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Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim
Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim A University at Albany student accused of slashing a woman with a knife on campus was wrongly convicted after jurors misunderstood the charges against him, activists claim. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Albany County courthouse on Wednesday, May 22, to rally in support of 20-year-old McKyle Hall, who was found guilty in connection with the September 2022 incident. According to Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM), the then 18-year-old Hall was attacked on campus by a group of 12 to 15 people. In an attempt to escape, he accidentally cut one of the female attackers with a knife, the…

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Hospital Standoff Suspect Killed Mom, Attempted To Murder Police Officers In Capital Region: DA Hospital Standoff Suspect Killed Mom, Attempted To Murder Police Officers In Capital Region: DA
Hospital Standoff Suspect Killed Mom, Attempted To Murder Police Officers In Capital Region: DA A man accused of threatening to shoot an employee before barricading himself inside a hospital in the region, sparking a nearly five-hour lockdown and police standoff, is now accused of killing his mother. Dino Savoca, age 61, of Colonie, appeared in an Albany County courtroom on Wednesday, May 10, on multiple charges including second-degree murder. Emergency crews in Albany were initially called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun on the third floor of Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue. Earlier Report: Suspect…

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by Michael Mashburn