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Accomplice Sentenced For 2020 Murder In Area
An Ulster County man has been sentenced to decades in state prison for his part in the death of a 12-year-old area girl.
Robert “Nikki” James, age 46, of Kingston, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison Thursday, Feb. 10 after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon and drug charges, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.
According to court documents, James was present on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, when co-defendant Gilbert Thomas, who was convicted of murder, used an AK-47 to shoot into a residence that was occupied by five children, killing twelve-year-old D'Janeir…
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Two men have been indicted on murder charges in connection with the Thursday, Dec. 17 death of a 12-year-old girl.
Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert “Nikki” James, 46, both of Kingston, were indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury.
The indictment was handed up Wednesday, Dec. 30, said the Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg.
Both Thomas and James are accused of the murder of D'Janeira Mason, who was killed inside her home at 60 Van Buren St. around 8 p.m. when shots were fired into the house, the DA's Office said.
D'Janeira MasonJoseph V. Leahy Funeral Home
Her 9-year-old broth…
