July 22 – July 28, 2023

Saratoga Police

Antonio Trujillo Mena, 27, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 17 with criminal mischief, criminal obstruction of breathing, and assault. 

Kevin Cavanagh, 56, was charged July 16 with criminal trespass. 

Paul Gunya, 33, of Northum-berland, was charged July 16 with criminal mischief. 

Theresa Sheffer, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 16 with DWI, and operating a motor vehicle without inspection certificate. 

Ann Matrazzo, 62, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was charged July 15 with criminal possession of stolen property. 

Robert Seward, 54, of Utica, was charged July 15 with DWI, and two driving violations. 

Lauren Baran, 36, of Ballston Spa, was charged July 15 with DWI. 

Brandon Camaj, 21, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 14 with assault. 

Christopher Cormier, 52, was charged July 13 with petit larceny. 

Aaron Godlewski, 31, of Altamont, was charged July 13 with grand larceny. 

Jordan Jones, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 13 with aggravated unlicensed operation, circumvent interlock, and three driving-related violations. 

Stephen Gullotti, 39, of Malta, was charged July 12 with petit larceny. 

Michael West, 37, of Greenfield, was charged July 12 with four counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and one count criminal sale of a controlled substance. 

James Yawn, 42, of Schenectady, was charged July 12 with criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Amanda Ashline, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged July 12 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and failure to stop at a stop sign.   

On July 6, members the Saratoga Springs Police Department Special Investigations Unit, in conjunction with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant on a residence located on the east side of the city. The several-months-long investigation began with complaints from concerned neighbors about possible illegal drug activity involving a resident of the home. Tiffany M. Salak, 35, was charged with three felonies – criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal nuisance, and the misdemeanor – criminal possession of a controlled substance. 

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office 

Korey J. West, Jason O. Allen, Bradley L. Allen, and Diane E. Allen were arrested following a lengthy investigation of drug trafficking in Saratoga County. Members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit / Special Operations Team and the Saratoga Springs Police Department SIU executed a search warrant at 223 Bockes Road in the Town of Greenfield. As a result of the investigation and search warrant, scales, packaging material, quantities of fentanyl, crack/cocaine, and suboxone were seized. Korey J. West, 25, was charged with four counts each of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and two counts criminal sale of a controlled substance. All charges are felonies.  Bradley L. Allen, 67, Diane E. Allen, 62, and Jason O. Allen, 43, were each charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh-degree. Jason Allen was additionally charged with criminal nuisance in the first-degree.  

On June 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office charged 19-year-old Riley A. MacLeod, of Wilton, with felony assault, and criminal possession of a weapon – a misdemeanors. MacLeod is accused of attacking a family member with a knife while at their home in the town of Wilton. The family member suffered a non-life-threatening, stab wound to the arm, was treated at Saratoga Hospital and released after treatment. 

On July 17, the Sheriff’s Office charged Michael D. Hepp, 34, of Troy, with felony robbery, in connection with a suspected robbery at Hayner’s Ice Cream and Country Store. It is alleged Hepp forcibly stole money and threatened the use of a firearm. The victim was not injured during the incident and the investigation is ongoing. Hepp was arraigned and sent to the Saratoga County Jail in lieu of $30,000 cash bail, $60,000 bond, and a $300,000 partially secured bond.

Saratoga County Court

George R. Licata, 55, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded to DWAI, charged May 28 in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing Aug. 25. 

William S. Davis, 41, of Fultonville, pleaded to failure to register as a sex offender, charged April 18 in Malta. Sentencing Sept. 29. 

Jesus A. Perez, 22, of Schuylerville, pleaded to rape in the third-degree, charged March 2022 in Saratoga. Sentencing Sept. 22. 

Douglas J. Murray, 29, of Waterford, pleaded to felony DWI, charged May 14. Sentencing Sept. 19.