A special prosecutor was recently appointed to review an incident involving the Erie County Sherriff’s Office Chief of Narcotics and members of the Buffalo Police Department.
Attorney Barry Covert joined 7 News WKBW’s Michael Wooten, for an in-studio interview, to provide legal analysis on the case.
Erie County Sherriff’s Office official, Daniel Granville, is accused of being involved in an April 2024 hit-and-run crash. It is alleged that he struck seven parked cars on Buffalo’s West Side, while driving a county-owned vehicle. Media reports indicate that the Buffalo Police Department responded to the incident and issued Granville a ticket, which was pleaded down to jaywalking.
Over the course of his conversation with WKBW’s Michael Wooten, Barry Covert provided legal analysis and addressed several questions, including:
• Does the appointment of an outside prosecutor suggest criminal charges are being considered in this matter?
• What kind of charges could be brought in this incident and who could they be brought against?
• How difficult is it for a prosecutor or investigator to pick up a case like this, almost a year after the incident happened?
• How unusual are the circumstances of this matter?
• Is leaving the scene of an accident considered to be a serious crime?
Click the following video to watch Barry Covert’s full interview with WKBW’s Michael Wooten.
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