HANOVER – Chautauqua County Grand Jury in Mayville will be the first court in the state to prosecute an individual for violating the state’s recently passed SAFE Act. The Post-Journal is reporting that on Wednesday, Family, friends and supporters were in the Town of Hanover court Wednesday for proceedings in Benjamin M. Wassell’s SAFE Act case.
Wassell is charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor under the state law after he allegedly sold guns that now qualify as illegal under the SAFE Act, to an undercover officer, even after being told the officer was a felon. During the proceedings, the prosecution requested that the case be transferred to Chautauqua County Court for a grand jury trial. The request was granted and Wassell will appear in county court at a later date.
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