Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Robert Boyd, 38, of Brooklyn was sentenced to ten years of incarceration followed by three years of post-release supervision.
Boyd was apprehended by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department after a one car automobile accident in the town of Hoosick Falls.
Boyd pled guilty on October 11, 2023 to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree, a class B Felony, for his possession of over eight ounces of Cocaine that he intended to sell. Boyd was expected to receive 5.5 years of incarceration followed by 3 years of post-release supervision but the defendant failed to appear for sentencing on February 16, 2024 due to his re-arrest in Virginia the day prior.
Boyd led the Virginia State law enforcement officers on a high-speed pursuit which led to Boyd being found in possession of a loaded firearm, narcotics, and about $33,000 cash. Boyd pled guilty in Virginia to possessing the narcotics, the firearm, as well as eluding the police. Boyd was extradited to Rensselaer County to face his conviction here for which the Hon. Jennifer G. Sober, at the request of the People, enhanced his sentence to 10 years of incarceration followed by 3 years of post-release supervision based upon his new arrest while at liberty pending sentencing.
Assistant District Attorney Spencer Lane prosecuted the case.