Authorities say a New Year’s Day altercation in the Town of Hanover led to a vehicle being intentionally crashed into another, resulting in felony charges.
(WNY News Now) – The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 33-year-old Hanover man was arrested Thursday evening following an altercation that escalated into a vehicle crash.
According to deputies, on January 1, 2026, at approximately 6:35 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department and New York State Police responded to a report of a past altercation at an address in the Town of Hanover. Following an investigation at the scene, authorities determined that Matthew V. Conti intentionally operated a motor vehicle that did not belong to him and deliberately crashed it into another vehicle at the location.
Conti was taken into custody and charged with Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle in the First Degree. He was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail, where he was held for centralized arraignment.
As with all criminal cases, the charges are accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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