Cops, Court and Fire Calls
Man gets prison in Schenectady scam
SCHENECTADY — Schenectady County prosecutors say a Brooklyn man who masterminded a scheme to plunder a quadriplegic man’s trust fund has been sent to prison, according to The Associated Press.
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney said Jayquan Drumgold was sentenced on Thursday to 12½ to 25 years behind bars.
Drumgold was found guilty of conspiring to steal about $50,000 from the Glenville man’s trust fund between December 2016 and January 2017.
The jury heard evidence that Drumgold and his accomplices — including the man’s home health aide — ended up getting over $34,000 through the check-forging scheme.
The man contacted authorities, resulting in the successful prosecution.
— The Associated Press
Suspect arrested in Colonie slashing
COLONIE — Town police said Thursday they arrested a Troy man in connection with a Sept. 16 slashing at Bourbon Street Bar and Grill on Central Avenue.
Fiftyyear-old Luis Miranda was found Wednesday in Buffalo and taken to the Colonie Police Department for booking. He was identified shortly after the assault and a warrant was issued for him on Sept. 18, but efforts to locate him were unsuccessful until this week, police said.
Miranda is charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, police said.
Town police were assisted by State Parole and the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force. Miranda was jailed as a pre-arraignment detainee. — Staff report
Cops: Son had child porn, mom had pot
GLENS FALLS - A city man was charged with having child pornography and his mother faces a drug charge.
State Police Computer Crimes, Glens Falls Police and Homeland Security conducted an early morning search warrant on a city home after an investigation into the possession of child pornography, officials said Friday.
Garret T. Ball, 24, was charged with possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, troopers said. He was arraigned and sent to the Warren County jail for lack of bail.
Marie A. Ball, 50, was arrested for criminal possession of marijuana after the discovery of 2½ pounds of pot in the residence, troopers said. She was arraigned and released to appear in court at a later date.
— Staff report
DWI is felony for Clifton Park woman
CLIFTON PARK — A town resident faces a felony drunken driving charge after a stop Thursday on Route 9, State Police said.
Kristen Thompson, 47, was stopped for a traffic infraction and found to be intoxicated, troopers said. She was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. Because of a previous
DWI conviction, she was charged with felony DWI .
She also was charged with DWI refusal and jailed in lieu of bail.
— Staff report