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The judge on Tuesday denied a motion for a mistrial by the attorney representing the man accused of shooting and killing a woman in his driveway last April. WNYT reports at issue was body camera footage played when police were approaching Kevin Monahan at his home. He’s charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing Kaylin Gillis, 20, when a car she was riding in accidentally turned up his driveway .

Shelters of Saratoga is asking for donations of winter clothing for those in need. WTEN reports the nonprofit organization is looking for new or gently used items, specifically winter coats and waterproof and insulated boots.
Winter jackets needed range from women’s sizes medium to 2XL to men’s medium to 3XL. Boots are needed for women’s sizes 7 to 10 and men’s sizes 9 to 13.

A Corinth man has admitted to striking and injuring a woman. WNYT reports 43 year old Joseph Harold Murauskas pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court to first-degree attempted assault. Murauskas was arrested after he struck the woman in the head and face on March 25, police said. The woman was treated at Saratoga Hospital and then transferred to Albany Medical Center.

27 year old Justin M. Nielsen of Malta is facing Sexual Abuse charges. On November 13, 2023, Investigators received information that an adult man had inappropriate sexual contact with a child. The investigation determined Nielsen reportedly had sexual contact with a child under the age of eleven in 2020 while in the town of Milton. Nielsen was located in Saratoga.

State Police of Saratoga arrested Catherine A. Christopher, 46, of Ballston Spa, for Assault in the first degree, a class “B” felony. On January 9, 2024, at about 4:00 p.m., Troopers responded to a home in Malta, NY, for the report of a stabbing. The investigation determined Christopher reportedly stabbed the victim in the abdomen during a dispute. Christopher and the victim were known to each other. The victim was transported to Saratoga Hospital with what is believed to be a non-life-threatening injury.

The New York State Health Department is urging youth to quit vaping, providing new educational materials to schools, just days after school districts in Saratoga County shared information with parents regarding a vaping overdose of a Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District student. WRGB reports according to NYSDOH, 18.7% of youth vaped in 2022 and a national survey found that more than half planned to quit.

The wife of Kevin Monahan was deemed a hostile witness during testimony in the trial of Kevin Monahan. WRGB reports Jinx Manahan said was “afraid…I was petrified” on the night of April 15th, 2023, when Kaylin Gillis and her friends drove up Monahan’s driveway by mistake. Then, authorities say Kevin Monahan fired two shots, the first a warning, but the second, fatally striking Kaylin Gillis of Schuylerville.

A crash on I-87 southbound resulted in the temporary closure of multiple lanes on Sunday, according to the Department of Transportation. The crash occurred around 1:23 p.m. in Halfmoon just after the Twin Bridges. WTEN reports the roadway was cleared by 2:30 p.m. No word on injuries or a cause.

A man was sentenced in Albany for two violent crimes: slashing a woman with a knife and shooting another woman through the window of her home. According to WNYT, Raheem Himes was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for attempted murder and assault. Himes shot a 60-year-old woman inside her home through the front window on Partridge Street in May 2022. She survived.

A Cohoes man was arrested on an attempted grand larceny charge in connection with a reported fraud scam involving a city resident. The Saratogian reports Saratoga Springs police charged Zebiullah Neyazy, 44, with felony third-degree attempted grand larceny. He was released without bail to appear in City Court on Jan. 25.