A Niagara Falls police officer could face the death penalty if he's convicted of raping two women and violating their civil rights. Officer Ryan Warme entered a not guilty plea in U.S. District Court in downtown Buffalo Wednesday afternoon. He's charged with intentionally violating the civil rights of two women by sexually assaulting them, cocaine trafficking, and carrying a firearm in relation to one of the civil rights violations and the cocaine trafficking violation.
Authorities say the 27-year-old Warme, who joined the Niagara Falls police force in August 2005, committed many of his crimes while on duty. "I'd like to assure everyone, especially the citizens of Niagara Falls, that the actions of Mr. Ryan Warme were the actions of one individual and we have absolutely no facts to dispute that," says Niagara Falls Chief of Police John Chella.
Top officials in the NFPD were first tipped off to alleged misdeeds by Officer Warme a couple of years ago when a woman called to complain about him, but they say they didn't have enough evidence to pursue charges at the time. By July of this year though the complaints against Warme were piling up and Niagara Falls police enlisted the help of federal officers. Their investigation led to the arrest of Warme last night without incident at his Ninth Street home in the Falls.
"The one thing I really want to get out there is his actions may be shocking to the conscious of most people but I think what people need to take into consideration is the rest of the men and women of this department did not cover for him," says Det. Lt. Kelly Rizzo, NFPD.
The criminal complaint against Warme filed in U.S. District Court alleges Warme told one of the rape victims: "If she ever told anyone he would take her to the "res" (Indian reservation) and shoot her". He also allegedly told the victims his father was a police captain and no one would believe that he raped them. Gordon Warme was a decorated captain who served in the NFPD for many years and retired a few years ago. "In no way should the unacceptable behavior of Ryan Warme reflect on the fine career Captain Warme had," says Chief Chella, "I would hope that the public would not judge the father for the sins of the son."
Authorities think there could be other victims of Ryan Warme and they want victims to know it is safe to call Niagara Falls police and report a crime.
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10 comments:
FYI.. New York state doesnt have the death penalty. So should he be found guilty, he wouldnt face the death penalty.
RYAN WARME MAY HAVE MADE SOME MISTAKES BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THESE WOMEN... AND LOOK AT THESE WITNESSES , EVERY SINGLE ONE IS EITHER A CONVICTED FELON ,KNOWN DRUG DEALER, A PROSTITUTES ...I ALWAYS KNEW RYAN TO BE A GENTLE GIANT . HE WAS ALWAYS RESPECTFUL,CALM AND CLASSY AND ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE.RYAN ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL SAFE IN EVERY SITUATION WE WERE IN. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE RYAN I DID AND NOT THE ONE THEY ARE PORTRAYING IN THE MEDIA. STEP UP AND GIVE A STATEMENT... HE NEEDS ALL THE HELP HE CAN GET NOW. REMEMBER INNOCENT UNTILL PROVEN GUILTY.
amie...if you were smart you would see that this dope was arrested on federal charges. federal govt has the death penalty
I just wanted to say that I went to college with Ryan, and am SHOCKED with what I am reading! This is not the Ryan I knew either. He was a sweet, gentle, funny,smart guy and cant beleive that he would do the things that I am reading. Ryan is respected and always respected others. He always watched out for us girls on campus , like a big brother. I cant beleive he rapped two women!
What a scum bag.
This is hard to read. I went to college with Ryan, we had many classes together and were even in the same group of friends. I knew him as a good guy, a good friend and an honest person. Sure, he had some scuffles in college, who didn't? Not saying that these accusations (and they are only accusations) at this point are true or false, but this is definitely not the Ryan Warme I knew. On the other hand, if these accusations are true, he should get the death penalty. The details are hard to read and feel for the victims, if they are in fact victims.
i knew ryan pretty good and that was definitely not the ryan i knew either. he was such a sweetheart and always took the time to listen whenever there seemed to be a problem. i find this hard to believe and if these females really were raped they should have gone to the hospital regardless of if they were afraid or not. i find it very hard to believe that ryan would harm anyone.
No way he did it. Warme definatly didn't rape anyone
He did it, end of story! Its not like there is 1 person accusing him of rape, there are 2 and another accusing him of sexual assault.. He was a dirty cop and unless any of you were in that bedroom with him keep your mouths shut. Thank you! Sincerely, -Someone he hurt-
Let me guess is there a Joy Vail she must have liked you and you cheated on her..... you know she used to crush up Viagra and put it in her ex' Matts food... she had another boyfriend named Glenn and he hurt her feelings so she stole his prosthetic leg and when he was jumping around she named him IHOP and she took off with his leg in the car... there's some other stories I could tell you... she says even when she gets a new boyfriend and she likes him she cheats on him just so she can be the first one to cheat.. you see the problem is when I found out she was dating a detective or a police officer I didn't find it out from her I found out from somebody else and she sold a lot of cocaine for me.. you know when she came by the shop and told me her daughter was with her friend in Buffalo and her friend got murdered obviously I didn't know who it was because nobody else even knew it happened.... since I was letting the girls at the bars get rid of it this was the kind of headache I had they all cheat and their boyfriends always want to always blame somebody else. So it's like being in a relationship with somebody you're not getting any p**** from but you got to listen to their problems that you don't really give a f*** about because they're all self created... the way it really works is you let somebody else do all the dirt and you kind of look out for them you can't do all that s*** yourself lmao
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