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Law and Order: Batavia man charged with assault

By Howard B. Owens

Tyquawn D. Bethal, 24, of East Main Street, Batavia, is charged with criminal contempt, 1st, criminal contempt, 2nd, assault, 3rd, coercion, 2nd, and criminal obstruction of breathing. Bethal was arrested following an investigation into an alleged incident reported at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at a residence on Prune Street, Batavia. The investigation stemmed from an initial report that Bethal had unwanted physical contact with a person protected from him by a court order. He was also charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Bethal was ordered held without bail.

Keith B. Besaw, 43, of Lyon Street, Batavia, is charged with criminal mischief, 2nd. Besaw is accused of damaging an electric clock valued at more than $1,500 at the Genesee County Nursing Home.

Nickol RL Burnett, 24, of Ellicott Street, Batavia, is charged with harassment, 2nd. Burnett was arrested on a warrant during a traffic stop. He posted $300 bail and was released.

Russell L. Cocilovo, 44, of East Main Street, Batavia, is charged with criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument and driving a motor vehicle with an obstructed view. Cocilovo was stopped at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday on Bank Street by Officer Frank Klimjack.

A 17-year-old was arrested on a bench warrant for alleged failure to appear on a disorderly conduct charge. The youth was found at a local hotel and taken into custody. He posted $300 bail and was released.

Chad A. Bernard, 37, of Ross Street, Batavia, is charged with harassment, 1st, and endangering the welfare of a child. Bernard was allegedly involved in a domestic incident at 11:40 a.m. Saturday on Ross Street. Bernard was jailed on $2,500 bail.

Andrew C. Webster, 21, of Gillate Road, Alexander, is charged with petit larceny. Webster is accused of shoplifting from Tops Market.

Michael R. Marchese, 24, of Park Avenue, Batavia, was arrested for alleged failure to appear on an aggravated unlicensed operation, 3rd, charge. Marchese was located at his residence. He posted $500 bail and was released.

Jason Crater

I'm not sure how Albany's change in youthful offender status applies? Tyquawn is 24 now, and was 23 in the police report you linked.

Feb 16, 2015, 11:23am Permalink
Rich Richmond

Yes Frank,

I was referring to Pratt as an example as someone who most likely has never been held accountable for his behavior.

Attica is full of gang members who started their careers in crime when they were as young as eleven.

Feb 16, 2015, 12:01pm Permalink
Brian Graz

I wonder how many people in the Batavia area wouldn't have anything to do in their life if it wasn't for the Law and Order: section of the Batavian and the Police Blotter: section of the Daily News?

Feb 16, 2015, 11:13pm Permalink
Rich Richmond

I wonder how many people who post here are so insecure as to delete their posts when they lose the argument rather than stand their behind their arguments, contentions, evidence, comments and convictions?

Feb 17, 2015, 10:43am Permalink
Kyle Couchman

Funny you should mention that Richard, look to my discussion with Frank on the College for police recruits thread. Had I deleted my comments I wouldn't have seen my own errors.

I make it a habit to take a stand only when I have looked into the discussion topic and feel strongly about the opinion I have formed. I always try to keep an open mind and try to look at the other side's facts with reasonable openness.

But I am human and make mistakes. I will apologize when I make errors like I did there. I agree that deleting is a sign of shame and insecurity. It also speaks to the person's conviction to his own beliefs.

If you don't really believe in the comments you are making, then you shouldn't type them in the first place.

Feb 17, 2015, 12:36pm Permalink
Rich Richmond

Kyle, we all make mistakes and hopefully we all learn from them.

I whole heatedly agree with you about shame and insecurity; they show the lack of conviction of one’s beliefs.

You can disagree with someone and still respect them because they stand behind their “words” rather than deny (delete) and run away from them.

Equally wrong is to use someone else as a type of (“straw man”) as an excuse to justify deleting their post/posts.

It’s true now as it was a couple of thousand years ago.

Cato the elder- 234 BC to 149BC said “Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.”

Feb 17, 2015, 1:44pm Permalink

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