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April 1 – April 7, 2023

Saratoga Police

Justin Mechanick, 42, of Ballston Spa, was charged March 19 with DWI, aggravated DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and moving from lane unsafely. 

Brianna Craig, 24, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 19 with criminal contempt.

Nicholas Bush, 44, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 18 with DWI, and two driving-related violations. 

Thomas Zucco, 32, of Warwick, Maryland, was charged March 18 with harassment. 

Kathina Duncan, 42, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 17 with harassment. 

James Brush, 47, of Malta, was charged March 23 with criminal mischief, burglary, and grand larceny. 

Augustus Balsamo, 39, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 23 with criminal trespass. 

Zachary Michaels, 28, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 23 with menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon. 

Mitchell Norris, 27, of Rensselaer, was charged March 23 with DWI, and three driving-related violations. 

Ronald Dragoset, 37, of Clifton Park, was charged March 22 with criminal contempt. 

Kevin Cuva, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 22 with criminal contempt, and aggravated family offense. 

Rita Young, 51, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 21 with DWI, aggravated DWI, and two driving-related violations.

Kobe Rockwell, 24, of Apex, North Carolina, was charged March 21 with tampering with physical evidence, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and burglary. 

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office

Jacob E. Krall, 19, of Ballston Spa, was charged with assault in the second-degree in connection with an incident alleged to have occurred on March 19 in the town of Milton. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and Community Emergency Corps were dispatched to a report of a 3-month-old child in respiratory distress. The child was treated on scene and transported to the hospital by EMS with serious injuries, according to police. Krall is accused of violently assaulting the 3-month-old child resulting in serious physical injuries. Krall was arraigned and sent to Saratoga County Jail on bail. 

On March 21, Kevin Q. Tanksley, 33, of Albany, was charged with assault in the second-degree. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to an in-progress disturbance occurring at the Stewart’s Shop at 1403 Route 9 in the Town of Halfmoon involving 3 males. It is alleged Tanksley deployed a knife during the altercation and used it to cause physical injury to a 20-year-old Clifton Park man who was subsequently hospitalized for his injuries. 

Alexander McFadden, 54, of Malta was charged March 26 with felony Assault, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon, in connection with a disturbance involving two males at the Budget Inn on Route 9 in the town of Malta. McFadden is accused of deploying a knife during the altercation causing injuries to the victim’s head and arm. The victim was treated on scene by Malta-Stillwater EMS and refused further medical attention. McFadden was arraigned in Malta Town Court and sent to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility with no bail.

On March 24, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Millington, 23, of Greenfield, for official misconduct and reckless endangerment in the second-degree, both misdemeanors. While employed as a Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Correction Officer Michael Millington is accused, without authorization, of providing confidential information to a county jail inmate which created a substantial risk of injury to another person. Millington was released on appearance tickets and is due back in Milton Town Court at a later date to answer the charges. Millington has been suspended from the Sheriff’s Office pending a disciplinary hearing.

Saratoga County Court

Robert E. Brown, 44, of Wildwood, New Jersey, pleaded March 22 to felony burglary, first charged October 2022 and June 2021 in Malta. Sentencing May 24. 

Damean Atkins, 39, of Ballston Spa, pleaded March 22 to felony burglary, first charged January 2023 in Ballston Spa. 

Angelo J. Zeoli, 43, of Troy, was sentenced March 22 to 2 to 4 years incarceration, after pleading to felony grand larceny, first charged in Wilton. 

Anthony Duggan, 26, of Hebron, pleaded March 21 to felony rape, first charged January 2022 in Moreau. Sentencing May 23. 

Ernest Skellie, 31, of Queensbury, pleaded March 21 to felony grand larceny, first charged June 2022 in Malta. Sentencing May 12. 

Jasir Chambers, 25, of Ballston Spa, pleaded March 21 to felony burglary, and menacing- a misdemeanor, first charged October 2022. Sentencing April 28. 

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