Office of the District Attorney
P. David Soares
Albany County Judicial Building
Albany , New York 12207
(518) 487-5460
(518) 487-5093 – fax

Oathout Sentenced to Life for Murder

ALBANY , NY –  District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that CHRISTOPHER OATHOUT, 25, of Watervliet, NY was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by the Honorable Thomas Breslin. In December, OATHOUT was found guilty by jury of (1) count of Murder in the Second Degree, a Class “A-1” Felony.

On October 8, 2006 at 142 State Street in the City of Albany, CHRISTOPHER OATHOUT caused the death of Robert Taylor by means of choking him and stabbing him repeatedly in the chest area.

“Mr. Taylor was a vulnerable elderly citizen who was preyed upon by an individual looking to take advantage of him. I am very pleased that individual will spend the rest of his life in prison thinking about his horrific actions,” commented DA Soares.

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