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District Attorney Heggen Declines to Present Case to the Grand Jury
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen today advised Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim that she will not present the matter regarding Darryl Mount to a Saratoga County Grand Jury. Heggen outlined in her letter the function of a grand jury and their...
Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Aggravated Vehicular Assault for Americade Weekend Hit-and Run Crash in Northumberland
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Michael R. Brownell of Northumberland (d.o.b.4/8/70) was arraigned today by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III on a eleven count indictment, charging him with Aggravated Vehicular...
Michelle Cole sentenced in Saratoga County Court on conviction of Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports that Michelle D. Cole (DOB 6/26/1969) of Lake George, NY, was sentenced Friday, January 21, 2021 by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III following Cole’s conviction by a trial jury on September 16,...
DA Comments on Court Decision Dismissing Charges
Today, Saratoga Springs City Court Judge Francine Vero granted a defense motion on behalf of Jamaica Miles to dismiss in the interest of justice the charges of Unlawful Imprisonment and Disorderly Conduct stemming from an event on July 14, 2021 on Broadway where...
CORINTH MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS TO LIFE FOR THE MURDER OF PAUL HOLLENBECK
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announces that Dylan K. Vella (dob 6/21/1993) of Angel Road, Corinth, New York was sentenced today in Saratoga County Court by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III, on one count of Murder in the Second...
WILTON ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO INCARCERATION FOR THEFT FROM CLIENT
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Ellen K. Zwijacz (DOB 6-25-78) of Wilton, NY was sentenced before Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III, to 364 days in the Saratoga County Correctional Facility for her November 1, 2021...
NEW YEARS’S EVE REMINDER: BE SAFE, DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE
In light of the New Year’s holiday, Saratoga County Law Enforcement agencies will increase DWI enforcement tomorrow, December 31, 2021, through January 3, 2022. This effort by law enforcement reinforces the critical message that driving while intoxicated in Saratoga...
Malta Man Admits to Role in the July 4th Boating Death of Ian Gerber on Saratoga Lake
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announces that Blake A. Heflin, 20, of Malta, New York, pled guilty in Saratoga County Court to Assault in the Third Degree, in violation of New York State Penal Law Section 120.00(3) and Boating While Intoxicated, in...
Appellate Court Affirms Ramiz T. Hajratalli Burglary Convictions, Modifies Sentence
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports today that the conviction for Ramiz T. Hajratalli, dob 12/29/85 of Saratoga Springs, New York, was affirmed today by the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department with a...
Second Brother Arraigned Today on Manslaughter Charges in Death of South Carolina Man
Jordan Garafalo, dob 3/2/1983, of Saratoga Springs, was arraigned today, December 9, 2021 in Saratoga County Court by the Honorable Mark Caruso, Acting Saratoga County Court Judge, on a three-count Indictment in connection with the death of Mark French of South...