(WNY News Now) – A 32-year-old Batavia man was arrested in Lockport on a Cattaraugus County Family Court warrant, according to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Niranh S. Woods, 32, of Batavia, was arrested at approximately 9 p.m. on October 21, 2026, in connection with a Cattaraugus County Family Court warrant.

According to Sheriff Eric A. Butler, the arrest occurred at a Niagara Street Extension address in Lockport.

Woods was transported to Ellicottville Town Court for arraignment. He is being held in the Cattaraugus County Jail pending further Family Court proceedings. As are all persons accused of a crime, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.