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POLICE

Michael Lewis, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 29 with criminal mischief, trespassing, and arson on the fourth-degree. The latter charge is a felony.

Nathan Suprenant, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 29 with trespassing in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Troy Morace, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 29 with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. 

Steven Harris, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 28 with public lewdness in the first-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Kevin Kelly, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was cited March 28 with trespassing, and five days earlier with criminal mischief in the third-degree, a felony. 

Adam Hill, 34, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 24 with aggravated family offense – a felony, acting in a manner to injure a child – a misdemeanor, and criminal obstruction of breathing – a misdemeanor. 

Tamaryn Bennett, 21, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 24 with harassment in the second-degree, assault in the third-degree – both misdemeanors, and criminal possession of a weapon – a felony. 

Robert Button, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 26 with assault in the third-degree, unlawful imprisonment in the second-degree, Criminal obstruction of breathing, and criminal mischief – all are misdemeanors. 

Erica Babson, 24, of Fort Edward, was charged March 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief in the third-degree – a felony, and assault in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

 

COURT

William Thibedeau, 25, of Ballston Spa was charged on March 20 by State Police in Saratoga with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth-degree, a felony, and reckless endangerment in the second-degree, a misdemeanor, after State Police responded to a dispute involving the operators of two vehicles in the area of Brookline Road and Middleline Road in the Town of Ballston. Thibedeau is accused of making multiple attempts to run the victim off the road. Thibedeau and the victim were previously known to one another. When troopers arrived, Thibedeau was taken into custody. A subsequent search revealed that he was also allegedly in possession of a quantity of cocaine. Thibedeau was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court on May 21.

Mikhael W. Shaw, of Daytona Beach, FL, was charged on March 17 by State Police in Wilton with grand larceny in the third-degree, a felony. Shaw is accused of engaging in a phone scam in which a South Glens Falls resident provided her bank account information. Shaw is suspected of drawing over $36,000 from her account. Through investigation, Shaw was located in Florida and an arrest warrant was obtained. Shaw was located by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department and on March 17 and was extradited back to New York State. He was processed and transported to Saratoga County Jail to await arraignment.

Haywood W. Mitchell III, 47, of Wyandanch, and James A. Tyson, 35 of West Babylon, was charged on March 19 by State Police in Wilton with possession/transport of more than 30,000 unstamped cigarettes, a felony. State Police stopped a vehicle operated by Tyson after he committed multiple traffic infractions while traveling on I-87 in the Town of Moreau. After establishing probable cause to search the vehicle, troopers located approximately 100,000 untaxed cigarettes within it. Both men were issued appearance tickets and are due in Moreau Town Court on May 13. 

POLICE

Christopher Decker, 37, of Ballston Spa, was charged March 21 in Saratoga Springs with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. 

Darrick Conners, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 22 with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. 

Michael Lewis, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 20 with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. 

Nathaniel Steinbiss, of Ballston Lake, was charged March 18 in Saratoga Springs with assault in the third-degree with intent to cause physical injury – a misdemeanor. 

Samuel Hogan, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 13 with operating a motor vehicle without signal devices/reflectors, possession or use of a forged/fictitious/illegally obtained license, unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh-degree, and possession of a controlled substance in non-original container. 

Jeffrey Favreau, 43, of Cohoes, was charged March 14 in Saratoga Springs with criminal trespass in the second-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Jacob Dilson, 29, of Bayside, was charged March 14 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Shawn Johnson, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 14 with criminal trespass in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Brian Raymond, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 14 with trespassing, and public lewdness – a misdemeanor. 

Khylan Hunt, 33, of Ballston Spa, was charged March 14 in Saratoga Springs with two felony counts and one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of marijuana in the fourth-degree. 

Kaitlyn Flint, 29, of Fort Edward, was charged March 14 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor petit larceny. 

Meaghan Barnett, 21, of Simsbury, CT, was charged March 15 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Kim Brigman, 52, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 15 with criminal trespass in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

COURT

Jake B. Sweeney, 32, of Clermont, New Hampshire, pleaded March 12 to criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, in Malta. Sentencing May 13. 

Kelly A. Leonardi, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded March 11 to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter in the second-degree, and two misdemeanor counts of assault, in connection with an incident that occurred on State Route 9 in Malta on July 14, 2019. The incident involved a head-on collision during which Leonardi was driving. Leonardi’s fiancé John Stevens was a passenger in the vehicle and was killed. Injuries were suffered by Michael DeFile and Mario Gonzalez. According to Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen, Leonardi had morphine, fentanyl and alprazolam in her blood stream at the time of the crash. Sentencing is June 3. 

Jarred M. Elston, 26, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced March 11 to 10 years in jail, to be followed by 3 years of post-release supervision after pleading to two counts of felony assault. The incident involved Elston striking and causing injury to his fiancé and his brother. 

Andrew M. Acabbo, 79, of Saratoga, was sentenced to five years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI, in Saratoga Springs. 

POLICE

Marshall Vanburen, 26, of Halfmoon, was charged March 7 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and two vehicle equipment violations. 

Edward Przydatek, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 7 with misdemeanor petit larceny. 

Christopher Keniry, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 7 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, having no motor vehicle registration and no license, and two vehicle equipment violations.

Simon Stephen, 47, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 8 with criminal obstruction of breathing. 

Courtney Smisloff, 30, of Malta, was charged March 9 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Adrienne Jackson, 36, of Clifton Park, was charged March 10 ion Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor petit larceny. 

Christine Lieberman, 62, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 10 with felony grand larceny. 

Craig Canty, 56, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 11 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop at a stop sign. 

Dana Goossens, 29, of Schenectady, was charged March 11 in Saratoga Springs with two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Robin Mattison, 41, of Milton, was charged March 12 in Saratoga Springs with felony grand larceny.

COURT 

Kenneth S. Thomas, 30, of Schenectady, was sentenced March 9 to 1 year in jail, after pleading to felony grand larceny, in Ballston. 

James J. Forgett, 49, of Ballston Lake, was sentenced March 9 to 4 months in jail and 5 years of probation, after pleading to disseminating indecent materials to minors in the first-degree, a felony. 

Trisha M. Stimpson, 37, of South Glens Falls, was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI, in Moreau. 

Gregory K. Apkarian, 58, of Arlington, Vermont, was sentenced March 4 to five years of probation, after pleading to criminal possession of a firearm, a felony, regarding an incident that occurred in Saratoga Springs. 

Diego Torres, 25, of Amsterdam, was sentenced March 4 to 60 days in jail and five years of probation, after pleading to felony assault, regarding an incident that occurred in Saratoga Springs. 

Ronnie L. Gardner, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced March 4 to 2-1/3 to 7 years in state prison, after pleading to felony grand larceny and misdemeanor criminal tax fraud, in connection with incidents that took place in 2016, 2018, and 2019 in Wilton. 

Matthew C. Cosgrove, 27, of Ballston Lake, pleaded March 3 to felony DWI, in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing May 5. 

POLICE

Meredith Nacoda, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 2 with criminal contempt, a felony. 

Jiraldo Ramirez, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 3 with felony burglary and felony criminal mischief. 

Gina Freeman, 31, of Amsterdam, was charged March 3 in Saratoga Springs with identity theft- a misdemeanor, and grand larceny in the fourth-degree, a felony. 

Ashley Jubrey, 32, of Cohoes, was charged March 3 in Saratoga Springs with two counts
of criminal possession of stolen property. 

Kevin Leno, 35, of Ballston Spa, was charged March 3 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor petit larceny and the felonies: aggravated family offense, and criminal contempt. 

Kevin Kelly, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 4 with petit larceny, and criminal tampering – both misdemeanors. 

Brandon Winchell, 24, of Clifton Park, was charged March 5 in Saratoga Springs with second degree harassment. 

Danielle Stevens, 37, of Porter Corners, was charged March 5 in Saratoga Springs with felony DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on a highway. 

Dominic Minor, 19, of Hudson Falls, was charged March 5 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief, a felony. 

Holly Turcotte, 43, of Corinth, was charged March 6 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated family offense, and criminal contempt. 

Dominick Holmes, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 6 with criminal trespass in the third-degree, a misdemeanor. 

Adam Gerling, 28, of Albany, was charged Feb. 29 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, unlawful possession of marijuana, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a vehicle equipment violation and unsafe backing of a motor vehicle. 

Lester Lolley, 37, was charged Feb. 29 with misdemeanor DWI, and driving the wrong direction on a one-way street.

Colleen Apholz, 36, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 29 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and two driving-related violations.

Jeremy Zepf, 40, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 29 with criminal mischief misdemeanor. 

Trenton Hall, 32, of Gansevoort, was charged March 1 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief, and criminal trespass. Both charges are misdemeanors. 

Michael Lewis, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 1 with criminal mischief.

Sean Donohue. 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 28 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Brieanne R. Clothier, Age 31, of Corinth, was charged March 7 assault, criminal mischief, Criminal Obstruction of breathing, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. She is alleged to have assaulted a family member with a bottle, obstructed a family member’s breathing and caused damage to a family member’s vehicle in the presence of children, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – What once was an eyesore and is currently a vacant lot will soon boast a grass landscape with elderberry and perennials, a pair of picnic tables, Black Cherry and Japanese Dogwood, if Jason Letts gets his way.

The owner of the .31-acre site that stands opposite the Saratoga Springs Public Library has submitted to the city Planning Board a proposal for a pocket park on Putnam Street.

“We want to make it a place people can go to and have lunch or hangout, where they can walk straight out of the library and have a place to read,” Letts said.

The location had sited a commercial use concrete block building on-site the past several years. It was eventually revealed to be contaminated from its earlier use as a dry cleaning facility, as well as sustaining oil contamination from an offsite source.  That contamination determined the existing structure could not be salvaged for re-use and the building ultimately demolished.  

The land has been a focus for a variety of suggested uses, dating back several years. Proposals have ranged from a six-level robotic parking garage and banquet facility with 189 vehicle spaces and street-level retail in 2004, to a performance venue with a food service component in 2013. In late 2018, plans were on the table for the development of a six-story, 40-unit condominium complex called “Five-Three” – named for its location at 53 Putnam St. - to feature one-bedroom and two-bedroom units at a price range of $400,00 to $800,000, and a rooftop green space with a lounge area for residents. That mixed-use building proposal carried a price tag of approximately $30 million.

Currently, the 13,500 square foot site depicts a fenced-in lot marred by post-demolition sand and gravel. Ultimately, Letts says, he realized any large-scale development would require a long-term project, and decided a better current use for the lands would be something the entire community could use.

“We got into this – ‘we’ being my sons and my family – to find a way to make this site useable as soon as possible. The idea of having to wait however-many-years to finally get a building, and to have it just sit there wasn’t appealing to us,” Letts says. “Right now, we’re looking to get the site into a useable position, something that looks nice. An aesthetic transformation.”

The proposed pocket park - titled the Rory & Blake Park – is named after Letts’ sons. “Although it is an expense, this is an opportunity to get more involved in the community where we live. And especially because we use the library so much, we decided we had to do something about it - so we hope this is something everybody will be able to enjoy.”

Letts said there are partnerships being formed with local places like Caffe Lena in the hope of staging organized activities in the park. A general timeline points to implementation by late summer. 

“It’s been a long road with the DEC clean-up, which will be taking place this year,” Letts said.

The lot is currently regulated by DEC as a Brownfield Site. A Brownfield site is a property where a contaminant is present at levels exceeding the soil cleanup objectives, or other health-based or environmental standards. The goal of the Brownfield Cleanup Program is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment.

The location may in the future site a housing or mixed-use complex, but that prospect appears to be several years away. 

“Getting the resources together for a building (in the future) is going to take some time and will be long-term. We’re not so sure it will be condos - in fact that’s probably the least possible thing at this point given things like the market. But, whether it will be straightforward apartments, or some sort of affordable housing - that’s more what we’re looking at for that space,” Letts said. “That’ll be some time away. We just didn’t want to have it sit as it is.” 

POLICE

Steven M. Pulver, age 26, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 2 with criminal possession of marijuana in the first-degree, a felony. According to authorities, on Feb. 4, members of the Saratoga Springs Police Department executed a search warrant at 145 Elm St. The warrant was related to alleged illegal drug activity being conducted by Pulver at the residence. The warrant led to the seizure of approximately 25 pounds of marijuana inside the home that day, police said. Pulver was arraigned in City Court and released on his own recognizance.

Jessica Loso, 25, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 17 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Jeremy Zepf, 40, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 19 with petit larceny. 

William Kelly, 35, of Clifton Park, was charged Feb. 19 in Saratoga Springs with falsely reporting fire explosion or hazardous substance to an official, a felony. 

Janet Pepper, 55, of Sayville, was charged Feb. 20 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief, and harassment. 

Jonathan Guarino, 55, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 20 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating without a registration and without an inspection certificate. 

Brendan Shannon, 32, of Queensbury, was charged Feb. 21 in Saratoga Springs with criminal trespass, tampering, and criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Jorge F. Torres, 41, of Burnt Hills, was charged Feb. 23 on a warrant from Michigan with failure to pay child support. 

Hunter Herzog, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 21 with criminal mischief, and criminal tampering.

Kalill Bostick, 45, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 21 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Anthony Luna, 28, of Schaghticoke, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI, and moving unsafely from lane, after being involved in a property damage accident. 

Hailey Hinman, 23, of Cornish, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, failing to use headlights, failing to use a designated lane, and driving the wrong way down a one-way street. 

Brittney Cathey, 28, of Glens Falls, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Lindsay Bennett, 34, of Watervliet, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor assault. 

Kyle Shuhart, 33, of Guilderland, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a vehicle violation. 

Kaleb Persons, 25, of North Creek, was charged Feb. 22 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief. 

Paul Pedoto, 64, of Queensbury, was charged Feb. 23 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Christopher Hansen, 31, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 24 with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. 

Madelin Duffy, 26, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 24 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to obey a traffic control device. 

Gerald McClary, 20, of Troy, was charged Feb. 25 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Christopher Decker, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 25 with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal trespass. 

Michelle Cole, 50, of Lake George, was charged Feb. 24 in Saratoga Springs with felony DWI, refusal to take a breath test, circumvent interlock, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Michael Lewis, 39, of Mayfield, was charged Feb. 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal tampering, petit larceny – both misdemeanors, and felony burglary. 

Barkim Tomer, 25, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 27 in Saratoga Springs with criminal possession of stolen property, and identity theft.

Sequain Fashion, 25, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 28 in Saratoga Springs with two counts criminal possession of a controlled substance, and one count criminal possession stolen property.

Darryl Chan, 28, of Waterford, was charged Feb. 28 in Saratoga Springs with assault, and acting in a manner injurious to a child. 

COURT 

Aaron J. Buckner, 44, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Feb. 19 to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony.  Sentencing May 7. 

Brittney A. Jaworski, 34, of Schuylerville, was sentenced Feb. 19 to time served and five years of probation, after pleading to criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony.    

Carlos Ventura, 22, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Feb. 19 to 8 years in state prison, and 3 years of post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. 

Michael S. Sanders, 51, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced Feb. 19 to 1-1/2 to 3 years in state prison, after pleading to criminal contempt, a felony. 

Dylan M. Capone, 21, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced Feb. 18 to 1 year of incarceration, after pleading to felony burglary, in Greenfield. 

 Peter D. Riesel, 45, of Milton, was sentenced Feb. 18 to 1 year of incarceration after pleading to felony DWI in Saratoga Springs in June, and one-year incarceration after pleading to felony DWI in Milton in July.  

POLICE

Alyssa Bridge, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 11 with forcible touching, a misdemeanor. 

Loreal Bass, 39, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 12 in Saratoga Springs with felony grand larceny. 

Matthew Cahn, 41, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 12 in Saratoga Springs with felony grand larceny. 

Meredith Nacoda, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 12 with misdemeanor petit larceny, and criminal mischief. 

Joshua Rector, 41, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 13 with felony burglary, and obstruct governmental official – a misdemeanor. 

Jacob Robinson, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 13 with criminal mischief, and misdemeanor assault. 

Tallie-Ann Christopher-Commarto, 19, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 13 with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor. 

Callie Shakshober, 21, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 13 with misdemeanor DWI, and moving from lane unsafely, and operating a motor vehicle without inspection certificate. 

George Degaspard, 66, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 14 with felony grand larceny. 

Susan Degaspard, 66, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 14 with felony grand larceny, and issuing a bad check with knowledge of insufficient funds. 

Miriam Sanders, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 15 with misdemeanor petit larceny. 

Timothy Smith, 58, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 15 with two misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass. 

Clarissa Rock, 30, of Gansevoort, was charged Feb. 16 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, misdemeanor aggravated DWI, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Adam Ross, 38, of Greenfield Center, was charged Feb. 16 in Saratoga Springs with felony DWI as having a previous DWI conviction within 10 years, using a vehicle not equipped with an interlock device, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, refusing to take a breath test, and speeding. 

Xenthippi M. Bernard, 57, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 19 in the town of Milton with DWI, aggravated DWI, obstructing governmental administration, and assault on a police officer. 

James V. Primarolo, age 30, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 20 with reckless endangerment in the first-degree, criminal possession of an assault weapon in the third-degree – both felonies, as well as the misdemeanors criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal mischief. Primarolo is alleged to have discharged a bullet from his rifle, a DPMS Panther Arms Model A-15, while in his apartment. The bullet subsequently passed through the wall of a neighboring apartment and lodged in the neighbor’s mattress, according to city police. Further investigation revealed that Primarolo also possessed an unregistered Walther .380 handgun and steroids in his apartment. He was arraigned in Saratoga Springs City Court and sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $5,000.00 cash, or $10,000 bond. No injuries occurred during the incident, which occurred at 2 West Ave. 

COURT

Daniel J. Guynup, 21, of Saratoga Springs, was convicted by a Saratoga County trial jury Feb. 6 in connection with a series of incidents that occurred last June in Saratoga Springs, and on Aug. 18 in the town of Corinth, according to Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen. All of the charges involved one victim; the victim testified at the trial, and provided detail regarding the incidents of domestic violence.  The charges include:  strangulation in the second-degree, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, criminal contempt, harassment, and two counts of assault. Sentencing scheduled of March 26. The defendant faces up to 7 years in prison, Heggen said.

Kristin N. Monsour-Devino, 33, of Queensbury, was sentenced Feb. 13 to five years of probation, after pleading to DWAI in Malta. 

Darin C. Dinallo, 43, of Malta, was sentenced to 1-1/3 to 4 years in state prison, after pleading to felony DWI. 

POLICE

Robert N. Rouse, 32, of Milton, was charged Feb. 18 with two felony counts of aggravated DWI-Leandra’s Law, and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He is accused of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and while there were two children 15 years old or younger in the vehicle with him. He was released on appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in Greenfield Town Court, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. 

Lazaro Martinez-Ramirez, 35, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 18 with felony burglary, and criminal mischief and assault – both misdemeanors. He is suspected of unlawfully entering a town of Ballston dwelling and causing physical injury to its occupant, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. He is also accused of being unlawfully present in the U.S. and turned over to ICE. The agency subsequently transported him to Rensselaer County Jail, pending removal proceedings, according to the sheriff’s office. 

Nary Bachner, 62, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 3 with misdemeanor DWI, refusal to take a breath test, and following too closely. 

Jerson Vargas, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 3 with harassment in the second-degree, and disorderly conduct. 

Benjamin Weber, 23, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 2 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to obey a traffic control device, and registration/suspension of  motor vehicle registration. 

Holly Turcotte, 43, of Corinth, was charged Feb. 3 in Saratoga Springs with criminal contempt, and aggravated family offense, a felony. 

Zanasia Wicks, 27, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 4 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. 

Jordan Blount, 29, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 4 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding. 

Ryan Gillen, 25, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 5 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding. 

Sean Richards, 35, of Amsterdam, was charged Feb. 5 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, criminal possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, criminal possession of an assault weapon in the third-degree- a felony, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, a felony. 

Randy Jones, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 5 with obstructing governmental administration,  and disorderly conduct. 

Kristen Weatherwax, 28, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 5 with offering a false instrument for filing, and welfare fraud. 

Matthew Cahn, 41, of Albany, was charged Feb. 5 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny. 

Loreal Bass, 39, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 5 in Saratoga Springs with petit larceny. 

Scott Solomon, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 6 with issuing a bad check with knowledge of insufficient funds. 

Mark Skojec, 47, of Malta, was charged Feb. 7 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

Adam Forshey, 20, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 7 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI and four driving/license infractions. 

Jeremy Robson, 19, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 7 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief. 

Clifford Pierre, 37, of Hudson Falls, was charged Feb. 7 in Saratoga Springs with harassment, and disorderly conduct.

 

COURT

Shane P. Stephens, 27, of Milton, was sentenced Feb. 11 to 1 year in jail, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree. 

Tanner M. Hatch, 36, of Greenfield, was sentenced Feb. 11 to five years of probation, after pleading to aggravated DWI. 

Jennifer C. Vandetta, 49, of Gansevoort, was sentenced Feb. 11 to five years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI, in Wilton. 

Dominick Monge, 24, of Amsterdam City, NY  was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison, after pleading to unlawful surveillance in the second-degree, in Wilton. 

Capital Region contractors - Segundo Loja, of Albany, and Robert A. Lutz, of Ballston Spa - were arraigned last week for putting their employees at risk after allegedly failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance coverage, according to New York State Inspector General Tagliafierro. 

Loja, owner of NY Power Construction Corporation, was arraigned in Saratoga Springs Court in connection with the charges: falsifying business records in the first-degree, failure to secure compensation, and fraudulent practices – all felonies. 

Lutz, owner of Robert’s Roofing & Remodeling, was arraigned in Saratoga Springs Court in connection with the charges: offering a false instrument for filing in the first-degree, and fraudulent practices — both felonies ­— and failure to secure compensation, a misdemeanor. 

Claude V. Campbell, 31, of Greenfield Center, was sentenced Feb. 6 to: 1 year in jail after pleading to misdemeanor DWI and felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle regarding charges in October in Halfmoon; 1 year in jail  after pleading to attempted criminal possession of a weapon regarding  charged in May in Malta. Sentences are to run consecutively.    

John Jerry Scott, 25, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 5 with attempting to disseminate indecent materials to minors, a felony. Sentencing April 8. 

Thomas P. Allen, 29, of Valley Stream, pleaded Feb. 5 to felony DWAI in Wilton. Sentencing April 22. 

POLICE

Alexander Kotsakis, 30, of Boston, Massachusetts, was charged Feb. 9 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and two driving violations. 

Eduardo Zubieta, 58, of Greenfield, was charged Feb. 9 in Saratoga Springs, with misdemeanor DWI, and refusal to take a breath test. 

Merton E. Tyrel, 27, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 9 with assault in the second-degree, and endangering the welfare of child, in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in the Town of Malta. Tyrel is suspected of intentionally causing a physical injury to a child under the age of 7 by throwing her onto a bed, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Tyrel was sent to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $500 cash bail, $1,000 bail bond, or $5,000 partially secured bond. 

Ezekiel West, 26, of Schenectady, was charged Feb. 2 with two felony counts criminal possession controlled substance; the misdemeanors: resisting arrest, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, criminal use drug paraphernalia, and aggravated unlicensed operation; two driving violations and unlawful possession of marijuana. According to city police: at about 1:44 a.m. on Feb. 2, an officer on patrol attempted to stop a 2020 Nissan Altima in the area of Vanderbilt Avenue. Initially the Nissan failed to stop for the marked police car as they traveled on Vanderbilt, but it eventually did come to a stop on Doten Avenue. The driver of the Nissan – alleged to be Ezekiel West, subsequently took off running from the car. A foot pursuit took place through several backyards. The suspect was eventually taken into custody and allegedly found to be in possession of about 4 grams of cocaine as well as other items of paraphernalia consistent with the sale of illegal drugs. West was arraigned and $1,000 cash bail was set.

 

COURT

Dominick Monge, 24, of Amsterdam City, pleaded Jan. 24 to unlawful surveillance in the second-degree, a felony, in connection with an incident in Wilton. Sentencing scheduled Feb. 11.   

POLICE

Christopher Hansen, 31, of Buffalo, was charged Feb. 2 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor criminal trespass. 

Joseph Jacobs, 28, of Inwood, West Virginia, was charged Feb. 2 with misdemeanor DWI  and operating a vehicle without signal devices. 

Nicholas Petro, 21, of Granville, was charged Feb. 1 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and failing to use headlights. 

Maurice Magee, 29, of Glens Falls, was charged Feb. 1 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor assault, obstructing governmental administration, and unlawful possession of marijuana. 

Anne Kenkel, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 1 with criminal mischief, and criminal trespass. 

Thomas Butterfield, 52, of Gansevoort, was charged Feb. 1 in Saratoga Springs with assault.

Tammy Clark, 52, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 1 with assault. 

Darian Duell, 26, of Greenfield, was charged Feb. 1 in Saratoga Springs with obstruct governmental administration. 

Theresa Skaine, 51, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 31 with misdemeanor DWI, and failure to keep right. 

Augustus Balsamo, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 31 with petit larceny. 

Doris Mendez, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 31 with welfare fraud – a misdemeanor, and offering a false instrument to file – a felony. 

Shane Singh, 22, of Schenectady, was charged Jan. 24 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief in the third-degree, a felony. 

Christine Lieberman, 62, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 24 with harassment. 

Alyssa Bridge, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 24 with petit larceny. 

Kristi Carlson, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 25 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a speeding violation.

Christine Sterling, 32, of Chesapeake, VA, was charged Jan. 25 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, aggravated DWI, and speeding. 

Heather Thompson, 33, of Queensbury, was charged Jan. 25 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and two violations.

Spencer Hawkins, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 25 with misdemeanor DWI, and a driving violation. 

James Gurney, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 25 with aggravated harassment  - misdemeanor. 

Elizabeth Smith, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 26 with criminal trespass - misdemeanor. 

Gary Walker, 35, of Fultonville, was charged Jan. 26 in Saratoga Springs with criminal mischief, and criminal trespass – both misdemeanors. 

Travis Bopp, 35, of Liverpool, was charged Jan. 26 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Cole Hayes, 29, of Albany, was charged Jan. 28 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Shawn Farrell, 20, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 28 with criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Annette Cammarere, 59, of Ballston Spa, was charged Jan. 28 in Saratoga Springs with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and a vehicle equipment violation. 

Christine Soucie, 43, of Bennington, Vermont, was charged Jan. 28 in Saratoga Springs with criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, and operating a motor vehicle without stop lamps. 

Debra Morelli, 33, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 29 with welfare fraud – a misdemeanor, and offering a false instrument to file – a felony. 

Cynthia Cooper, 56, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 29 with petit larceny, and criminal contempt. 

Gregory Wasserbach, 54, of Gansevoort, was charged Jan. 31 in Saratoga Springs with misdemeanor DWI, and three driving/vehicle violations. 

Marc Giosi, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 31 with misdemeanor DWI, and making an illegal signal.