Week of September 6 – September 12, 2024

County Court 

Edward M. Carroll, 26, of Clifton Park, pleaded to felony DWI, charged March 2024. Sentencing Oct. 3. 

Christopher Barnes, 44, of Wilton, was sentenced to 1-1/2 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree, charged March 2024 in Wilton. 

Ronald Nellis, 37, of Moreau, pleaded to sexual abuse in the first-degree, charged summer 2023 in Moreau. Sentencing Oct. 2. 

Earl T. Walsh, 31, of Greenwich, pleaded to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first-degree, a felony, charged April 2024 in Stillwater. Sentencing Oct. 29. 

Branden Bakerian, 41, of Whitehall, was sentenced to 1-1/2 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to criminal contempt in the first-degree, charged November 2023 in Wilton. 

Jeanelle F. Eberts, 50, of Schuylerville, was sentenced to 5 years probation, after pleading to DWAI, charged October 2023 in Saratoga Springs.  

Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office 

Edward J. Fish, Jr. 42, of Schuylerville, and Colleen M. Stewart, 38, of Malta, were each charged with for burglary in the 2nd degree (class C felony) and petit larceny (class A misdemeanor). Both are charged with entering and remaining unlawfully within a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime therein. Fish was also charged with criminal contempt in the 2nd degree and resisting arrest (class A misdemeanors) for allegedly violating an order of protection by being in Ms. Stewart’s presence and for fleeing from police after being advised he was under arrest. Fish and Stewart were arraigned in the Saratoga Town Court and sent to the Saratoga County Jail pending further action in the matters.

Resulting from a warrant check for a separate person on Centerline Road in the town of Providence Jason O. Allen (age 44) and Courtney E. Gilboy (age 27) – both of Greenfield,  were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree (class B felony), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 4th degree (class C felony), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 5th degree (class D felony), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, and criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree (class A misdemeanors). They are accused of knowingly and unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug with the intent to sell it, of knowingly and unlawfully possessing 500 mg or more of cocaine, and of knowingly possessing a scale used to weigh controlled substances with the intent to use it for unlawfully dispensing a controlled substance. Both were arraigned in the Milton Town Court. Mr. Allen was remanded to the Saratoga County Jail and Ms. Gilboy was released to pretrial services pending further action in the matters.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to an active burglary call at Lamplighter Acres in the town of Moreau. As a result of the investigation Steven M. Fitzgerald (age 42), of Lake Luzerne, and Melanie L. Chaney (age 51), of Castleton on Hudson, were each charged with 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree (class B felonies), and criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree (class A misdemeanor). Each is accused of knowingly and unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell it, of knowingly and unlawfully possessing cocaine in an aggregate weight of ½ ounce or more, and of knowingly possessing a scale used to weigh controlled substances with the intent to use it for unlawfully dispensing a controlled substance. Ms. Chaney was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree (class A misdemeanor). Both were arraigned in the Moreau Town Court and released on their own recognizances pending further action in the matters.  

Following a personal injury motor vehicle crash on Pettis Road in the town of Wilton, Matthew J. Murry, Jr., (age 40) of Wilton was charged with vehicular assault in the 1st degree (class D felony), 2 counts of aggravated DWI (class E felonies), operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of .08% or greater (unclassified misdemeanor), 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a child (class A misdemeanors), moving from lane unsafely, and operating a motor vehicle without an inspection (infractions). The Sheriff’s Office alleges a 2014 Dodge pickup truck operated by Murry on Pettis Road swerved to avoid a deer, left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and overturned. Two passengers, aged 10 and 7, were treated at Albany Medical Center. Murry was arraigned in the Wilton Town Court and sent to the Saratoga County Jail pending further action in the matter.