Thursday, 09 February 2023 13:46

February 4 – February 10, 2023

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office 

Sarah N. Woody, 42, of Malta was charged with arson in the second-degree, and reckless endangerment in the first-degree, in connection with an incident on Jan. 16, 2023. Both charges are felonies. Woody is accused of setting fire to her residence, a duplex, on Thimbleberry Road in the Town of Malta while the residents on the other side of the duplex were home. 

Christopher W. Crumble, 27, of Greenfield, was charged with assault in the second-degree, criminal contempt in the first-degree (both felonies), misdemeanor resisting arrest, and harassment - a violation, resulting from an investigation into a domestic incident that occurred in the Town of Greenfield. Crumble is alleged to have pulled the hair of an individual who had an order of protection against him, and is accused, while being taken into custody, of striking a Deputy in the face and causing physical injury. 

Saratoga Police Department

Prince Cooper, 36, of Schenectady, was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second-degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree – both felonies. At the time of the arrest arrest, Cooper was on Federal Supervised Release for the charge of Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics, according to a statement issued by Saratoga Springs Police. Cooper was arraigned in City Court and remanded to the custody of the Albany County Sheriff without bail.

Richard Janes, 43, of Ballston Spa, was charged Feb. 6 with criminal use drug paraphernalia, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, display forged certificate, operating an unregistered vehicle, operating vehicle without inspection certificate, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh-degree. 

Amy Kraus, 51, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 5 with criminal mischief: intent to damage property. 

William Rolon-Ocasio, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Feb. 1 with criminal contempt: disobey court. 

Dean Fox, 47, of Endicott, N.Y., was charged Jan. 31 with grand larceny in the third-degree (property value exceeds $3,000), identity theft, possession forged instrument in the second-degree. 

Amy Morine, 44, of Ballston Spa, was charged Jan. 31 with petit larceny. 

Marcus Vandeusen, 20, of Schenectady, was charged Jan. 31 with grand larceny in the fourth-degree (motor vehicle value exceeds $100). 

Clarence Slade, 46, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 31 with DWI, speed violation, unsafe turn or failure to give appropriate signal. 

Caitlin Kenney, 37, of Halfmoon, was charged Jan. 30 with DWI, speed not reasonable and prudent, moved from lane. 

William Durfee, 38, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 30 with burglary in the second-degree, and criminal tampering in the third-degree.

Dennis Walsh, 45, of Galway, was charged Jan. 30 with criminal  mischief in the third-degree: damage another person’s property > $250. 

Saratoga Court

Anthony J. Paradise, 44, of Coxsackie, was sentenced to 5 to 15 years incarceration, after pleading to arson in the third-degree, in connection with charges on Nov. 27 and Dec. 12, 2017 in the town of Ballston and the village of Ballston Spa, respectively. 

Thomas C. Madsen, 24, of Mechanicville, pleaded Feb. 1 to felony criminal possession of a controlled substance, and felony aggravated family offense. Sentencing April 13. 

Jackie McGonigle, 38, of Clifton Park, pleaded Feb. 1 to felony aggravated family offense. Sentencing April 27. 

James F. Hall, 29, of Ballston Spa, was sentenced Feb. 3 to 2 to 4 years incarceration, after pleading to felony burglary, first charged October 2022 in Malta. 

Carl W. Murphy, 53, of Stillwater, was sentenced Feb. 3 to 5 years of probation, after pleading to felony DWI, first charged July 2022 in Malta. 

Allen L. Titus, 32, of Mechanicville, pleaded Feb. 3 to criminal contempt in the second-degree, a misdemeanor. Sentencing April 7. 

Manuel Olmo, 53, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced Feb. 3 to 1.5 years incarceration, after pleading to felony attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, first charged May 2021 in Saratoga Springs. 

Jorge L. Lopez, 41, of Moreau, pleaded Feb. 3 to criminal use of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, first charged August 2022. Sentencing April 7. 

Kyle S. Fish, 22, of Schuylerville, was sentenced Feb. 3 to 10 years of probation, after pleading to rape in the second-degree, first charged July 2020 in the town of Saratoga. 

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