COLD CASE SOLVED THROUGH DNA EVIDENCE RESULTS IN PRISON SENTENCE FOR BURGLAR

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 51-year-old Jose Mendoza of Buffalo has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to a determinate sentence of 2 years in prison followed by 1 ½ years of post-release supervision.

The defendant admitted that on July 17, 2017, he attempted to burglarize a home on Gardenvale Drive in the Town of Cheektowaga. While breaking a window, the defendant cut his hand and bled inside the house. The homeowner reported that two televisions were stolen during the break-in.

The DNA profile derived from the blood evidence was submitted to the state DNA databank. The defendant was identified after he was required to submit a sample due to a misdemeanor conviction from February 2018.

In 2012, the DNA databank requirements expanded, requiring individuals convicted of misdemeanors to provide a DNA sample. Prior to that, only convicted felony offenders were obligated to provide a sample.

Mendoza pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree, a Class “D” violent felony, on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

DA Flynn commends Detective Mike Strejewski of the Cheektowaga Police Department for his work in this investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Brian D. Langenfeld of the DA’s Tactical Prosecution Unit.

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Husted, a Republican, repeatedly declined to answer reporters' questions and, at one point, reportedly stared off when pressed. That changed Thursday, when he called for the one-time ally to get lost.

In a statement posted to X, Husted said Miller should abandon his campaign and leave office.

"Anyone who commits domestic violence is not fit to serve in Congress," Husted wrote, adding that Miller would be making the right decision by stepping aside as a candidate and resigning to focus on the best interest of his daughter.

Husted, appointed last year to fill JD Vance's Senate seat, had touted Miller's endorsement of his own campaign as recently as February. He now becomes the second Ohio Republican senator to push Miller toward the exits, joining Bernie Moreno — the father of Miller's ex-wife, Emily Moreno.

The allegations, drawn from divorce and police records, include Moreno's claims that Miller threw her against a wall, held a gun to her head and threw hot water at her, with later filings raising alarm over the couple's 2-year-old daughter. Miller denies all of it.

"I categorically deny abusing my former wife," he said in a video, insisting no court or agency has substantiated the claims. He has not been criminally charged, and a county prosecutor declined to pursue the case, citing insufficient evidence.

Miller requested a House Ethics Committee review of himself and has refused to quit even as Trump privately signaled the race looks tough, and the ballot deadline closed in. Beyond Rep. Jim Jordan, who called Miller a good man, Ohio Republicans have mostly stayed silent.