LOCKPORT MAN SENTENCED FOR POINTING GUN AT VICTIM AFTER MINOR VEHICLE COLLISION IN NORTH BUFFALO

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 63-year-old Jeffrey Calhoun of Lockport has been sentenced virtually by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 2 years of probation.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at approximately 11:25 a.m., the defendant was driving northbound on Colvin Avenue near Sanders Road in the City of Buffalo when his pickup truck was rear-ended by another vehicle. After the crash, the defendant approached the female driver of the other vehicle then walked back to his pickup truck. The female driver then exited her vehicle and walked away from the scene. The defendant followed the victim and attempted to keep her at the scene by holding onto her purse.

Several witnesses observed the interaction and attempted to intervene. During the incident, the defendant pulled out a licensed pistol from his hip holster and brandished the weapon in front of the victim and witnesses. One witness captured the incident on cell phone video.

A jury found Calhoun guilty of one count of Menacing in the Second Degree, a Class “A” misdemeanor. The defendant was acquitted of all other charges in the indictment against him. The jury rendered their decision after approximately 11 hours of deliberations following a two-day trial on March 6, 2020.

An order of protection will be issued on behalf of the victim, which will remain in effect for 3 years. The defendant’s pistol permit remains suspended at this time.

DA Flynn commends the Buffalo Police Department for their work in the investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Chief Justin T. Wallens and Assistant District Attorney Sean B. Bunny of the DA’s Felony Trials Bureau.

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Steve Herman, executive director at the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation, quoted Trump's comment, "Everyone else has accepted it."

"Except Hamas, according to President Trump, explaining his plan calls for a 'Board of Peace' to be headed by himself," said Herman.

It prompted national security lawyer Bradly P. Moss to remark, "So, you know, a peace plan missing a vital party."

"The new official Trump plan for Gaza. Quite a few things to parse out, including accountability mechanisms, who actually makes up the stabilisation force, and what mandate they would have," said Dr. H.A. Hellyer, a geopolitics and security expert on the Middle East and Europe at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.

Even senior Washington Examiner writer David Harsanyi had questions: "This plan has been tried more than once. Palestinians have never been able to meet #1."

Bloomberg's Washington Correspondent Josh Wingrove couldn't help but notice that the plan, "previously described as a '21-point plan,'" now "includes 20 points and an image of proposed withdrawals."

"The points include a call for Gaza's governance to be supervised by a 'Board of Peace' - chaired by Trump himself," added Wingrove.

White House columnist Niall Stanage, at "The Hill," also questioned, "It runs to 20 points but how will point 1 — upon which all else may hinge — be defined or verified and by whom?"

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"He's not my boss!" Lawler insisted. "And by the way, why did you vote to shut the government?"

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"You have to sign on to the bill," Lawler demanded.

"Let me ask you a question," Jeffries said. "You voted for the 'One Big Ugly Bill,' correct?"

"I voted for a tax cut bill that gave the largest tax cut to Americans in history," Lawler countered. "Are you against that?"

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