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You are here: Home / News / Local News / County DA and Sheriff Announce Indictment in 2008 Murder

County DA and Sheriff Announce Indictment in 2008 Murder

November 29, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson and Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace announced Thursday that a Mayville man has been indicted for the November 2008 murder of 55-year-old Jeffrey Johnson.

Rance “Randy” Freeman, Jr., 31, was arraigned Thursday in Chautauqua County Court on a two-count indictment alleging two charges of Murder in the Second Degree.

Johnson was discovered deceased in his Westfield home on November 8, 2008. The Village of Westfield Police Department, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department, and the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team responded and began an investigation which led to the indictment of Freeman, nearly 10 years later.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson credited the perseverance of the investigators, adding “My thanks go out to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Westfield Police for their continued efforts in investigating this case.”

Freeman  entered a plea of not guilty before Chautauqua County Court Judge Stephen Cass. Bail was set at $500,000 cash or $1,000,000 property.

Freeman is due to return to court for the completion of discovery and standard motions on a date yet to be determined.

The charges carry a potential sentence ranging from fifteen years to life up to twenty-five years to life imprisonment. As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Homicide, Jeffrey Johnson, Joe Gerace, Murder Investigation, Patrick Swanson, Rance "Randy" Freeman Jr., Stephen Cass, Westfield Homicide, Westfield Police Department

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