Saratoga County Court
Kaitlyn Walker, 23, of Corinth, pleaded to assault in the second-degree, charged November-December 2023. Sentencing May 14, 2025.
Zachary Michaels, 29, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced to 1-1/2 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree, charged December 2023 in Saratoga Springs.
Catherine A. Christopher, 47, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced to 90 days incarceration at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility (time served), to be followed by 5 years of probation, after pleading to assault in the second-degree, charged in January in Malta.
Denis Salinas Alvarez, 29, of Mechanicville, was sentenced to 5 days incarceration and 5 years probation, after pleading to felony DWI, charged August 2023.
Jonathan E. Joyal, 31, of Ballston, was sentenced to 5 years probation, after pleading to felony DWI, charged June 2023.
Anthony P. Delaurie, Jr., was sentenced to 4-1/2 years incarceration and 5 years probation, after pleading to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second-degree, charged April 2023 in Malta.
Dylan Benaquista, 28, of Halfmoon, was sentenced to 364 days incarceration, after pleading to felony burglary, charged June 2023.
Tiffany M. Salak, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced to 2 years incarceration and 1 year post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth-degree, charged July 2023.
Royal D. Hamilton, 43, of Corinth, pleaded to felony DWI, charged August 2023 in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Aug. 29.
Kevin Decelle, 34, of Malta, pleaded to felony strangulation and felony burglary, charged November 2023 in Halfmoon. Sentencing Aug. 2.
Christopher Barnes, 44, of Wilton, pleaded to criminal contempt in the first-degree, charged March 2024. Sentencing July 26.
Lee Horning, Jr., 37, of Gloversville, pleaded to rape in the second-degree, charged September 2023 in Edinburg. Sentencing July 30.
Janelle Peer-Mohan, 37, of Milton, was sentenced to 5 years probation after pleading to criminal possession of property in the fourth-degree, charged January 2023.
Jeffrey T. Hampshire, 43, of Stillwater, pleaded to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first-degree, a felony, charged November 2023. Sentencing Sept. 9.
John A. Speigel, Jr., 33, of Wappingers Falls, was sentenced to 1 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to felony DWI, charged February 2024 in Wilton.
Ryan T. Matatall, 40, of Gansevoort, was sentenced to 5 years probation after pleading to felony DWAI, charged October 2023 in Clifton Park.
Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office
The Sheriff’s Office responded to a property damage motor vehicle crash on Plant Road in the town of Halfmoon. Investigation into the collision resulted in the arrest of Michael P. Martiniano, 44, of Clifton Park. He was charged with DWI, operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of .08% or greater (class E felonies), AUO in the 3rd degree (unclassified misdemeanor), and failure to yield right of way (infraction). The charges were upgraded to class E felonies due to a prior DWI conviction. It is alleged that his license was suspended at the time of the crash and that he failed to yield right of way while making a left turn. He was processed and released on appearance tickets returnable to the Halfmoon Town Court on a later date.
The Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyquan T. Simon, 31, of Troy on a warrant for criminal mischief in the 3rd degree (class E felony) from the Charlton Town Court. Simon is accused of intentionally causing damage to a Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle in an amount exceeding $250 by kicking and punching the rear passenger window and the divider while he was in custody for a separate matter on April 10, 2024. He was arraigned in the Charlton Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail where he was being held on separate charges pending further action in the matter.
The Sheriff’s Office received a damage/vandalism complaint on Parkis Mills Road in the town of Galway. As a result of the investigation into the complaint, Jerry M. Pepper, 51, of Amsterdam, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief in the 3rd degree (class E felony). Pepper is accused of intentionally damaging a door belonging to another person in an amount exceeding $250. He was processed and released on an appearance ticket returnable to the Galway Town Court on a later date.
