Thursday, 19 March 2020 13:01

March 14 – March 20, 2020

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. 

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.

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