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'Cowardly Crime': Face Slashing, Porch Shooting Nets Area Ex-Con Decades In Prison
An ex-convict from the region is going back to prison for shooting a woman through her window and slashing a second victim in the face. Raheem Hines, age 46, of Albany, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Friday, Jan. 12, after pleading guilty to attempted murder and related charges. According to prosecutors, Hines admitted to slashing a woman in the face on Central Avenue in Albany in August 2021. The attack left the victim with serious injuries. He also confessed to attempting to kill a second woman by shooting her through a porch window as she was inside her …
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Gunman Who Killed 24-Year-Old Postal Worker In Region Sentenced To Prison
More than a year after a young postal worker was shot to death in the region, his killer is heading to prison. Laquan Fallen, age 24, of Albany, was sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison in Albany County Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. 1. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter for shooting and killing 24-year-old Czsar Lewis in Albany. Earlier Report: Postal Worker From Albany Who Died At Age 24 Remembered As 'Bright Light' According to prosecutors, the two were near Central Avenue and Robin Street on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, when Fallen shot Lewis with a handgun. He was…
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Man From Region Sexually Abused Child For Years, Jury Finds
A 29-year-old man from the region is facing decades in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a young child for years. Douglas Eckler, of Cohoes, was found guilty of sex crimes by a jury in Albany County Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 18. According to prosecutors, Eckler repeatedly sexually abused the victim for several years, between the spring of 2020 and February 2023. The abuse started when the victim was under the age of 13. In court Wednesday, jurors convicted him on one count of predatory sexual assault against a child, a felony. Eckler faces up to 25 years to l…
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Jury Convicts Gunman Of Attempted Murder In 2 Shootings In Region
A 35-year-old man accused of trying to gun down two people during separate robberies in the region could spend the rest of his life in prison. Demetries Smith, of Albany, was convicted of all charges in a seven-count indictment, including first-degree attempted murder, by an Albany County Supreme Court jury on Monday, Feb. 27. Prosecutors said Smith was involved in two separate shootings in Albany in October 2021, the first of which occurred on Oct. 6 on North Swan Street near Livingston Avenue. Investigators determined that Smith shot the victim while attempting to rob them. The second s…
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'Destroying Your Own Community': Gunman Sentenced In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Woman In Region
A 20-year-old convicted murderer will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a young woman outside of a home in the region. Jahmere Manning, of Albany, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in Albany County Supreme Court on Friday, Dec. 9. It followed his October 2022 guilty plea to one count of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Chyna Forney. Prosecutors said on May 3, 2021, Manning and a co-defendant, Alvin Foy, fired more than 30 shots toward Forney and several other people near a home on Essex Street. A mural in honor of Chyna Forney is painted …
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Man Sentenced For Stabbing Trump Supporters During 'Stop The Steal' Rally At NY 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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Man From Region Accused Of Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Enters Plea
A man from the region accused of sexually abusing a young child has formally answered to the charges against him. Albany County resident John Ferrara, age 54, of Fuera Bush, pleaded not guilty to a felony count of predatory sexual assault of a child in Albany County Supreme Court Monday, Oct. 24. Prosecutors said between February 2016 and June 2018, Ferrara engaged in sexual conduct against a girl who was between the ages of 5 and 8 at the time. The abuse allegedly occurred at the River’s Edge apartments, located in the Village of Green Island on River View Drive. Ferrara has been releas…
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18-Year-Old Shot To Death In Region Was Avid Boxer, Active Church Member
Friends and relatives are mourning the loss of an 18-year-old man from the region following his sudden and tragic death. William Sanders died Friday, Sept. 30 in Albany after being shot at a home on Hamilton Street, according to Albany Police. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Gunning Down 18-Year-Old In Albany Enters Plea His accused killer, 20-year-old Brian Moses, of Albany, was later arrested following a standoff with police that lasted for several hours. He pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Albany County Supreme Court. Investigators did not elaborat…
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Man Accused Of Gunning Down 18-Year-Old In Region Enters Plea
The man accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the region has formally responded to the charges against him. Brian Moses, age 20, of Albany, pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree murder Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Albany County Supreme Court in the killing of William Sanders. Earlier Report: Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 18-Year-Old Nabbed After Hours-Long Standoff In Albany According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Moses intentionally shot Sanders at a home near Hamilton and Quail streets in Albany on Friday, Sept. 30. When police arrived, they found Sande…
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