WCDO Radio News

The Chenango county sheriffs department arrested 22-year-old Ashley Schermerhorn and 37 year old Jared Backus of Afton for 3rd degree criminal tresspass.  Deputies responded to the Norwich Wal-Mart Monday when the pair entered the store, they had been banned following previous allegation of stealing merchandise.  Both were taken into custody and face court action shortly.

The Chenango county sheriff’s department arrested 37-year-old Jared Backus of Afton on an active bench warrant out of the Town of Norwich.   Backus was arrested for failing to appear for a scheduled Court date last month to answer to a Petty Larceny charge, he was arraigned in the Town of Oxford court & was remanded to Chenango County Jail on $1,000 bail and scheduled to appear in the Town of Norwich court at a later date.