April 14, 2025
In March of 2024, Chemung County Investigator Mike Thetge jumped on the hood of a getaway car to arrest a male suspect who was stealing from Target, in Big Flats. The driver sped off with the investigator and the male suspect on the hood of the car, knocking both of them to the ground.
Today in Chemung County Court, the male suspect, Dominick Haley, 25, Ithaca, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. That’s after pleading guilty to assault of a police officer, 2nd degree assault and petit larceny.
Investigator Theetge spoke in court Monday, about how his permanent injuries: a certain amount of memory loss, loss of hearing on the right side, loss of balance and some peripheral vision problems. Theetge also says, with all of this, he can no longer work and has to be taken care of by his family.
The investigator also says, he got an apology letter from Dominick Haley and Mike Theetge says, he wishes it had not been such a life changing experience for the two of them.
The driver, Fatiuna Massaline was found guilty last month, and she is awaiting sentencing.
