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Inmate Found Dead In Capital Region Jail Cell Days After Arrest Inmate Found Dead In Capital Region Jail Cell Days After Arrest
Inmate Found Dead In Capital Region Jail Cell Days After Arrest An inmate was found dead at a jail in the region days after his arrest. Saratoga County Sheriff’s officials said Derek Labutta, age 43, of Schenectady, was found unresponsive in his cell at the county jail in Ballston Spa on Monday evening, March 18. Labutta, who was alone in the cell at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. His death came just two days after Saratoga Springs Police arrested him in a public parking garage on Woodlawn Avenue on Saturday morning, March 16. Police said patrol officers spotted Labutta and another individual entering a vestibule and smoking an illegal su…

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by Michael Mashburn
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18-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man During Melee In Capital District 18-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man During Melee In Capital District
18-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man During Melee In Capital District A young man is recovering after he was reportedly stabbed during a melee in the Capital District. Saratoga Springs Police were called at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, with reports of an altercation near a parking garage on Woodlawn Avenue, police said. The caller told dispatchers that a fight had broken out involving between 15 and 20 people, but by the time officers arrived at the scene the group had dispersed, police said. A short time later, investigators learned that an 18-year-old man had shown up to Saratoga Hospital with a stab wound to his abdomen. It was determined that he…

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by Michael Mashburn