Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today John D. Walko, age 44, pled guilty to one count of (1) Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a class C felony, in satisfaction of a two (2) count indictment. Mr. Walko admitted guilt to an incident which occurred on January 28, 2015, in the Town […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today’s decision by the Appellate Division’s Third Department, affirming a previous order by Rensselaer County Court which denied defendant’s motion to vacate his conviction on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Jason Guynup pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree and waived his right to […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that Jamel T. DeWitt, age 32, pled guilty to one (1) count of Criminal Use of a Firearm in the First Degree, a class B felony, in satisfaction of a six (6) count indictment. Mr. DeWitt admitted guilt to an incident which occurred on August 23, […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that Daniel K. Flowers, age 39, was sentenced to prison for his guilty plea to one (1) count of Attempted Kidnapping in the Second Degree as a sexually motivated offense, a class C violent felony, in Rensselaer County Court. The defendant previously admitted guilt to an […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that Vernon L. Cheatham, age 33, pled guilty one (1) Assault in the Second Degree for recklessly causing serious physical injury to another by means of a dangerous weapon, in Rensselaer County Supreme Court. The defendant admitted guilt to an incident which occurred on July 20, […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced that today, Hector Padin-Rivera, age 41, of Troy, NY, was sentenced as a second felony offender to six (6) years of state incarceration followed by five (5) years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that Joseph S. Taylor, age 53, pled guilty one (1) count of Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony, in Rensselaer County Supreme Court. The defendant admitted guilt to an incident which occurred back on April 16, 2017, where he consumed alcohol to the point of […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced that on Friday, December 8, 2017, Tyvon Hemingway a/k/a “7 Minute Man”, age 30, of Troy, NY, was sentenced to seven (7) years of state prison followed by five (5) years post-release supervision as a result of his guilty plea to one count of Criminal Possession of […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that the Rensselaer County Court dismissed the motion to vacate the conviction of Joseph Adamo Jr., age 45, rendered January 16, 2015. Adamo pled guilty to one (1) count of Attempted Murder, a class B violent felony. As a result, he was sentenced to eighteen (18) […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that William Schrell, age 74, pled guilty to one (1) count of Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a class B felony, in satisfaction of a three (3) count indictment. The defendant admitted guilt to an incident where he had a child under the age […]