Press Releases

December 2005

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12/16/05 WILLIAM PLANTE SENTENCED - District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that William Plante, 31, of Schenectady, was sentenced today to 1 1/3 to 4 years and restitution of $126,000 to his victims by the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/16/05 ENDING THE YEAR IN A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY - District Attorney P. David Soares released the following statement in regards to the move to a new building. View
12/16/05 ALBANY POLICE OFFICER SEAN HALEY ARRESTED ON INSURANCE FRAUD - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Sean Haley, of Albany, has been arrested and charged with Insurance Fraud in the 5th Degree. View
12/16/05 GERMAN LAMBERT ARRAIGNED ON RAPE CHARGES, FACES 25 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that German Lambert, 18, of Bethlehem, has been arrested under a sealed indictment and arraigned on the charges of having committed a Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before the Honorable Stephen W. Herrick. View
12/16/05 DAVID NEWKIRK GUILTY OF RAPE, FACES 50 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that the first verdict in the new Albany County Judicial Building resulted in a conviction. View
12/15/05 DANTE TERRELL INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, FACES 25 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Dante Lamont Terrell, 31, of Albany, was indicted yesterday on two counts including Attempted Murder in the 2nd Degree and Assault in the 1st Degree. View
12/15/05 LIONEL CARTER A/K/A “L” FACES 9 FOR GUNS AND DRUGS - District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that a major drug business had been shut down and that its proprietors will be going to prison. View
12/15/05 PURSE SNATCHER PETER WILCOX FACES UP TO 15 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Peter Charles Wilcox, 23, of Albany, has been indicted on one count of Robbery in the 2nd Degree. View
12/15/05 ANDREW WOODING INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, FACES 25 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Andrew M. Wooding, 44, of Albany, has been indicted on 6 counts including Attempted Murder in the 2nd Degree, 3 counts of Reckless Endangerment and 2 counts of Assault in the 2nd Degree. View
12/13/05 HIGGINS SENTENCING - The sentencing of Martin Higgins will take place tomorrow morning before the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/13/05 DOMINIQUE DEVAN FIELDS PLEAS, FACES UP TO 15 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Dominique Devan Fields, 19, of Albany, pled guilty today to one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon before the Honorable Joseph E. Teresi. View
12/13/05 JUSTIN LANDAUER SENTENCING - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Justin T. Landauer, 27, of Knox, NY, was sentenced today to 2 1/3 to 7 years by the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/9/05 ISHMYEL PAYNE ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGE - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Ishmyel Payne, 15, of Albany, was arraigned today before the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin on one count of Murder in the Second Degree. View
12/9/05 DARIUS ASHLEY GUILTY OF RAPE, SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE - District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that Darius Ashley, 29, of Albany, was sentenced today to 25 years to life for two counts of Rape in the 1st Degree and one count of Kidnapping in the 2nd Degree before the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/9/05 RAKIEM JONES GETS 7 FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, ACCOMPLICES EACH GET 3 1/2 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Rakiem H. Jones, 23, of Albany, was sentenced today by the Honorable Dan Lamont to one count of Attempted Robbery in the 2nd Degree. View
12/8/05 RENO LYONS FACES PRISON FOR DV ASSAULT - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Reno B. Lyons, 44, of Albany, pled guilty today to one count of Assault in the 2nd Degree before the Honorable Stephen W. Herrick. View
12/6/05 JOHN MILES INDICTED FOR MURDER 1ST - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that John Miles, 35 a homeless drifter arrested in Schenectady Tuesday evening was indicted by an Albany County Grand Jury for four counts of Murder 1st, four counts of Murder 2nd, two counts of Burglary 1st, one count of Burglary 2nd and two larceny charges. View
12/5/05 TASHAWN TARVER TO BE SENTENCED FOR RAPE IN THE 3RD, FACES 1 ½ TO 3 - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Tashawn Tarver, 33, of Schenectady, will be sentenced tomorrow before the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/5/05 ANTHONY SAPIENZA SENTENCED TO 14 FOR ROBBERY - District Attorney P. David Soares announced that Anthony S. Sapienza, 35, of Albany, was sentenced to 14 years in state prison and five years of post release supervision today by the Honorable Thomas A. Breslin. View
12/5/05 EDGAR SOLER SENTENCING - District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that Edgar Soler, 28, of Albany, will be sentenced tomorrow. He was convicted of one count of Criminal Contempt in the 1st Degree and one count of Aggravated Harassment in 2nd Degree after a jury trial before the Honorable Dan Lamont. View
12/2/05 RAYMON MCGILL INDICTED - District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that Raymon McGill, 23, a resident of the Altoona Correctional Facility, was indicted today on 14 counts in two separate cases. View