Hudson Valley Teen Accused of Stabbing Father
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On Monday, detectives of the Ulster County Sheriff s Office reported the arrest of a 17-year-old man from Port Ewen for first-degree assault, a felony and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.
On Saturday, Jan. 2, around 7:30 p.m., the Ulster County Sheriff s Office responded to a home in Port Ewen for a report of a stabbing victim, following a domestic dispute with his son, police say. The victim, the teen s father, was treated at the scene and later transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the Ulster County Sheriff s Office reports.
KINGSTON, N.Y. â Two city men have been indicted on a charge of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Ulster County District Attorneyâs Office.
Gilbert Thomas, 24, 9 Franklin and Robert âNikkiâ James, 46, both of 49 Franklin St. were indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury, according to the DAâs office. The indictment was handed up Wednesday, Dec. 30, the office said.
Thomas and James are accused of second-degree murder for âacting in concert under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life while recklessly engaging in conduct which created a grave risk of death to another person and causing the death of that person or a third person,â a press release issued Wednesday says.
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On Christmas Eve, New York State Police announced the arrested of 24-year-old Gilbert Thomas and Robert James, age 46, both of Kingston, NY, for murder, assault and criminal possession of a firearm.
On the evening of Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, Thomas and James were involved in shooting into the residence at 60 Van Buren Street in the City of Kingston which ultimately caused the death of 12-year old D’Janeira Mason, police say. A seventh grade student at J. Watson Bailey Middle School, D’Janeira was such a loving and bubbly girl, adored by so many people! There was never a day that went by that she wasn’t helping anywhere she could. She was known to always cheer up her siblings if they were having a bad day, and if she had something she was always offering to share it! Djae had a special softness about her and it made all children love her! She had recently took up b
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Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert Nikia Nikki James, 46, both of Kingston, were charged with second-degree murder, felony assault and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the Dec. 17 fatal shooting at 60 Van Buren St., state police said Thursday morning.
James was arrested at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, and Thomas at 12:21 a.m. Thursday. Both were being held in the Ulster County Jail without bail on Thursday.
State police executed a search warrant at 49 Franklin St. in Midtown Kingston on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting, a city police official said, and investigators were seen removing items from the home. (State police took over the investigation from the Kingston police shortly after DâJaneira was killed.) An Ulster County Jail official said Thursday that James lives at 49 Franklin St. and Thomas is a former resident of that address.
KINGSTON, N.Y. â Ulster County reported seven COVID-19 deaths over the past two days, a spike in fatalities that put the total death toll at 126.
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The county had 145 new positive cases in the 48 hours, including 74 out of 1,501 tested on Sunday, a 4.9% positivity rate.Â
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The county s COVID dashboard noted that 199 individuals had recovered and the active caseload actually dropped over the weekend from 2,093 to 2,034.Â
Since the pandemic began, Ulster has had 5,199 confirmed cases and 3,039 recoveries.