Two arrests were made following the death of a sergeant who was attacked and killed after breaking up a dispute early Sunday morning at New York’s Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel, according to the Batavia Police Department. Genesee County Sheriff's Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello was working a special assignment detail at Batavia Downs when police responded to reports of a disturbance at the bar. Sanfratello escorted Michael J. Elmore and Lyndsey Jean Wilcox out of the casino following the disturbance when Wilcox became combative, striking the 54-year-old sergeant, Batavia Police Chief Shawn Heubusch said during a media briefing Wednesday.
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BATAVIA — City police are seeking assistance from the public in gathering digital evidence from the incident that occurred Sunday at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel resulting in the death
Officials will speak at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in Batavia about the investigation into the death of Genesee County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello.