Gilchriese Waives Hearing

The man who held up traffic on the Niagara section of the 190 thruway last week has waived his preliminary hearing in Buffalo City Court, and has offered an apology to the public. James Gilchriese is facing several charges including possession of a weapon with the intent to use it, drunk driving and unlawful imprisonment. A little more than a week ago, Gilchriese threatened to kill himself with a gun and jeopardized the safety of hundreds of people on the 190. After a nearly three-hour stand-off, State Police and the SWAT team took him down. A motorist originally noticed Gilchriese and a woman in a heated argument on the I-190, and alerted authorities. Since then, he's undergone a psychiatric evaluation. The case now heads to a grand jury.