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Ulster Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison Ulster Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison
Ulster Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison A man from the region has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his best friend by shooting him in the back of the head while he was in the area from California visiting his mother. Ulster County resident Gregory Thayer, age 50, of the town of Ulster was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 25 to 25 years for manslaughter and 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon. Both sentences will run concurrently, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. He was convicted in May of killing Bruce Swierc of California and Rhinebeck in Dutchess County.  A murder charge against Tha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ulster County Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend Ulster County Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend
Ulster County Man Accused Of Murdering Best Friend An area man has been indicted for allegedly murdering his best friend. Gregory Thayer, age 48, of the Town of Ulster was indicted on Friday, Oct. 15, by an Ulster County grand jury for murder and criminal possession of a weapon, said the District Attorney's Office. Thayer was charged by the Town of Ulster Police Department for the murder of Bruce Swierc on Thursday, Sept. 29. At Thayer’s arraignment, the District Attorney’s Office disclosed to the Court that the victim was a childhood friend of Thayer and was spending time at the Thayer home when he was shot once in the head as he sat on a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Arrested In Dead Of Man In Ulster, Police Say Suspect Arrested In Dead Of Man In Ulster, Police Say
Suspect Arrested In Dead Of Man In Ulster, Police Say An area man has been charged for the murder of another man. Greg Thayer, age 48, of Kingston, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 29, for the death of Bruce Swierc, of Torrance, California, in the town of Ulster.  Thayer was arrested after police responded to a 911 call for a deceased man at a home on Magic Drive in Ulster, according to Police Chief Kyle Berardi, of the town of Ulster. As a result of an investigation, Swierc was found to be the victim of a homicide and identified Thayer as the suspect, the chief said. Police did not divulge either how Swierc was killed or his …

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by Kathy Reakes