Author: Saratoga TODAY

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department

On Tuesday April 4, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies responded to the Ballston Spa High School and Middle School after several students reported that they received a school threat through Snapchat. Following an investigation into the incident, on May 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 13-year-old juvenile for Making a Threat of Mass Harm (class B misdemeanor) and Making a Punishable False Written Statement (class A misdemeanor). The juvenile, who is also a student at the Ballston Spa Middle School, is accused of creating and distributing the school threat through Snapchat indicating that he was going to shoot up the school. The juvenile was referred to the Saratoga County Probation Department for further action.

Saratoga Springs Police Department

John Settles, 34, of Hudson Falls, was charged May 5 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and moved from lane unsafely.  

Nadia Zieger, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 1 with grand larceny, falsify business records, and identity theft. 

Morgan Petralia, 33, of Porter Corners, was charged May 2 with grand larceny. 

Steven Shedd, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 3 with harassment ion the second-degree. 

Kathina Duncan, 43, of Saratoga Springs, was charged May 3 with criminal contempt. 

Justin Cummings, 36, of Porter Corners, was charged May 4 with criminal impersonation, aggravated unlicensed operation, and equipment violation. 

Saratoga County Court

Christopher Huck, 24, of Bolton Landing, was sentenced May 8 to 2-1/3 to 7 years incarceration, after pleading to felony criminal mischief, charged April 2022 in Malta. 

Marie A. Allen, 30, of Queensbury, was sentenced May 4 to 5 years probation, after pleading to aggravated DWI with child, charged April 2022 in Wilton. 

Dana M. Goosens, 32, of Clifton Park, pleaded May 4 to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, charged in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing July 6.

Richard T. Brewster, 30, of Albany, was sentenced to 7 years incarceration, and 5 years post-release supervision, after pleading to felony burglary, charged July 2022 in Waterford. 

Tabatha J. Heitzmann, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced May 2 to 2 years incarceration and 1 year post-release supervision, after pleading to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, charged December 2022 in Wilton. 

Michael Shuhart, 47, of Troy, was sentenced May 2 to 1-1/2 year to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree, charged February 2023 in Waterford. 

Jerry W. Falconio, 57, of Wilton, pleaded May 2 to criminal nuisance in the first-degree, charged September 2022. Sentencing July 11. 

James I. Price, 46, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced May 2 to 1-1/3 to 4 years incarceration, after pleading to felony DWI, charged January 2023 in Saratoga Springs. 

Celestino Williams, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced May 3 to 5 years probation, after pleading to felony DWI, charged September 2022 in Saratoga Springs. 

Corey A. Saxton, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced May 3 to 3-1/2 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance, charged May 2022 in Saratoga Springs. 

Bryan Pallone, 35, of Schenectady, was sentenced May 3 to 2-6 years incarceration, after pleading to felony grand larceny, charged November 2022 in Halfmoon. 

Nicole L. Politsch, 33, of Gloversville, pleaded May 3 to aggravated DWI with child, charged November 2022 in Malta. Sentencing July 5.  

Jackie McGonigle, 39, of Clifton Park, was sentenced April 27 to 1-12 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to aggravated family offense. 

Emonie S. Rosado, 28, of Newburgh, pleaded to identity theft, a felony, charged June 2022 in Corinth. Sentencing June 29. 

NY State Police

On May 6, State Police of Clifton Park arrested William Jordan, 57, of Salem, following an investigation into an attempted Clifton Park business theft. Jordan was charged with forgery in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second-degree, attempted grand larceny in the third-degree, and petit larceny.

On May 5, State Police of Wilton, with the assistance of the Troop G Computer Crimes Unit, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, arrested Andrew J. Tompkins, 23, of Wilton. Tompkins was charged with promoting a sexual performance of a child, a class “D” felony and possessing of a sexual performance by a child, a class “E” felony.