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Teen Who Was Father's Accomplice Sentenced For Fatal Robbery In Area Drug Deal That Went Bad Teen Who Was Father's Accomplice Sentenced For Fatal Robbery In Area Drug Deal That Went Bad
Teen Who Was Father's Accomplice Sentenced For Fatal Robbery In Area Drug Deal That Went Bad An 18-year-old who took part as his father's accomplice in a robbery that left one man dead has been sentenced to five years in state prison with an additional five years of post-release supervision. Maurice Stansberry, Jr., 18, of Kingston, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13, after pleading guilty in June to taking part in the robbery, said Ulster County District Attorney D. Holley Carnright. According to Carnright, the crime took place on Dec. 1, 2018, when Stansberry, his father, Maurice Stansberry, Sr., and Kevin Gardener, went to the Sawkill Trailer Park to buy marijuana.  During t…

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Teen Sentenced For Killing Area Man Who Was Protecting His Son Teen Sentenced For Killing Area Man Who Was Protecting His Son
Teen Sentenced For Killing Area Man Who Was Protecting His Son An Ulster County teen may spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to 17 years to life for the murder of another man trying to protect his son during a drug robbery. Kevin Gardener, 18, of Kingston, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 31, following his guilty plea in July, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Gardener admitted to killing Mark Lancaster on Sawkill Road in Kingston last December following a marijuana robbery, Ulster County DA Holley Carnright said. Gardener committed the robbery and murder together with accomplices Maurice Stansberry, Sr., who has…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Two Teens Charged With Murder Of Area Man Man, Two Teens Charged With Murder Of Area Man
Man, Two Teens Charged With Murder Of Area Man Two teenagers were among three allegedly involved in the murder of a 39-year-old area man who was found with a bullet wound near a busy roadway over the weekend. New York State Police troopers were called to investigate a shooting that took place on Sawkill Road in Ulster shortly before noon on Saturday, Dec. 1. The victim, 39-year-old Kingston resident Mark Lancaster was transported to a local hospital for treatment for the gunshot, but he was pronounced dead. The investigation into the fatal shooting led to the arrest of Kingston resident Maurice Stansberry, Sr., 38, and two 17-year-olds.…

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by Zak Failla