August 1, 2005

On Sunday, July 31, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Sheriff’s deputies responded to 163 Meadow Farms, Chili, for a call to check the welfare of an individual.

Deputies arrived at the residence to find Thomas Kelly Jr., DOB 2-10-68, of 163 Meadow Farms, exiting the residence with visible lacerations to his forearms. He was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital.

Inside the residence deputies found Melody L. Kelly, DOB 7-27-71, of 163 Meadow Farms, deceased in the basement. The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to rule on the cause and time of death.

The Kelly’s two children, a four-year old boy and a two-year old girl, were not at the residence when deputies arrived – they had been staying with a relative.

Thomas Kelly was arraigned in Riga Town Court and charged with Murder in the Second Degree. Kelly was remanded to the Monroe County Jail without bail and is scheduled to appear in Riga Town Court on August 5 at 1:00 PM.

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