Alleged Attacker Indicted

The Portville man accused of attacking a woman in September has been indicted by a Cattaraugus County grand jury.

35-year-old William Phillips had been released from jail because his case didn't go the grand jury within 45 days of his arrest. District Attorney Ed Sharkey said he was waiting for paperwork from Georgia, where Phillips had been in jail before returning to Portville.

On Thursday, Phillips was indicted on charges of second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, third-degree criminal mischief, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing.

He's accused of attacking a woman after she left the Wilson Farms store on South Main Street in Portville on September 16.

Phillips is a registered sex offender in New York and has a history of being a violent sex offender.

He's currently not in jail. An arraignment is scheduled for Monday, according to the Cattaraugus County District Attorney's office.

Comments

crazy5966 said…
I am the daughter of the victim and I am trying to spread the word on how poor the 'justice' system has handled this case. Because the DA was so wrapped up in his election, this scum walked free on Monday. My mother has lived in hell for the last week and had to re-live the attack all because of the DA. And because he was already in jail for this, they can not arrest him again until he goes in front of the judge for his arraignment. When I called the DAs office on Friday, they did not even have it on the calender for the judge. The victim has suffered and the DA has done nothing to get this guy back behind bars. The only "justice" we have seen since Monday is that the DA lost his election!! He is an absolute disgrace to the justice system.
November 7, 2009 at 12:50 PM
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