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'Left Her To Die': Capital Region Man Sentenced For Setting Woman On Fire, Burning Second 'Left Her To Die': Capital Region Man Sentenced For Setting Woman On Fire, Burning Second
'Left Her To Die': Capital Region Man Sentenced For Setting Woman On Fire, Burning Second A man from the region may spend the rest of his life behind bars for trying to kill a woman by setting her on fire and seriously burning a second victim. Houston Ketter, age 41, of Albany, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Albany County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, after a jury found him guilty of attempted murder. According to the district attorney’s office, Ketter “acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner” when he set Kari Rouse on fire near Bradford and Robin streets in Albany on Nov. 13, 2022. Earlier Report - ‘Especially Cruel’: Man Set Woman On Fire, Burned Second In Alban…

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by Michael Mashburn
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‘Especially Cruel’: Man Set Woman On Fire, Burned Second In Capital Region Attacks, Jury Finds ‘Especially Cruel’: Man Set Woman On Fire, Burned Second In Capital Region Attacks, Jury Finds
‘Especially Cruel’: Man Set Woman On Fire, Burned Second In Capital Region Attacks, Jury Finds A man from the region is facing decades in prison for trying to kill a woman by setting her on fire and seriously burning a second victim. Houston Ketter, age 41, of Albany, was found guilty of attempted murder and related charges by an Albany County jury on Monday Oct. 23. According to the district attorney’s office, Ketter “acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner” when he set the first victim on fire near Bradford and Robin streets in Albany on Nov. 13, 2022. After dousing the 38-year-old victim in charcoal lighter fluid, he set her on fire, the Albany Times Union reports. An eyew…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Region: Police Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Region: Police
Fight At Local Shop Leads To Stabbing In Region: Police A man is facing charges after stabbing a victim twice in a fight inside a Hudson Valley business, police said.  The altercation broke out on Monday, Jan. 30 around 10 p.m., in Putnam County at the Cloud House Smoke Shop located in Carmel at 898 Route 6. There, police found a 22-year-old man outside the store heavily bleeding from two stab wounds, Carmel Police said.  Authorities realized that a fight had broken out inside the store, resulting in the victim being stabbed in the chest and back. The victim was rushed to Danbury Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At Capitol Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At Capitol
Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At Capitol A New York man will spend years in prison for a vicious stabbing attack on two supporters of former President Donald Trump during a “Stop the Steal” rally outside the state Capitol building in Albany on Jan. 6, 2021. Alexander Contompasis, age 39, of Albany, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 20 years behind bars Thursday, Nov. 17, in Albany County Supreme Court. It followed his October 2022 jury conviction on multiple violent felonies, including first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors said Contompasis showed up to the East Capitol Park on Wednesday, Jan. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Stabbed In Neck At Restaurant In Region: Police Man Stabbed In Neck At Restaurant In Region: Police
Man Stabbed In Neck At Restaurant In Region: Police A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the neck at a restaurant in Westchester County, police said.  On Monday, Oct. 24 at around 9:30 p.m., police in New Rochelle responded to the 300 block of North Avenue, authorities said.  When they arrived, police found an employee of the restaurant with a serious cut across his neck, and found out that the suspect had left the scene in a taxicab, according to police.  Police were then able to locate and arrest the suspect in the taxicab at the corner of North Avenue and The Boulevard, authorities said.  Police said that the suspect is …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Sentenced For Brutal Halloween Stabbing Attack In Capital Region Man Sentenced For Brutal Halloween Stabbing Attack In Capital Region
Man Sentenced For Brutal Halloween Stabbing Attack In Capital Region A 23-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed his unarmed victim in the face and chest during a Halloween attack in the region will spend the next decade in prison. Saratoga County resident Tyler Lumia, of Saratoga Springs, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars Thursday, Sept. 15, two months after he pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. Original Report: Man Charged In Halloween Stabbing In Saratoga Springs Lumia admitted to getting into an argument with the 35-year-old victim at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Gaffney’s restaurant, located in downtown Saratoga Springs. He s…

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by Michael Mashburn
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20-Year-Old Man Accused Of Firing Shots Striking Victim, Business With Customers Inside In Area 20-Year-Old Man Accused Of Firing Shots Striking Victim, Business With Customers Inside In Area
20-Year-Old Man Accused Of Firing Shots Striking Victim, Business With Customers Inside In Area A 20-year-old man is facing charges that include attempted murder after firing several gunshots that struck his victim and a business in the region that was packed with customers, police said. The alleged incident happened in Ulster County at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 in Kingston, police said. Antoine Leonard, of Kingston, was allegedly involved in a dispute with a 29-year-old man, according to police, during which he fired multiple rounds from a handgun. The bullets struck his victim, a local business, and a private residence that had a family inside at the time…

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by Zak Failla