District Attorney News

Today in Schenectady County Court, Jevoun Drake (19, dob 12/24/2004) pled guilty to one count of Murder in the Second Degree for the killing of Usman…

On December 12, 2024, Camare Williams (DOB: 10/8/1979) was convicted of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a Class B Violent Felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in…

           On December 9, 2024, Elijah Lewis (9/10/1999), a resident of the City of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Aggravated…

     On November 26, 2024, Tyreik Blackmon aka “Elise” (3/8/1994), a resident of the City of Schenectady, pled guilty to two counts of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child…

          Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Zai John Vanhoesen., 25, was convicted on Friday, November 22, 2024, after an eight-day…

Daniel Miller, age 65, of Schenectady, New York was convicted on October 31, 2024, after a jury trial, of Criminal Mischief in the Fourth…

The County and City of Schenectady plan to apply for the 2024 JAG Edward Byrne Grant Local Solicitation opportunity.  The award amount available this year for the disparate jurisdiction is $35,711…

On October 2, 2024, a Schenectady County Jury convicted Sean Padilla of two counts of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, class E felonies in violation of Sections 168-t and…

Alicia Eriole, 31, a Schenectady resident, pled guilty today to Criminal Facilitation in the Second Degree in connection with the shooting of New York State Trooper…

On September 16, 2024, in Schenectady County Court, Christopher A. Brown, [DOB 3/03/1976], a resident of the City of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Criminal…

Gregory Mitchell, age 32, of Scotia, New York, was sentenced today on one count of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, a class B felony, in violation of Penal Law Section 125.14…

On August 12, 2024, Jennifer Autar (DOB: 10/1/89) and Natasha Gregoire (DOB: 12/9/89) were found guilty after a jury trial of Attempted Arson in the Second Degree, a Class…

On August 12, 2024, Kevin Dingle (DOB: 6/15/1992) entered a plea of guilty to Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-I Felony, in Schenectady County Court before Acting…

On June 14, 2024, Dexter Silen, of the City of Schenectady, was sentenced to a period of 7 years state incarceration, with 5 years of post-release supervision, and full stay away…

On June 7, 2024, Nicholas Fiebka, 21, of Schenectady, was convicted by a jury after a trial in Schenectady County Court of two counts of Murder in the First Degree in connection…

SCHENECTADY, NY (May 21, 2024)  Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced today…

Schenectady residents Clifford Charles and Leffon Adams were both found guilty of Murder and Attempted Robbery today after a two-and-a-half-week jury trial in Schenectady…

On Tuesday, May 15, 2024, The Honorable Matthew J Sypniewski sentenced Tyron Jackson, age 36, to an indeterminate sentence of 20 years to life following a conviction…

On Friday, May 3, 2024, Joshua Hodgson [DOB 3/23/1981], a resident of Mayfield in Fulton County, New York, was sentenced by Acting County Court Judge Mark…

     On May 1, 2024, Anthony Romero (DOB: 5/26/1998) was sentenced as a Second Felony Offender to an aggregate term of 37 years to life in prison in Schenectady County…

Christopher Smith-Wadsworth, 32, of Schenectady, was found guilty after a jury trial in Schenectady County Court on April 19, 2024 of Murder in…

    On April 15, 2024, Fabian Hance, formerly of the City of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in Schenectady County Court to Tampering with Physical Evidence, a class E felony in…

Tyron Jackson, age 36, of Schenectady, New York was convicted of two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second…

On March 13, 2024, in Schenectady County Court, Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski, sentenced defendant Juan Garcia-Pleitez, [dob 5/20/1982], to fifteen [15] years in state…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on March 4, 2024, in Schenectady County Court before Acting Schenectady County Court Judge Mark J. Caruso,…

Markeith Buchanan, age 25, of Schenectady, New York was convicted of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class B violent felony, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a…

  On February 23, 2024, Anthony Romero (dob: 5/26/1998) was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class A-I Felony, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in…

Schenectady County Court (Honorable Matthew J. Sypniewski) sentenced William Choate (DOB 6/9/02), Deshawn Cherry (DOB 4/3/02) and Rockym Alston (DOB 7/9/04) in connection…

On February 13, 2024, Robert Miller, [dob: 8/29/1973], a resident of the Town of Niskayuna,  pled guilty in Schenectady County Court to one count of Course of Sexual…

     On January 26, 2024, Jahaad Ubrich was sentenced to twenty years of incarceration by Visiting County Court Judge Tatiana N. Coffinger, based on his conviction after trial in…

On Friday, January 26, 2024, a Schenectady County jury convicted Joshua Hodgson [DOB 3/23/1981], a resident of Mayfield in Fulton County, New York of twenty [20…

On January 3, 2024, Juan Garcia-Pleitez, [DOB 5/20/1982], a resident of the City of Schenectady,  pled guilty in Schenectady County Court to one count of Criminal…

On December 8, 2023, after trial in Schenectady County Court, Jaquan Morrison was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and related charges for fatally…

On Wednesday, November 15, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury convicted Arthur Pryor (DOB 8/31/75), a resident of the City of Schenectady, on a single count of Predatory…

On October 27, 2023, Eric Reed (DOB: 7/22/87) entered a plea of guilty to one count of Arson in the Third Degree, a Class C Felony, for intentionally setting a building on…

Maureen Morrow, 43, of Corinth, New York pleaded guilty today in Schenectady County Court to causing the death of Anne Burchhardt on July 17, 2022 on Route 7 In the Town of…

On September 28, 2023, Joel Fowler (DOB: 10/5/1989) was convicted of one count of Aggravated Criminal Contempt, a Class D Felony, one count of Criminal Contempt in the…

On Friday, September 22, 2023, Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski sentenced Nikos Assimakopoulos [DOB 5/1/1998], a resident of the City of…

On September 13, 2023, James Steele, age 48 and of the City of Cohoes, pleaded guilty in Schenectady County Court to each charge of a three-count indictment.  Mr. Steele pleaded…

On Thursday September 7, 2023, Demar Reinfurt (DOB 1/22/80) was sentenced following a conviction after trial.  On July 6, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury…

On September 6, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury convicted Jahaad Ubrich, a Schenectady resident, age 26, of Burglary in the First Degree for causing a physical injury during the…

Dwayne Henderson, age 26, of Uniondale, New York, Danny Harrell, age 21, of Hempstead, New York, and Dieago Harrell, age 19, of Hempstead, New York were all sentenced today…

On Friday, July 28, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury convicted Nikos Assimakopoulos [dob 5/1/1998], a resident of the City of Albany of two felonies and one…

On July 27, 2023, Amy Peru (27 years old) was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a Class C felony) for stealing…

The County will be applying for the BJA FY 2023 Edward Byrne JAG Program - Local Solicitation again.  This year's grant amount for the County and City as disparate jurisdictions is calculated by…

On Thursday July 6, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury convicted Demar Reinfurt (DOB 1/22/80), a resident of the City of Schenectady of five criminal charges. Mr.…

On June 23, 2023, Latrisha Greene (DOB: 10/1/1995) was convicted of four counts of Perjury in the First Degree, Class D Felonies, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare…

On June 6, 2023, Keith Solana (DOB7/24/94), a resident of Schenectady, was sentenced after his guilty plea to one count of Rape in the First Degree. As part of the…

On March 27, 2023, Malcolm Gadsden, [DOB 12/22/1971] pled guilty to one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a class A felony. Mr. Gadsden pled guilty to…

On Monday, March 13, 2023, defendant William Lindley [DOB 4/5/1989], a resident of the City of Schenectady was sentenced to forty [40] years in prison to be…

Yesterday in Schenectady County Court, Joshua Robinson (DOB:  7/18/85) of 512 Schenectady Street, Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to a prison term of fifteen (15)…

On March 6, 2023, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office reported a “No True Bill” to Schenectady County Court indicating a grand jury had considered the charges…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced today that on February 24, 2023, Sursattee Sukhnandan, a 50 year-old resident of Schenectady, NY…

In Schenectady County Court, defendant Mark Brodie (DOB: 7/14/59) of Schenectady pleaded guilty to an indictment that charged him with causing the death of Denise Guthinger…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Francisco Rivera Ramos, was convicted on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, after a nine-day jury trial. …

On Friday, January 13, 2023, a Schenectady County Jury convicted William Lindley [DOB 4/5/1989], a resident of the City of Schenectady of three violent felonies…

On December 19, 2022, Latrisha Greene (DOB: 10/1/1995) was arraigned on a superseding indictment charging five counts of Perjury in the First Degree, Class D Felonies, and…

On December 16, 2022, Jayson Hooks [also known as Shaquan Riker] was sentenced to seven [7] years in prison to be followed by five [5] years of post-release supervision [commonly…

Anthony Romero, 24, of Schenectady, New York, was arraigned today in Schenectady County Court on an indictment charging him with Murder in the…

Markeith Buchanan, 24, of Schenectady, New York was arraigned on December 19, 2022 in the Schenectady County Count on an indictment charging him with one count of Murder in…

Today in Schenectady County Court, the last two defendants charged in connection with the killing of Jennifer Ostrander on August 2, 2020 on 6^th…

     Tevin Alvarez, 30, a Schenectady resident, will be sentenced to twenty years to life in state prison after he pled guilty today in Schenectady County Court…

On November 2, 2022, Roddy Delagrandeanse (DOB 02/11/1998) of Schenectady, was sentenced to serve 1.5 years to 4.5 years in state prison for his conviction of the crime of Leaving the Scene of a…

On November 1, 2022, Shaquille Daniels (dob: 8/13/1992), also known as “Smash”, a resident of the City of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Burglary in the First Degree, a…

After a five-day jury trial in Schenectady County Court, Jason Hooks (also known as Shaquan Riker) was convicted of the Class D violent felony of Assault in the…

On October 25, 2022, Joseph Fowler [DOB: 12/18/1981], a Level 2 Sex Offender, pled guilty to Failure to Register or Verify as a Sex Offender, in violation of New York State Corrections Law, a…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today in Schenectady County Court, Anibal Madera (DOB:  4/13/93) was sentenced upon his conviction…

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Gina Hassan, 30, of Goshen, New York, pled guilty in Schenectady County Court on July 15, 2022 to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and Assault in the…

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SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, AFTER DIRECT VISIT & ADVOCACY LAST MONTH FOLLOWING DEADLY WAVE OF OVERDOSES,…

On July 5, 2022, Eric Evans, a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree. As part of the plea, Mr. Evans admitted to…

On June 30, 2022, Raul Blanco (04/25/1988) of Schenectady, was convicted by a jury in Schenectady County Court of one count of Assault in the Second Degree, a class D…

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program :  Schenectady County welcomes suggestions…

On June 17, 2022, Corey Sheroka (DOB 1/14/89), a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to one count of Rape in the Second Degree. As part of the plea, Mr. Sheroka…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today Piyamas Demasi, a 45-year-old woman and owner of recently closed businesses of Thai Thai…

Oscar Lopez was sentenced yesterday in Schenectady County Court to serve 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison for causing the death of Amanda Slaven on November 1, 2020, on…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on May 5, 2022, Anibal Madera (DOB:  4/13/93) pled guilty in Schenectady County Court to one charge of Murder, a…

On April 26, 2022, a trial in Schenectady County Court that began on April 19, 2022 concluded with a verdict convicting Ryan Clark (DOB: 8/15/1983) of fifty [50] counts of…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on April 26, 2022, Earl Armstrong, a 41-year old resident of Amsterdam, NY and an operator of an unlicensed motor…

     On April 15, 2022, in Schenectady County Court, Edmund Poole, of Schenectady, was sentenced to a range of four [4] years to twelve [12] years in prison in connection with his previous pleas…

On April 13, 2022, Anthony LeBrecht (DOB: 8/31/1987), was sentenced following his pleas of guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D Violent Felony, and…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that a Schenectady County Grand Jury has indicted Barbara J. Waters, a Glenville resident, on charges of Grand…

      A two-week long trial of Oscar Lopez in Schenectady County Court ended yesterday when County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski, sitting as the trier…

On March 23, 2022, Malcolm Gadsden [DOB: 12/22/1971] was arraigned in Schenectady County Court by Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski. …

On March 21, 2022, Joshua McCarty, of Schenectady, was sentenced by the Honorable Mark J. Caruso to 25 years to life in prison based upon his convictions…

SCHENECTADY, NY (March 11, 2022) Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that today, in Schenectady County Court before Acting…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Colin S. Rochelle, 39, was sentenced on Monday, February 28, 2022, to four years in state prison in…

The Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office today announced that a Grand Jury has returned an indictment which was unsealed this morning in Schenectady County Court…

On February 15, 2022, Anthony LeBrecht (DOB: 8/31/1987), pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D Violent Felony and one count of Failure to…

Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced today that on February 9, 2022, William Kent, a 62 year old resident of Niskayuna, NY, was…

On January 25, 2022, a Schenectady County Grand Jury handed up an indictment charging Nelson Patino of 6826 Duanesburg Road in the Town of Duanesburg with six counts in…

    Marlone Oindo, 23, of Schenectady, pled guilty in Schenectady County Court on January 4, 2022 to Manslaughter in the First Degree and will…

     Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that on December 10, 2021, a Schenectady County jury convicted William Kent, a 62 year old resident of Niskayuna, NY, on two…

On December 8, 2021, acting Schenectady County Judge Mark J. Caruso sentenced Tahir Christie (DOB: 1/30/2002), to an aggregate prison term of fourteen [14] years, to be followed…

     Joshua McCarty, 30, of Schenectady, was found guilty after a jury trial in Schenectady County Court on November 18, 2021 of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child and Endangering the…

     On September 7, 2021, Richard Brown (09/17/1971) of Scotia, was convicted by a jury in Schenectady County Court of two counts of Burglary in the First Degree (both are class B violent…

Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) will be holding its annual Day of Remembrance on September 26^th from 1:30pm to 3pm at the Emanuel Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace in…

     On August 30, 2021, Anthony Nesbitt was sentenced to 2-4 years in state prison on the conviction for Criminal Contempt in the First Degree as well as 2-4 years prison on the conviction for …

     On August 20, 2021 Jamey Williams (DOB 01/30/1981) of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in Schenectady County Court to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide in violation of Penal Law section…

     On Friday August 6, 2021, Raheim Clay aka “Juicy” (dob: 3/30/1981), a resident of Schenectady, pled guilty to: one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second…

     On July 28, 2021, Joel Steinhoff (4/13/73), a resident of Scotia, pled guilty to 2 counts of Rape in the Third Degree, a class E felony. He admitted to having sexual intercourse with someone…

     Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced that Justin Walker, Sr., 36, was sentenced on Friday, July 23, 2021 after a jury convicted him in May of three felony charges.…

Annual Picnic for the Parents of Murdered Children to be held on 

August 29, 2021 from 12 pm - 4 pm 

at Schenectady's Central Park Pavilion

For…

On July 19, 2021, Joshua Vasquez aka “Flex” (dob: 3/25/1994), a resident of the City of Schenectady, was sentenced based upon his prior guilty pleas, which occurred, on May 20, 2021, to: one count…

     Today, on July 19, 2021, acting Schenectady County Judge Mark J. Caruso found Tahir Christie (DOB: 1/30/2002), guilty of one count of Rape in the First Degree (B Violent Felony), one count of…

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Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney
Niskayuna Police Deputy Chief (Acting Chief) Michael Stevens

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SCHENECTADY, NY (July 13, 2021)  Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that a Schenectady County Grand Jury has indicted Piyamas Demasi…

Schenectady County welcomes suggestions and comments for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2021 Local Solicitation. …

SCHENECTADY, NY (April 13, 2021) Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney announced that Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski sentenced defendant Craig Kearsing, a 39-…

On April 6, 2021, Milton Reyes-Morales [DOB: 10/30/1993] was sentenced based on his plea entered in Schenectady County Court on February 9, 2021. Mr. Reyes-Morales…

ROTTERDAM — A Rotterdam foster parent has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the December death of a 4-year-old boy placed in his care, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s…

SCHENECTADY – A Schenectady man was convicted this week on assault and contempt counts in the first jury trial held in Schenectady County since the start of the pandemic, Schenectady County…