June 21 – June 27, 2024

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office 

A 20-year-old Watervliet man was charged with first degree manslaughter after allegedly “striking another person with a large wrench and causing that person’s death,” according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said they received a call of a fight in progress on Sparrow Drive in the town of Malta and the Investigation into the complaint led to the arrest of Cyrus J. Tetreault, 20, of Watervliet. 

The victim was identified as 53-year-old Malta resident Brian M. Miller. 

“It is truly tragic that this situation resulted in a loss of life,” county Sheriff Michael Zurlo said in a statement. “I am grateful for the professional response of the men and women of my agency and for the quick identification and arrest of the person responsible.” 

The Sheriff’s Office arrested Jacques S. Boisvert, 45, and Jacques A. Boisvert, IV, 20, of Malta on arrest warrants for criminal possession of stolen property in the 3rd degree (class D felony). The charges stem from an allegation that they possessed a stolen trailer that had a value in excess of $3,000. The original call was received by the Sheriff’s Office on April 23, 2024, and occurred on Hubbs Road in the town of Malta. The elder Boisvert was released to pretrial services while the younger was released on his own recognizance pending further action in the matter.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call on Sacandaga Road in the town of Galway. As a result of the investigation into the matter, Gerrod M. Jones, 40, of Galway, was charged with strangulation in the 2nd degree (class D felony). Jones is accused of placing another person in a chokehold resulting in loss of consciousness. He was arraigned in the Galway Town Court and released to pretrial services pending further action in the matter.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of an inactive larceny at the Northway Golf Center on Crescent Road in the town of Halfmoon. Investigation into the complaint led to the arrest of Clayton J. Callan (age 37) Malta, charged with falsifying business records in the 1st degree and grand larceny in the 4th degree (class E felonies). Callan is accused of stealing from the store in an amount exceeding $1,000. Additionally, he is charged with falsifying the store’s business records with the intent to defraud and to commit another crime. He was arraigned in the Halfmoon Town Court and released on his own recognizance pending further action in the matter.

The Sheriff’s Office received a call of an inactive burglary at Fuller’s Corner Store in the town of Edinburg. Investigation into the complaint led to the arrest of Kerrilyn S. Polite, 41, of Northville, charged with burglary in the 3rd degree (class D felony). Polite is accused of entering and remaining unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein. She was arraigned in the Edinburg Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail pending further action in the matter. 

Andrew J. Holleran and Luke F. Holleran, both of Clifton Park, were each charged with Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, a class D felony. It is alleged both acted in concert with one another and damaged property that did not belong to them, in an amount exceeding $1,500. Both are scheduled to appear in the Clifton Park Town Court at a later date. 

Saratoga County Court

Justin Franz, 39, of Cohoes, pleaded to robbery in the second-degree, charged July 2023 in Mechanicville. Sentencing Aug. 2. 

Alia M. Sullivan, 39, of Hadley, pleaded to felony DWI, charged July 2023. Sentencing Junly 29. 

Lovell T. Roper, 31, of Manhattan, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years incarceration/ 1 year post-release supervision, after pleading to felony criminal possession of a controlled substance, charged September 2020 in Moreau. 

Raymond K. Sedlak, 67, of Waterford, pleaded to DWI, and Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, charged Jan. 1, 2024. Sentencing Aug. 1. 

Leona McLean, 32, of Albany, was sentenced to 5 years probation, after pleading to criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth-degree, charged February 2023 in Malta.