Guilty Plea in Quadruple Homicide Case On April 5, 2019, Justin Mann of Schenectady pled guilty before the Honorable Debra J. Young in Rensselaer County Court to four counts of Murder in the Second Degree in violation of NY State Penal Law Section 125.25(3). Mr. Mann will be sentenced to 25 years to life on […]
The office collected upwards of fifty new stuffed animals to contribute to Albany Med’s sexual assault forensic examiners’ program. The donated stuffed animals will be packed in We Care Bags or “survival kits” for this most worthwhile program for victims of sexual assault. See the Event Flier
Rensselaer County District Mary Pat Donnelly announced that on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Duane W. Miles, age 40, pled guilty to one count of Arson in the Second Degree, a class B violent felony in satisfaction of a twenty-one count indictment. On June 5, 2018, the Troy Police Department and Troy Fire Department investigated a […]
Troy Couple Charged inSouth Troy Animal Cruelty Case Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that on Friday, February 15, 2019, Michelle and David Hempstead of Troy were arraigned in Troy City Court charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. The charges include 17 counts each in violation of Agriculture and Markets Law 353. […]
Albany Resident Convicted of Weapons Charges in Rensselaer County Court
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that on Thursday, January 10th, 2019, Christopher Downey, age 32, plead guilty to one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree today in Rensselaer County Court.The defendant will be sentenced to a term of fifteen (15) years incarceration in state prison […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that on Friday, January 4th, 2019, Ricky G. Durham, age 49, was sentenced in Rensselaer County Court to a term of five (5) years of state incarceration followed by three (3) years of post-release supervision for possessing approximately twenty (20) pounds of marihuana. During two separate instances, […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that the New York State Supreme Court has granted summary judgment to the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office for the civil forfeiture of all cash and physical property seized during the April 2015 arrest of Alexander Luciano, age 36. On June 3, 2016, a jury convicted […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced today that Charlie P. Hardt, age 26, was sentenced to thirteen (13) years in State prison followed by five (5) years of post release supervision for his guilty plea to two (2) counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, both class C felonies and one (1) count […]
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove announced that Terry M. Brust, age 27, of Johnsonville, NY, plead guilty yesterday to one (1) count of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony. On October 15, 2018, the defendant pled guilty to the charge listed above stemming from an accident that occurred on June 2, […]