Fair 65°
Tag:

John Sarcone

News
Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife Near NY Capitol Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife Near NY Capitol
Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife Near NY Capitol The man accused of lunging at a US attorney with a knife near the New York State Capitol pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will serve 90 days behind bars. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, admitted to Menacing in the Second Degree in Albany County Court on Thursday, July 3, in connection with the June 17 incident involving US Attorney John Sarcone. As part of a negotiated deal, Morales-Garcia was sentenced to 90 days in jail, and a stay-away order of protection was issued for Sarcone. The Albany confrontation happened just before 10 p.m. on Lodge Street, when Sarcone said Morales-Garcia threat…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
News
DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney Near NY Capitol DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney Near NY Capitol
DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney Near NY Capitol The man accused of chasing a US Attorney with a knife near the New York State Capitol will not face attempted murder charges. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face reduced charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, a spokesperson for the Albany County District Attorney’s Office told Daily Voice, citing video surveillance footage and other evidence. “A fair reading of the evidence and controlling case law informs that this incident did not rise to the level of attempted murder,” Albany County DA Lee Kindlon said in a statement. He noted that US Attorney John Sarcone, the allege…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
‘Disgraceful’: Cop Union Torches US Attorney's Version Of NY Knife Attack By Deported Immigrant ‘Disgraceful’: Cop Union Torches US Attorney's Version Of NY Knife Attack By Deported Immigrant
‘Disgraceful’: Cop Union Torches US Attorney's Version Of NY Knife Attack By Deported Immigrant Albany Police are pushing back hard after US Attorney John Sarcone accused the department of failing to respond when he was allegedly chased by a knife-wielding man downtown. In a statement to Daily Voice, Albany Police said the agency was never contacted the night of the incident and only learned of it after the Albany County Sheriff’s Office had already responded. “The Albany Police did not fail to respond–APD was not called,” Officer Megan Craft said. “US Attorney Sarcone called the sheriff directly. Had APD been called, we would have responded.” Michael Delano, president of the Albany …

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
News
US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful' US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful'
US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful' US Attorney John Sarcone is slamming the Albany Police Department after he says officers failed to respond when he was chased through the streets of Albany by a knife-wielding man. Sarcone, who leads the Northern District of New York, recounted the harrowing June 17 incident during a press conference Monday, June 23. He criticized the lack of police presence near the Capitol complex—even as the legislature was in session. “I’m appalled that there was no police presence around the Capitol,” Sarcone said. “In fact, Albany Police never even showed up on the scene. You have the US Attorney bein…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
News
US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says
US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says A man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to attack US Attorney John Sarcone in upstate New York. Saul Morales-Garcia, 41, was arraigned in Albany County Court on Wednesday, June 18, hours after he allegedly attacked Sarcone, the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York, outside an Albany hotel, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told Daily Voice. Morales-Garcia, who is in the country illegally, made aggressive advances toward Sarcone with a knife and motioned as if suggesting he would cut Sarcone’s throat, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple told…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn