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Second Suspect Nabbed In Albany Murder Case, Plotted With First Suspect: Investigators
A second Albany man has been arrested and charged with murder in a deadly shooting, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15.
Jonathan Rampersad, 24, was indicted for second-degree murder in the killing of Arell Agapito, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Rampersad is the second man charged in Agapito’s killing, following the arrest of 23-year-old Khaliq Ibrahim on Monday, Oct. 5, according to authorities. Both Rampersad and Ibrahim pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Thursday, officials said.
Ibrahim and Rampersad collaborated to kill Agapito, with Ibrahim firing the f…
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15.
At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said.
The girl was transported to a local hos…
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds
A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned.
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…
Capital Region Storage Facility Clash Ends With Windshield Smashed, Debit Card Gone: Police
A Capital Region man who smashed a windshield and chucked a person’s debit card was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 13, authorities said.
Morris Fifield, 34, of Halfmoon, was involved in a dispute around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at an Extra Space Storage facility on Route 9 in the town, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Fifield used his motorcycle helmet to shatter the victim’s windshield, then threw the person’s debit card on top of a storage unit, investigators said.
Officers arrived at the scene and arrested Fifield, charging him with felony third-degree criminal mischief and misdemeanor …
Capital Region Man Pulls Handgun On FedEx Driver In Road Rage Clash: Police
A Capital Region man pulled a handgun on a FedEx driver during a road rage altercation in New Lebanon, police said.
Neil R. Feathers, 58, of Canaan, was arrested after troopers responded to a reported menacing incident on Route 20 just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, New York State Police said.
Feathers got into a verbal dispute with the delivery driver, then pulled the weapon, according to investigators.
He was charged with second-degree weapons possession and second-degree menacing, police said. Feathers was arraigned in New Lebanon Town Court and released on his own recognizance, author…
$300K Stolen From Youth Soccer Club In Capital Region, Ex-Treasurer Admits Theft: Authorities
A Capital Region youth soccer club leader admitted stealing nearly $300,000 from the club and spending it on personal and business expenses, authorities said.
William Nevins, 55, of Menands, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He is expected to get between one and five years in prison as part of a plea deal, according to authorities.
Nevins siphoned money from Latham Circle Soccer Club between 2017 and 2022 while serving as its treasurer, investigators said.
He wrote checks to his personal and business account…
NY Customers Targeted In NJ Bank Fraudster’s $1.8M Scheme, Prison Follows: Feds
A notorious bank fraudster from New Jersey is headed to federal prison after ripping off customers, businesses, and banks across the tristate area, federal investigators said.
Laquan Williams, 42, of Florham Park, was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 13 to 16 years and eight months in prison, the Justice Department said.
Williams stole at least $1.8 million from various financial institutions through three overlapping schemes that ran from October 2021 to May 2024, the feds said.
The most lucrative operation involved stolen U.S. Treasury checks, in which Williams and co-conspirators impersonated le…
