December 23rd

COURTS Richard N. Bowman, 47, of Corinth, was sentenced on Dec. 15 to five years in state prison and two years of post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance. Adriano Sciocchetti, 31, of Clifton Park, was sentenced on Dec. 15 to five years in state prison and two years of post-release supervision, after pleading to felony burglary. Garret J. Herman, 20, of Malta, was sentenced on Dec. 15 to two years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted burglary in the second degree. William C. Durfee, 22, of Saratoga, pleaded on Dec. 15 to aggravated criminal contempt, a felony. Sentencing is scheduled to take place Feb. 9. Nicholas A. Phillips, 21, of Ballston Lake, pleaded on Dec. 15 to criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. Sentencing is scheduled to take place Feb. 9. Kadi L. Nadeau, 28, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Dec. 14 to a five-year term of probation, after pleading to scheme to defraud in the first degree. Derick Henderson, 52, of Queens, pleaded on Dec. 12 to criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony. Sentencing is scheduled to take place on Feb. 10. Jeffrey R. Lawrence, 30, of Corinth, pleaded on Dec. 12 to felony DWI. Sentencing is scheduled to take place on Feb. 6. Bjorn O. Burke, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced on Dec. 12 to three years in state prison and two years of post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance. Gregory D, Moore, 21, of Schenectady, was sentenced on Dec. 12 to two years in state prison and two years of post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance. POLICE Carlton Lee Leffingwell, 47, of Malta, was charged on Dec. 14 with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, felony DWI, driving while ability impaired by drugs, and driving an unregistered vehicle. Leffingwell was charged following a civilian complaint and a motor vehicle accident at the Malta Mall, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department. It is alleged he operated a motor vehicle under the combined influence of drugs and alcohol and that he had in his possession cocaine, heroin and marijuana. Leffingwell was arraigned at Malta Town Court and sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash, or $10,000 bond. Nicholas R. Recheizer, 26, of Mechanicville, was charged on Dec. 11 with aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree, a misdemeanor, after being involved in a property damage accident. Mark W. Hurlburt, 29, of Buffalo, was charged on Dec. 11 with felony grand larceny. Danielle M. Crandall, 21, of Schenectady, was charged on Dec. 10 with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. Daniel J. McMahon, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Dec. 10 with felony assault, and the misdemeanors: endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with an alleged incident that occurred at Jefferson Terrace. Michael J. Germain, 56, of Greenfield, faces a variety of charges in connection with an alleged incident that occurred Dec. 8 in the town of Greenfield, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department. Charges include: three counts of criminal mischief, criminal tampering, menacing, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, trespassing, DWI, leaving the scene of a property damage motor vehicle accident, reckless driving, moving from a lane unsafely, and failure to use the designated lane. Rashon A. Warren, 17, of Saratoga Springs, was charged on Dec. 7 with criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree. Edwin J. Silva, 47, of Amsterdam, was charged on Dec. 7 with burglary in the third degree, a felony, and criminal tampering in the second degree, a misdemeanor. Kesha L. Michaels, 29, of Redding, Connecticut, was charged on Dec. 7 with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th- 2 counts/ a misdemeanor. Shannon L. Tracey, 32, of Gansevoort, was charged on Dec. 6 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle third degree - a misdemeanor, failure to yield at an intersection, and operation of a motor vehicle by unlicensed driver.