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STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. ( WETM ) — Two Steuben County men were arrested on nearly 40 felony counts after an eight-month investigation into a string of reported commercial burglaries across four counties.
According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, 50-year-old Dale M. Sutton of Campbell and 44-year-old James R. Lisefski of Prattsburgh were arrested after an eight-month investigation by five police agencies into crimes across Steuben, Schuyler, Allegany, and Yates Counties.
The two men were arrested on the following charges:
- One count of enterprise corruption, a class B felony.
- Seven counts of burglary in the third degree, all class D felonies.
- Ten counts of grand larceny, class E and class D felonies.
- Ten counts of criminal mischief, felony, and misdemeanor level.
- Three counts of tampering with physical evidence, class E felonies.
- Three counts of petit larceny, class E felonies.
- One count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony.
- One count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony.
Father-son duo from Steuben County face charges related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot In a release from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, the eight-month investigation into the two men had the cooperation of five police agencies to share investigative information and gain evidence to link many crimes to Sutton and Lisefski.
Police allege the two of causing multiple commercial burglaries, stealing vehicles, arson, larcenies, tampering with evidence, causing property damage, and narcotics sales.
Hundreds of hours of evidence were put together and presented to a Grand Jury presentation leading to the indictment of Sutton and Lisefskin on 38 individual charges.
Sutton was arrested and processed in Steuben County Court before he was taken to the Steuben County Jail on $20,000 cash bail while Lisefskin was taken to the Steuben County Jail due to an active New York State Parole Violation Warrant and is being held without bail.
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