
Rebecca K. Parese, 19, of Sherman  Street, Little Falls
Ashley L. Boepple, 20, of State Road 67, Little Falls
Erika L. Labaff, 20, of Hurley Road, Brasher Falls
Lindsay M. Wigderson, 18, of Fairmont Drive, Webster
Jonathan W. Daniels, 19, of Middlebury Road, Webster
Emily R. Von Schondorf, 19, of Shady Glen Circle, Webster
Samantha L. Smith, 18, of Apple Orchard Lane, Webster
Nathan F. Crosby, 20, of Howard Street, Hornell
Teren L. Persichilli, 18, of Lattimer Road, Arkport
A 16-year-old, of Starin Avenue, Buffalo
A 16-year-old, of Winston Road, Buffalo
Katie A. Luthringer, 20, of N. Forest Road, Williamsville
Kathryn M. Mucha, 18, of County Road 16, Dalton
Michael H. Moran, 20, of North Street, Batavia
A 17-year-old of Fisher Road, Oakfield
Dale B. Frier, 20, of William Street, Lancaster
Austin T. Smith, 18, of Fox Hunt Road, Lancaster
Derek C. Jansma, 19, of Matthews Drive, Lancaster
Jason D. Platt, 18, of Center Road, Kendall

Howard B. Owens

The Sheriff's Sergeant who produced the press release was nice enough to reply to my text message at 10:15 p.m. on his night off -- the "10-year-old" has been corrected -- he's 20, and his name has been reinserted into the post.

He also clarified that any time an age shows up on the release that it's under 16, then it's a mistake. Under 16 would be handled differently.

At the same time, an angry mother called me and complained that her daughter was included though she's not yet 18. The double check on her age isn't immediately available, so I removed the name until it can be clarified tomorrow evening.

Aug 7, 2010, 10:31pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

BTW: The Sheriff's Office provides the names of 16 and 17 year olds who get these tickets, but sticking to our policy of not including names of suspects who are under 18 (except for major offenses), The Batavian does not include the names.

Aug 7, 2010, 10:39pm Permalink
Mark Potwora

Howard i don't understand why you print all these underage drinking arrests ..You do it after every Concert at Darien Lake ..Its not like they are all under 18..Most are collage age kids..Seems a little petty..No drug arrests ..I think that is news ..You don't list names of people getting speeding tickets or talking on cell phones every day ..Why underage drinking..

Aug 8, 2010, 11:19am Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Mark, A) The Sheriff's Office releases the info and our policy is to publish all arrests/citations released. If they released a daily or weekly list of traffic citations, we would publish those. B) The Sheriff's Office expends significant resources providing law enforcement support to Darien Lake Theme Park, so it's important to document those law enforcement efforts. C) It's not my place to decide whether it's petty or not. Drunken driving kills a lot of people; drinking in large crowd like this seems to lead to problems; on the other side of the debate, some of us think the drinking age should be 18; but, as long as the law is the law, it's my job to report the consequences of the events. It's not my place to pass judgment on whether the citations should be issued or if the names should be released. Once the names are public information, it's my obligation to publish them.

Aug 8, 2010, 12:01pm Permalink

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