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Accused Georgia Murderer Captured in Ithaca By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun City Editor
Law enforcement at several levels of government collaborated to arrest Adrian Dove, 48, in Ithaca for a murder that occured across the country, the U.S. Marshal’s Service shared in a press release Wednesday. The Savannah Police Department was
searching for Dove for his connection to a murder in Georgia in which the victim was shot. Dove was employed as a truck driver, the report said, and traveled in upstate New York, including the Syracuse area. The press release was circulated by Lieutenant John Joly of the Ithaca Police Department. “We are proud to have secured Mr. Dove’s capture and wish to thank both the community and all of our fellow law
enforcement agencies whose cooperation was so very important in this case,” David McNulty, the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of New York, said in the release. The office could not be reached for additional comment Wednesday night. The law enforcement coalition, which included U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Ithaca Police Department, New York State Police,
Tompkins County Sheriff’s and the Cayuga Heights Police Department, arrested the man on Tuesday “without incident,” the report said. Dove, who was arraigned in City Court, will face extradition proceedings as a “fugitive from justice,” the release noted. Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@ cornellsun.com.
Daylight Shooting In Downtown Ithaca Police still searching for suspect
John Joly wrote in a press release. The Ithaca police arrested and charged Turner with criminal Sun City Editor and Managing Editor possession of a weapon in the Outside of City Hall on second degree and tampering of Wednesday afternoon, Ithaca evidence, police said. Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, Acting The primary suspect, idenPolice Chief Dennis Nayor and tified as Andrae Martin during other members of the Ithaca Police the conference, is a 33-year-old Department briefed the public on African American male between the status of the investigation into 5’10” and 6 feet, with an averthe shooting on Green Street ear- age build. Police said Martin lier that morning. As first attempted to flee of Wednesday night, on bike, before disthe suspect was still at carding the bike. The large. search for Martin is At 9:44 a.m., the ongoing. IPD received a call Myrick, who said that shots had been he was in a meeting fired around the with the acting chief Green Street parking during the time of MARTIN garage. When offithe shooting, cited cers responded to the scene, they today’s shooting as an example of found a victim who had been shot the police force’s cohesion. multiple times. The investigation, which The victim, who police iden- involved collaboration between tified as 30-year-old Shayne Lott the Tompkins County Sheriff's of Rochester, was first taken to Office, state police and the Cayuga Medical Center and then a Federal Bureau of Investigation, regional trauma center, Nayor said. involved multiple scenes, Joly At the time, police apprehend- said. The police continued worked one suspect, Woodrow Turner ing Wednesday, closing the parkof Ithaca, who was attempting to ing garage and causing a tempodispose of a .357 caliber revolver; rary pause in the operation of the five shots had been fired, and TCAT station on Green Street. the gun still contained one live See SHOOTING page 4 round in its cylinder, Lieutenant By MARYAM ZAFAR and SARAH SKINNER
MARYAM ZAFAR / SUN CITY EDITOR
Shooting statements | Acting Police Chief Dennis Nayor briefs the press with other public officials in front of City Hall.
COURTESY OF CORNELL HEALTH
Opening minds | After many protests from undergraduates and graduates, Cornell Health has begun to implement newly announced reforms to mental health services at the on-campus center.
Mental Health Services Updated
More free appointments, counselors among changes By DENA BEHAR Sun Staff Writer
After extensive review, taskforces and student input, Cornell Health’s mental health reforms went into effect with the new semester — featuring free sessions, easier scheduling and a greater variety of care options. The reforms were first announced by Vice President Ryan Lombardi in March. The improvements include increased access to mental health care in the form of free, 25-minute in-person counseling appointments that can often be scheduled the same day, according to the executive director of Cornell Health, Dr. Kent Bullis. Longer 50-minute sessions are available for a $10 copay. The updates were inspired by the suc-
cess of the “Let’s Talk” counseling program that offers free dropin sessions. As a part of the updated services, Cornell has expanded Let’s Talk at locations around campus and has also expanded group counseling options for those seeking peer support. Over the past two years, Cornell Health has increased its Counseling & Psychological Services staff by 15%. Currently, there are 40 counselors on staff, 37 of them full-time, according to Bullis. This represents a ratio of 694 students to each full-time counselor. “For context, the nationwide average for universities of our size is 13 counselors, according to the most recent figures from the Association for University College
Counseling Center Directors,” Bullis said. The increase in staff has come at a time where there has been an increase in students utilizing mental health resources, and the change in the service model is meant to account for the growing
itoring tools such as an online dashboard to track appointment requests, the type of service and the specific provider. These tools allow Cornell Health to respond to the demand and improve the offerings, according to Chris Payne MHA ‘97,
“I hope that the administration might now look towards putting regulations on course grading/curves, caps on workload, and other reasonable changes to aid student well-being.” Chelsea Kiely ’20 number of students that simply increasing counselors cannot address, according to Bullis. In the last year, 25% of students used CAPS services, which was an 11 percentage point increase from the prior year. Cornell Health is currently using mon-
director of administrative services at Cornell Health. Cornell is currently working on other projects to address student health and well-being in other ways. Dr. Timothy Marchell ’82, director of Skorton See HEALTH page 4