Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 61-year-old Jones Ricky Woods of Buffalo was arraigned on Monday afternoon before Buffalo City Court Judge Samuel P. Davis on one count of Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree (Class “E” felony).

It is alleged that on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at approximately 2:58 a.m., the defendant intentionally threw a rock through the front glass door of the U.S. Attorney’s Office building located on the 100 block of Delaware Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The defendant’s alleged actions caused the glass to break. The incident occurred while the building was closed.

At the arraignment, Judge Davis issued a verbal stay away order, which ordered the defendant to stay away from the building. Prosecutors argued that the defendant should be held on bail. The Court released the defendant for an out of custody forensic examination.

The defendant was scheduled to return to Buffalo City Court this morning. Due to the defendant currently being held in federal custody, his scheduled court appearance will be adjourned. No return date has been scheduled at this time.

If convicted of the charge, Woods faces a maximum sentence of 4 years in prison.

DA Flynn commends the Buffalo Police Department, FBI Buffalo Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York for their work in this investigation.  

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.