Man gets 7 years in prison

ALBANY, N.Y. » A Saratoga Springs man could serve more than 7 years in prison for lying to a federal grand jury about a 2013 fire in Schenectady that killed four people.

Richard Ramsey, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to 87 months in prison. Ramsey also was given a 3-year term of supervised release, which will begin after his release from prison.

As part of his guilty plea in February, Ramsey admitted he made irreconcilably contradictory statements under oath before a grand jury con-

ing an investigation into the May 2, 2013, arson at 438 Hulett St. in Schenectady, which caused the deaths of David Terry and three young children, seriously injured another child, Safyre Terry, and destroyed the building and the personal property inside.

Ramsey is the third person to be convicted and sentenced for lying to the federal grand jury investigating the fire, a news release said.

On March 17, 2016, Edward Leon, 44, of St. Johnsville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On Sept.12, 2016, Jennica Duell, 29, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison.

A fourth person, Bryan Fish, 22, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty Wednesday to perjury charges and will be sentenced on September 11, 2017.

The investigation into the fatal fire is ongoing, authorities said.