"WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) - A man is in custody, after the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office says he changed his last name the day before his scheduled sentencing and then did not appear in court. In September, 25-year-old Eric Motzer was convicted of second-degree criminal sale of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree rape and second-degree criminal sexual act. He was scheduled to be sentenced on September 22nd. However, on September 21st, he was married in front of a Genesee County Justice of the Peace, and took the name Eric Disalvo. The following day, Motzer/Disalvo did not appear in court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The man was apprehended in West Virginia, where the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office say he fought extradition stating his name was not Eric Motzer.
After several hearings and a governor’s warrant issued, the man was transported back to New York. An was arraigned in Wyoming County Court, and remanded without bail.
He will face sentencing for the original charges on April 5th."
Crime is nothing but misdirected energy! But, speaking of misdirection, how was Eric Mozer OUT ON BAIL, KNOWING THAT HE WILL BE SENTENCED FOR CRIMINAL SALE OF MARIJUANA, ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD, SECOND DEGREE RAPE AND SECOND DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT???!!!! We have all seen the explosion of police presence on all levels of government since 2001 -- everywhere except, apparently, Wyoming County -- where a convicted rapist gets to have a vacation prior to his sentence, get married, change his name and take off to West Virginia. I don't know who the Judge and Prosecutor are in Wyoming County, but you have to wonder why this guy was out of jail in the first place. Must be that they thought he was a sweetheart as did his new wife, who apparently was not put off by the pot, endangering the welfare of a child, rape and criminal sexual act charges. And in the mix is the accomodating Justice of the Peace. How does Eric get his name changed by a justice of the peace???. This story needs a bit more light.
