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Threats To Son Lead To NY Man's More Than Decade-Long Sentence : DA
A 47-year-old Orange County father's threatening text messages to his son set off a chain of events that has now landed him behind bars for more than a decade, prosecutors said.
Justin Babik, age 47, of Goshen, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision after being convicted of illegally possessing a loaded firearm while on parole, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The case began on May 8, 2024, when Babik got into an argument with his son around noon and followed up with threat…
Area Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police
A convicted child sex offender in the Hudson Valley is facing a new felony charge after being caught with disturbing images of children on his phone, police said.
Matthew Maurer, 38, of Catskill, was re-arrested Tuesday, June 10, following a months-long New York State Police investigation into reported materials depicting child sexual exploitation.
The case began in late January, when Maurer arrived for a mandatory meeting with his parole officer. During the meeting, the parole officer discovered explicit images and videos involving minors on his phone, police said. Some of the material all…
Violent Parolee Stabbed Man Outside Bar In Region, Police Say
A violent ex-con out on parole is accused of stabbing a man outside a Capital Region bar.
Jason Melendez, 40, of Schenectady, was arrested Wednesday, April 16, in connection with a stabbing attack that left a man hospitalized outside Rotterdam’s Sliderz Bar & Grill.
The incident happened early Saturday morning, April 12, outside the Guilderland Avenue watering hole, according to Rotterdam Police.
A man walked into the emergency room at Ellis Hospital suffering from a stab wound at around 4 a.m., as Daily Voice reported. Hospital staff then contacted Schenectady County law enforcement.…
