Retired cop avoids jail time during sentencing for misdemeanor assault charges

WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although a victim of assault asked for jail time for his assailant, a judge was lenient with a now retired Niagara Falls cop during sentencing on Tuesday.
James Conte, a 48-year-old retired Niagara Falls Police Department officer, faced his sentence on Tuesday after pleading guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault. Conte first faced felony charges after authorities said he knocked a man out with his motorcycle helmet following a disp