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Murder suspect claims victim ran into his knife

A Baldwinsville teenager charged with second-degree murder claims the victim ran into a kitchen knife he was holding in his hand.

Anthony J. Miller, a 46-year-old Granby man, was killed on Super Bowl Sunday when four teenagers attempted to rob his mobile home.

Michael Celi, 17, of 9 McHarrie St, along with Glenwood E. Carr, 16, of 610 Lamson Road; and Zachary M. Scott, 19, of 7645 Van Buren Road are charged with burglary and murder.

According to court documents, Celi told state police in an interview Sunday that, “After the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, using their mother’s white car, Celi’s brother took him, Zach Scott and Carr to Miller’s house. When Celi and Carr entered the home, Miller attacked Carr, punching and hitting him. Celi was armed with a kitchen knife he had brought from home.

State troopers say, “Mr. Celi stated Miller ran into the knife while he had it in his hand,”

The knife penetrated Miller’s chest or stomach causing him to fall on his back. Celi told troopers that Miller pulled the knife out of him and Celi punched Miller in the face.

Carr took a glass bong from Miller’s house, Celi told troopers.

Miller was killed. He was found Feb. 3 in his mobile home by friends.

New York Assembly to vote on Common Core tests

Syracuse Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli is one of 27 co-sponsors of a bill that would postpone the impact of the state’s tough new tests on New York’s students and teachers for two years.

The bill, sponsored by Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan, would prohibit the use of the Common Core-aligned three- through eighth-grade state exams from being included on students’ permanent records or transcripts.

The bill would also prohibit the state from providing student data to in Bloom and other data management companies until July 1, 2015. And it would give parents the option of refusing to allow their children’s personally identifiable data to be provided to in Bloom or other vendors.

If the bill passes the Assembly, it would still have to be taken up and approved by the state Senate and be signed by Cuomo

Robbers can’t Master the Snow

Snow on snow on snow; Oswego County residents sure have seen and felt their fair share of it this year.  It delays plans, freezes bones, and even tells a story.

A Byrne Dairy in the town of Hastings was robbed by two 17 year olds, forceful enough to steal what they wanted, but not smart enough to cover their tracks. Literally.

Oswego County sheriff’s deputies tracked the culprits’ footprints through the snow back to 116 Roxbury Estates, a trailer park not too far from the held up Byrne Dairy.

Frank J. Burt and Jeremy L. Champney, both 17, have been charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery and fourth-degree conspiracy.

Robbery in the first degree is the taking of anything of value by the use of force or intimidation. Second-degree robbery is the taking of anything of value and the offender intentionally inflicts serious bodily injury. Champney was also charged with resisting arrest.

No reports on what exactly was stolen have been released, but deputies have returned the stolen property from the Byrne Dairy.

The Hansel and Gretel duo will be arraigned in town court within the coming weeks.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

With the temperatures dropping and the levels of snow rising, battling the elements without a home to protect you is a nightmare to think about.

Sadly, this nightmare has become a harsh and cold reality for a man in Phoenix NY whose home was a flame on Monday evening.

The fire ensued in the 100 block of Huntley Road in the village of Phoenix, in Oswego County.

Volunteer firefighters from Phoenix, Baldwinsville, Caughdenoy, Cody, Liverpool, Moyers Corners and Volney responded to the call at 33 Elm Street and said the house was “fully involved,” in flames.

The Oswego County Cause and Origin Team also is at the scene.

Fortunately, no injuries have been reported.

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