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Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Pittstown Home Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Pittstown Home
Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Pittstown Home More than two years after a former high school football standout was gunned down inside his home in the region, one of the men responsible has been convicted of murder. Kyle Hutchinson, age 23, of Schenectady, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the killing of 19-year-old Nathanial Miller. Miller was found shot to death inside his Rensselaer County home in Pittstown on June 9, 2021, according to State Police. Hutchinson and two other men, Carlo Lewis and Devin Van Patten, both of Schenectady, were arrested in con…

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Arson Charge: Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Grafton, Police Say Arson Charge: Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Grafton, Police Say
Arson Charge: Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Grafton, Police Say A 61-year-old man is accused of intentionally starting a fire that destroyed a garage and heavily damaged an apartment building in the region. Rensselaer County resident Paul Coleman, of the Town of Grafton, was arraigned on an arson charge in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, June 9. According to sheriff’s officials, Coleman set fire to the detached garage located next to his apartment building on State Route 2 in the Town of Grafton. The structure was deemed a total loss. Flames also spread to the adjacent apartment building, where eight residents were sleeping, deputies said. Everyone…

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Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison
Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison A man from the region who shot his 16-year-old brother to death will spend decades in prison. Jatae Gourrier-Lewis, age 22, of Troy, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday, March 21. It followed his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his brother, Jaylin Gourrier-Lewis. According to prosecutors, he admitted to shooting the teen in the head during an argument over guns in Troy on Feb. 9, 2022. “Jatae Gourrier-Lewis has been held accountable in the death of his 16 year old brother,” Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnel…

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‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Troy Sentenced ‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Troy Sentenced
‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Troy Sentenced A 25-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after being convicted of a violent, sexual assault on a woman in the region. Tyrell O’Neill, of Troy, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 4. It followed his June 2022 jury conviction on multiple charges, including first-degree rape, criminal sexual act, unlawful imprisonment, and strangulation stemming from an attack that occurred in Troy. Rensselaer County prosecutors said O’Neill forced himself on the victim without her consent. The woman later testified that O’Neill applied pressure to her th…

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20-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Girlfriend At Troy College 20-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Girlfriend At Troy College
20-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Of Girlfriend At Troy College A 20-year-old man has been formally charged in connection with an alleged stabbing attack on his girlfriend at a Capital Region college. Zymeir Walton, of Albany, was indicted on multiple charges, including second-degree attempted murder, in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old Student Stabbed By Boyfriend At College In Troy, Police Say Emergency crews were called to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy shortly after noon on Thursday, Nov. 3, after several people called 911 reporting that a female student had been stabbed in a campus parking lot,…

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