Albany DA: Schenectady man given up to seven years in endangerment case; Crashed into Colonie home in 2018 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Schenectady Albany DA: Schenectady man given up to seven years in endangerment case; Crashed into Colonie home in 2018 Shares0 ALBANY – A Schenectady man was sentenced to up to seven years in state prison in a reckless endangerment case that ended in a multi-vehicle crash and the man’s SUV striking a house, according to officials with the Albany County District Attorney’s office. GAZETTE COVERAGE Following an earlier trial, Donald Bender, 54, of Schenectady, was convicted of first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony.