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INDICTMENT FOR MURDER

Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that a Rensselaer County Grand Jury indicted Carlos Corrales-Ramirez, 20, homeless, of the crime of Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class A-I Felony, in violation of Section 125...

HUTCHINSON FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER, BURGLARY

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that after a jury trial, Kyle Hutchinson, 23, of Schenectady was found guilty of Murder in the 2nd degree PL 125.25 (3) and Burglary in the 1st degree PL 140.30(1).

Hutchinson...

PINN & STROUD SENTENCED TO 25 TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF ZEONDRE DOMINGO

Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Nahsone Pinn, 23, of Troy, and Eric Stroud, Jr., 20, of Troy were sentenced today on their April 12 jury conviction of the Murder of Zeondre Domingo, 23, of Troy.&n...

WILLIAMS FOUND GUILTY OF BEYONCE WINT MURDER

Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Isaiah Williams, 25, of Brooklyn, was found guilty by a jury today of one count of Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class A Violent Felony in violation of section 125.25 subdivisi...

RODRIGUEZ SENTENCED

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Hector Rodriquez, 35, of Troy was sentenced for his role in a shooting in Corliss Park in April.

Rodriquez was charged with Criminal Possession Weapon in the Second Degre...

EVANS CONVICTED BY JURY OF MURDERING WIFE

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Taquan Evans, 37, of Troy, was convicted in the late afternoon on May 24th of Murder in the 2nd Degree, (PL 125.25) in the killing of his wife, Georlasia Evans, in Troy ...

WRIGHT SENTENCED FOR GUILTY VERDICT

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Bryan Wright, 33, of Troy was sentenced as a second felony offender to 13 years in prison, and 3 years post release supervision after being found guilty after a jury tri...

RIVERA INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGES

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that her office has indicted Miquel Rivera, 38 of Troy on the following charges:

One Count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a class A-I Fe...

PINN and STROUD FOUND GUILTY IN MURDER

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that two convictions were secured today in an eight-day jury trial and both are Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) cases.

Tried together, Nahsone Pinn, 23, and Eric Stroud, Jr...

HARRISON SENTENCED FOR 2020 SEXUAL ASSAULT

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Heath Harrison, 48, of Valatie, was sentenced after his guilty plea to one count of Rape in the 1st Degree, a Class B violent felony, in violations of Section 130.35 (4)...

GOURRIER-LEWIS SENTENCED IN PLEA FOR DEATH OF BROTHER

Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Jatae Gourrier-Lewis (aka “Tay Gunz”), 22, of Troy, was sentenced today after pleading guilty in September to Manslaughter in the 1st, a Class B Violent F...

WRIGHT FOUND GUILTY – GIVE CASE

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that after a four-day trial, Bryan Wright, 33, of Troy was found guilty of one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third degree, a class B felony, i...

TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD COLD CASE MURDER SOLVED

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly and East Greenbush Chief Elaine Rudzinski announced today that the twenty-eight year old murder of Wilomena “Violet” Filkins has been solved.

Filkins was found deceased in...

NAJII SNIPES SENTENCED IN ASSAULTS

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Najji Snipes, 23, of Troy was sentenced today to a total 8 years determinate in prison and 5 years post release supervision for the following charges: Attempted Assault ...

O’NEILL SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR RAPE

Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Tyrell O’Neill, 25, of Troy was sentenced today to 25 years in prison and 10 years post-release supervision.

O’Neill was found guilty after a jury trial on...

WALTON INDICTED IN ATTACK ON HVCC STUDENT

Troy, NY –Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Zymeir Walton, age 20, of Albany, was arraigned today on a six count indictment in Rensselaer County court. Walton is charged with:

One count of Attempted Murder in th...

JOSEPH DOMINQUEZ SENTENCED IN MCMAHON MURDER

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that the Honorable Jennifer Sober sentenced Joseph Dominquez-Carle, 27, of Troy, to 25 years in prison and 5 years post release supervision for his role in the murder of Mich...

RENSSELAER COUNTY AGENCIES RECEIVE ARSON AWARD

Troy, NY - Rensselaer County District Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office, the City of Troy Police Department and the Troy Fire Department were awarded the Alton Lewis Fire Investigation Team o...

JULIAN SOTO SENTENCED IN SHOOTING THAT PARALYZED 12 YEAR OLD

Troy, NY- Rensselaer County District Mary Pat Donnelly announced the sentencing of Julian Soto, 25 of Troy, NY in connection with the 2021 shooting of Matthew Rivera.

Rensselaer County Court Judge Jennifer G. Sober sentenced Soto to 10 years determinate an...

DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONVICTIONS

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that James “Finny” Smith, Jr., 50, of Troy pled guilty today to two Rensselaer County indictments.

Smith pled to Assault in the 2nd degree, a Class D violent Fel...

DUNCAN MACLEAN SENTENCED FOR 2017 ASSAULT

Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that Duncan Maclean, age 39, previously of Pittstown, was sentenced after his guilty plea to one count of Attempted Assault – 1st Degree, a Class C violent felony, ...

JOSEPH DOMINQUEZ FOUND GUILTY OF MCMAHON MURDER IN LOVE TRIANGLE

 Troy, NY --Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced today that after an almost two week trial, a Rensselaer County jury found Joseph Dominquez-Carle, 26, of Troy, guilty of Manslaughter in the 1st degree. He was found not ...