Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office
On Feb. 20, members of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit arrested Charles W. Semzock, 36, of Greenfield, after an investigation into a reported attempted sexual assault in the town of Greenfield which had allegedly occurred Feb. 12. Semzock is accused of assaulting an adult female while the two were at a party of friends following the Super Bowl. He was charged with attempted criminal sexual act in the first-degree, strangulation in the second-degree, unlawful imprisonment, and assault, and held in the custody in lieu of $25,000/$50,000/$100,000 bail, pending return to court at a later date.
Saratoga County Court
Kaiah E. All, 24, of Corinth, was sentenced Feb. 22 to 5 years probation, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance, first charged October 2021 in Malta.
Justin D. Traver, 34, of Malta, was sentenced Feb. 22 to 2 months incarceration and 5 years probation, after pleading to felony grand larceny, first charged Augusts 2021 in Ballston Spa.
Gabriel E. Spring, 45, of Corinth, pleaded Feb. 22 to strangulation in the second-degree, a felony. Sentencing June 1.
Caren M. Monahan, 31, of Hudson Falls, was sentenced Feb. 22 to 4 years incarceration, and 3 years post-release supervision, after pleading to criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, first charged October 2022 in Moreau.
Eugene F. Wachtel, 56, of Scotia, was sentenced Feb. 22 to 1.5 to 3 years incarceration, after pleading to felony attempted burglary, first charged October 2021 in Wilton.
Erika T. Brown, 44, of New York, NY, was sentenced to 3.5 years incarceration and 2 years post--release supervision, after pleading to felony criminal possession of a controlled substance, first charged September 2022 in Moreau.
John D. Stevens, 44, of Wayland, Missouri, pleaded Feb. 24 to felony criminal possession of a weapon, first charged December 2022 in Clifton Park. Sentencing April 7.
Cole M. Bowman, 23, of Mechanicville, pleaded Feb. 24 to felony criminal possession of a weapon. Sentencing April 28.
Christopher D. Brewer, 41, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Feb. 24 to attempted burglary in the third-degree, a felony, first charged December 2022 in Ballston Spa. Sentencing April 28.
Scott E. Barnes, 36, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pleaded Feb. 24 to aggravated DWI with child, a felony, first charged July 2022 in Wilton. Sentencing April 28.
Tabatha J. Heitzmann, 42, of Saratoga Springs, pleaded Feb. 24 to felony attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance. Sentencing April 28.
James I. Price, 45, of Ballston Spa, pleaded Feb. 24 to felony DWI, first charged January 2023 in Saratoga Springs. Sentencing April 28.
Jeremy Allen, 34, of Mechanicville, pleaded Feb. 24 to failure to register as a sex offender. Sentencing May 19.
Raymond Perez, Jr., 33, of New York City, pleaded Feb. 23 to felony criminal possession of a controlled substance, first charged April 2022 in Moreau. Sentencing April 28.
NY State Police
On Feb. 18, State Police of Saratoga arrested John A. Matrazzo, 21, of Ballston, and Charles B. Mccormack III, 22, of Ballston Spa, each for Driving While Intoxicated and other Vehicle and Traffic Law violations, after troopers responded to the report of a motorcycle crash in the area of Lake Road in Ballston. Matrazzo was located and assisted until EMS arrived. The investigation determined Matrazzo and Mccormack III were each operating a dirt bike on the roadway when Matrazzo crashed and suffered injuries. Matrazzo was transported to Ellis Hospital and arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. Mccormack III was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated on scene and transported to SP Saratoga, where he refused to provide a sample to determine the alcohol content of his blood, according to police. He was issued tickets returnable to the Ballston Town Court on March 16 and released to a sober third party. Matrazzo reported to SP Saratoga on Feb. 20 for processing. He is due back in the Ballston Town Court on March 14.
On March 1, State Police of Latham arrested Anthony P. Goodspeed, 20, of South Glens Falls, with the charges of: reckless endangerment in the first-degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth-degree, menacing in the second-degree, and criminal mischief in the fourth-degree. On Nov. 24, troopers responded to the I-87 in Colonie, for the reports of shots fired from a moving vehicle at a moving vehicle. The investigation determined Goodspeed was operating a vehicle when he fired a BB pellet from a BB gun, striking and breaking the window of another vehicle. He then left the location. No one was injured during the incident. The BB gun was located at Goodspeed’s home, police said.
