Batavia, N.Y. — A grand jury has indicted two people facing charges in connection with the death of a Genesee County Sheriff's Office sergeant.
Police lead Michael Elmore , 33, and Lyndsey Wilcox , 39, out of Batavia Town Court, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, after the pair had separate hearings after they were charged in connection to an attack that led to the death of Genesee County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello , 54, early Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Batavia Downs .
Batavia, N.Y. — A grand jury has indicted two people facing charges in connection with the death of a Genesee County Sheriff's Office sergeant. According to the felony complaint, Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello was escorting Michael Elmore, 33, and Lyndsey Wilcox, 39, out of Batavia Downs early March 10. Police said Sanfratello, 54, had been working a special detail at the casino and was called there to break up a fight.
Sanfratello and Batavia Downs security escorted the pair out of the building, according to the complaint, but Elmore immediately re-entered and began swinging a metal jewelry chain at Sanfratello, repeatedly hitting him in the face and head with the chain and his fist — and at one point put the sergeant in a chokehold. Sanfratello eventually became unresponsive and was administered CPR but was later pronounced dead.
Wilcox was indicted on four charges: burglary, assault, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest.
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