WSSV News

The Naval Support Facility in Saratoga Springs and the Veterans Business Council of The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, along with Albany Stratton VA Medical Center and Fleet and Family Support Center, will host a Career Fair on Friday, Oct. 20. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Field House of the Naval Support Facility, located at 19 JF King Dr. in Saratoga Springs.

Opening statements in the wrongful death lawsuit of Darryl Mount were delayed on Tuesday. One of the attorneys had an emergency and the jury was dismissed for the day. WNYT reports Mount’s family is suing the Saratoga Springs Police Department, officers and the city self. Court is scheduled to resume Wednesday.

A Milton man made his first court appearance on charges that he kidnapped 9-year-old Charlotte Sena. According to WNYT,47 year old Craig Ross Jr., 47, was arraigned for allegedly abducting Sena from Moreau Lake State Park Saturday evening.
He has been charged with kidnapping and was taken to Saratoga County Jail without bail. Ross Jr.’s next court date is scheduled for October 17 at 10:30 a.m.

The Saratoga County Career Center in conjunction with the Greater Capital Region Career Centers will hold the following free virtual career workshops during October: The first, focused on resume development happens Wednesday at 10am. The second deals with transferable skills taking place Thursday at 11am.

A jury has been selected in the wrongful death lawsuit trial of Darryl Mount. Opening arguments are set for Tuesday after six people and two alternates were tapped. WNYT reports Mount died less than a year after being seriously injured while being chased by police in Saratoga Springs.

Authorities say a ransom note with a fingerprint on it played a key role in helping to find 9 year old Charlotte Sena, who had gone missing Saturday evening while camping with her family in Moreau Lake State Park. That note lead authorities to both Charlotte and the suspect in her disappearance, 47 year old Craig Ross, Jr., a mailman who lives on Barrett Road in Milton. Both Charlotte and the suspect were found in a trailer behind the home there. Authorities say Charlotte was unharmed.

Saratoga Springs Police say two nurses were stabbed at Saratoga Hospital on Sunday. WRGB reports the nurses were stabbed by a patient in the ICU. The nurses’ injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.
Montagnino says the suspect suffered cardiac arrest after the incident.

A Ballston Spa man has been arrested following an investigation into a shoplifting incident, according to State Police. Tony Prichard, 35, is facing multiple charges. WTEN reports troopers responded to the Walmart in Queensbury for the report of a larceny in progress. Before police arrival, the suspect, later identified by troopers as Prichard, reportedly fled the business in a car, possessing store merchandise valued at over $1,000. He was nabbed during a traffic stop.

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that occurred in Ballston on State Route 67 on Sunday morning.
At 3:48 a.m. on October 1, police received a call reporting a crash on State Route 67 in the
area of Hop City Road. Officers arrived to the scene of an accident involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer. No serious injuries have been reported.

A search is ongoing for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena. State Police said she may have been abducted from a campsite at Moreau Lake State Park. She was last seen around 6:45 p.m. Saturday in the area of Loop A, Site 18 at the park. An Amber Alert was sent out Sunday morning. Charlotte is described at 5’1″ tall with blonde hair, weighing about 90 pounds. She was last seen wearing an orange tie-dye Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black Crocs, and a gray bicycle helmet.