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Quentin Rowlett Sentenced For Drug Possession: DA
A New York man who had 391 grams of cocaine and 125 grams of fentanyl in his possession has been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Friday, April 24.
Quentin Rowlett, 37, was sentenced to eight years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony drug possession charges, the Albany County District Attorney’s office announced.
The guilty plea for Rowlett, of Albany, marked his second felony drug conviction, prosecutors said.
Albany County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI searched Rowlett’s home on Marshall Street on Aug. 21, 2025, as p…
Award-Winning UMass Chef Accused Of Killing Wife In Campus Hotel Room
An award-winning chef at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, accused of beating his wife to death at a university hotel, has pleaded not guilty.
Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, of Wilbraham, is charged with murder and assault and battery on a police officer after his arrest at Hotel UMass, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
Campus police received a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, reporting an emergency in Room 413. When they arrived, officers found the body of 31-year-old Emma MacDonald, authorities said.
Police said Jeffrey MacDonald attacked an officer …
NY Dad Who Slugged Fellow Father At Play Area Convicted Of Assault
A New York man who punched another father in the face outside a children’s play area was convicted of assault on Wednesday, April 22, authorities said.
Joshua Hunter, 47, was found guilty of third-degree assault and seven counts of child endangerment, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Hunter, of Schenectady, was at The Littles Play Café in Latham on Feb. 23, 2025, when he spotted another man speaking with his daughter, investigators said.
He then yelled at the 43-year-old man and they stepped out of the facility, at which point Hunter punched the other man in the face, aut…
Drunk Driver Gets DWI, Gun Charge After Rollover Crash On Route 9W In Capital Region
A Pennsylvania man caught driving while drunk is facing felony gun charges after a rollover crash on Route 9W in Green County, police said.
The incident leading to the arrest began at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, to a one-car crash on Route 9W in the town of Catskill, New York State Police said on Monday, April 20.
An investigation determined that a 2022 Hyundai, driven by Ethen M. White, 26, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, was traveling northbound when it attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone. Police said White lost control of the vehicle, which then overturned. &nbs…
