COURT
Tara M. Belak, 39, of Corinth, was sentenced Jan. 30 to five years of probation, after pleading to felony grand larceny, in Saratoga Springs.
Tylor R. Green, 24, of Camden, Tennessee, was sentenced Jan. 30 to time served and five years of probation, after pleading to criminal possession of a firearm in Saratoga County, a felony.
John R. Bellon, 25, of Porter Corners, was sentenced Jan. 30 to 2.5 years in state prison, after pleading to one felony county criminal possession and one felony count criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Joshua L. Corbisiero, 41, of Wilton, pleaded Jan. 29 to felony assault. Sentencing scheduled April 1.
Isaiah M. Robinson, 23, of Saratoga Springs was sentenced Jan. 29 to six months in jail and five years of probation, after pleading to felony burglary.
POLICE
Alexis V. Khemili, age 25, Clifton Park, was charged on Feb. 1 with unsafe lane change; aggravated unlicensed operation third degree- misdemeanor.
Edward Jamie L. Volpe, age 53, Fort Edward, was charged on Jan. 31 with criminal trespass in the second degree- misdemeanor.
Antonio V. Quesada, age 53, Saratoga Springs, and Richard M Settles, age 60, Saratoga Springs, were each charged Jan. 29 with one count criminal trespass in the third degree- misdemeanor.
Andrew J. Rocco, age 25, Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 29 with growing cannabis by an unlicensed person; criminal possession of marijuana – felony; criminally using drug paraphernalia second-degree- misdemeanor; criminal contempt second-degree / disobedience- misdemeanor.
Patrick E. Sullivan, age 33, Troy, was charged Jan. 29 with obscenity in the third degree- misdemeanor.
John A. Vrana, age 57, Riverside, was charged Jan. 29 with issuing a bad check/knowing no funds- misdemeanor.
Dezmond A. Slade, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was charged Jan. 30 with Grand Larceny in the third-degree; criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second-degree; two counts falsifying business records in the first-degree. Slade is employed as a Corrections Officer at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility and served as the President of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Officers Association (SCSOA) from May 2015 through December 2018. The SCSOA is the Union that represents Corrections Officers, Jail Cooks, Communications Officers and Civil Employees. During Slade’s tenure as President of the SCSOA, he is accused of using the Union credit card to obtain cash and to pay for personal expenses in excess of $4,500. Slade is also accused of making cash withdrawals from SCSOA accounts in excess of $11,000, for a total theft of more than $15,000, resulting in the Grand Larceny charge. Slade is accused of providing a forged document during the investigation in an attempt to conceal his theft. The charges for Falsifying Business Records are a result of false entries Slade allegedly made in the business records as well as omissions in the business records of the SCSOA, that were made or omitted in an attempt to conceal the theft. Slade was suspended without pay from his position at the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate other questionable financial transactions.
Frank Bessette, 78, and Marian Bessette, 78, were both arrested following a domestic violence investigation in the Town of Malta, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. During the incident, Mr. Bessette struck his wife in the face causing injury to her left eye. Mrs. Bessette used a knife to stab her husband, causing a minor wound to his chest. During the incident, Mr. Bessette also grabbed and threw the phone as Mrs. Bessette attempted to contact authorities. Mrs. Bessette was charges with Assault in the Second-Degree and Mr. Bessette was charged with Assault in the Third-Degree and Criminal Mischief in the Fourth-Degree.
