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SHERMAN — An accident near the Chautauqua Lake bridge on Interstate 86 led to charges for an Erie man. Around midnight Sunday, deputies responded to a reported vehicle complaint. The vehicle was reported to have almost struck another vehicle while traveling in the westbound lane. Deputies located the vehicle, still traveling westbound, in the town. A traffic stop was conducted and the operator was identified as 59-year-old Robert S. Schultz. Schultz was suspected of driving under the influence and was later charged. He was later released to return to court at a later date.

ELLINGTON — A town man is charged after an incident on West Hill Road early Sunday. At 2:36 a.m., it was discovered that Brandon R. Todd, 34, had damaged property belonging to another person at the residence. During the investigation, it was found that Todd also was in violation of a stay away order of protection.

He was taken into custody and transported to Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment on the charges of second-degree criminal contempt and fourth-degree criminal mischief.

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

A former Purdy music teacher will lose his license to teach in Missouri after admitting he sent an inappropriate letter to a student, according to a settlement agreement reached with state officials.

Dalton Breshears, 28, who recently lived in Springfield, signed the 11-page agreement in April, which includes a partial copy of the letter. The pact signed in May by state officials, including a top official from the Office of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is on the agenda for the June 15 meeting of the Missouri Board of Education.

Breshears, certified to teach K-12 instrumental music, taught at Purdy elementary and high school from August 2018 until his resignation on Jan. 10, 2019. Purdy is a 640-student district in Barry County. His class assignment included band, vocal music and guitar.

The handwritten letter sent in December 2018 starts with: "There are approximately 100 M&Ms in a box so I have written 100 reasons why I believe you are as special as your favorite candy!"

Examples of the letter cited in the settlement agreement include:

"20. You always look amazing even after gym class, it's like you sweat glitter or something."

"30. You're more fun than bubble wrap."

"31. Unless you were in bubble wrap…"

"32. Let's get some bubble wrap…"

"43. You make me nervous and give me the best kind of butterflies."

"45. I trust you fully and more than anyone in my life. I feel safe and real when I'm with you."

"46. You know who you are and who you are not, which is super sexy!"

Under state statute, the state board has the authority to discipline and the right to refuse to issue or renew a teaching license if there is "evidence of the certificate holder's incompetence, immorality or neglect of duty."

In the settlement, state officials pointed to excerpts of Breshear's letter as "evidence of his immorality." Breshears waived his right to a hearing and stipulated that the "factual allegations contained in this settlement agreement are true." 

A review of online court records showed no charges pending against Breshears. Prior to Purdy, he worked in the Aurora district.

Breshears had a four-year content substitute certificate that expired in June 2017 and a four-year certificate in K-12 instrumental music that expired in May 2019.

The agreement asks the state board to revoke the certificate. Breshears, as part of the pact, agrees to surrender the certificate and not seek another certificate to teach in the state of Missouri.

If approved by the state board, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is expected to maintain the settlement agreement as an open document that can be viewed by the public. 

The Enforcement directorate, Chennai, on Monday said it has attached properties worth over Rs 15 crore belonging to Congress party worker ‘Good Luck’ Rajendran under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

In a case related to illegal remittances abroad to the extent of US $1.97 crore by S Rajendran alias Good Luck Rajendran, the Chennai unit of the Enforcement Directorate attached immovable properties, including a flat in Chennai, two agricultural lands, three residential buildings, one marriage hall and five residential plots in and around Thiruvadanai in Ramanathapuram district.

CBI has registered a case against him, his brother Naganathan and Chockalingam. The CBI had filed a charge sheet against them for having sent the foreign remittance through a company named Star Forex India. They had obtained full-fledged money changer licence in the name of Star Forex by furnishing bogus documents. ED added that Rajendran had earned commission by illegal remittance business and purchased many properties, which are transferred in the name of his wife under gift deed, and the same was pledged with the banks and obtained loans.

After due investigations, it was found that the properties were linked to money laundering, and were hence attached under provisions of PMLA.