Voorheesville man sentenced in 2019 killing of missing Stillwater man
SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. » The Voorheesville man who pleaded guilty in January to manslaughter and criminal possession of a firearm in connection to the 2019 death of a missing Stillwater man was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Jack Jeffers was sentenced by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III to four to 12 years for second-degree manslaughter and nine years plus five years post-release supervision for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon conviction.
These sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
On Jan. 15, 2019, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a missing person report involving Michael Ahern of Stillwater. Ahern had last been seen or in contact with his family on Jan. 6, 2019.
The investigation determined that Ahern resided at 16 Brickyard Road in the town of Stillwater and had not been seen there since Jan. 6, 2019.
The location was the former clubhouse of the Rolling Pride Motorcycle Club. Ahern lived at that location with Jeffers, 23, at time of his disappearance. As the investigation progressed, the police determined that Ahern was likely the victim of foul play and had not simply left the area.
Ahern had not used his cell phone since the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2019.
On March 15, 2019, Jeffers was involved in a property damage accident in the town of Saratoga and left the scene of the accident. The vehicle Jeffers was driving was located in the town of Stillwater and stopped by Stillwater Police Department. Jeffers was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun at that time.
After many months of investigation, it was determined that the gun recovered from Jeffers’ car was used by Jeffers to kill Ahern.
Between Jan. 15, 2019 and Jan. 5, 2021, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the New York State Police, interviewed numerous witnesses and executed numerous search warrants in furtherance of their investigation. The investigation determined that Jeffers and Ahern were alone together at 16 Brickyard Road on Jan. 6, 2019 and that Jeffers killed Ahern.
Ahern’s body was removed from that location.
Jeffers pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court on Jan. 25, 2021 to felony second-degree manslaughter and felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon regarding his criminal conduct on Jan. 5, 2019 and March 15, 2019.
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen praised the efforts of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Police Major Crimes, Forensic Identification Unit and SIU in their continuous pursuit of the facts behind the disappearance of the victim, Ahern.
“Their tireless work brought about the conviction today of Jack Jeffers for the disappearance and death of Michael Ahern,” Heggen stated.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer L. Buckley.
The investigation into the circumstances following Ahern’s death remains under investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police. Both agencies have thoroughly and tirelessly investigated this case during the past two years.