Grand Jury Indicts Eleven

By: Kevin Doonan

NORWICH – The Chenango County grand jury met Wednesday and handed up a number of criminal indictments. At the proceeding, the Chenango County District Attorney’s Office presents evidence against those they wish to prosecute. It is up to the jury to decide if there is enough reasonable cause to charge a person with a felony offense.

Those indicted by the grand jury are arraigned before the county or Supreme Court judge at a later date.

The grand jury indicted eleven individuals:

• Ganesh R. Ramsaran, 36, New Berlin, was indicted on one count of second degree murder, a class A-I violent felony.

It is alleged that the defendant – on or about December 11, 2012 at 449 Sheff Road in the Town of New Berlin – “with intent to cause the death of another person, he did cause the death of such person,” his wife, Jennifer L. Ramsaran.

• Robert R. Reynolds, 52, Sherburne, was indicted for criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; and first degree criminal possession of marijuana, a class C felony.

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It is alleged that Reynolds, on or about April 11, 2013, was found to be in possession of an assortment of controlled substances following the execution of a search warrant at his 476 Pleasant Valley Road home by the Chenango County Sheriff's Office. Authorities allegedly discovered Reynolds to be in possession of 75 round white tablets each marked 'Watson 932' and containing the narcotic drug Oxycodone with an aggregate weight of 34.11 grams. It is also alleged that Reynolds was found to be in possession of 34 clear plastic bags containing marijuana with an aggregate weight of 5,359 grams, or more than ten pounds.

• Martin W. Nowalk, 50, Greene, has been indicted on charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, a class A-II felony; first degree rape, a class B felony; first degree criminal sexual act, a class B felony; first degree sexual conduct against a child, a class B felony; second degree sexual conduct against a child, a class D felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

It is alleged that Nowalk, being over the age of 18, did rape a female under the age of 13 on or about May 7, 2013, in the Town of Smithville. It is also alleged that during the month of November, 2012, in the Town of Smithville, the defendant did engage in a number of sexual acts with a person under the age of 13. Furthermore, Nowalk is accused of having repeatedly subjected another person to a series of sexual acts while said person was less than 13 years old between the time period of 2008 and May 7, 2013.

• Maureen G. Fuino, 53, Rochester, was indicted on one count of driving while ability impaired by drugs, a class E felony.

It is alleged that on or about April 7, 2013, at approximately 5:41 p.m. on state Highway 220 in the Town of Oxford, Fuino was driving while impaired by drugs.

•Michael A. Marshall, 24, Vestal, was indicted for third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony; fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; and two counts of seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

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