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DA’s Response to Inquiries Regarding Grand Jury Proceedings Concerning November 20, 2022
Apr 3, 2023 | 2023 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen provides the following in response to inquiries from several entities regarding stories published today concerning the Grand Jury proceedings regarding the November 20, 2022 incident in the City of Saratoga Springs:...

Grand Jury Directed the filing of Prosecutor’s Informations Against three men involved in the November 20, 2022 Incident in Saratoga Springs
Mar 29, 2023 | 2023 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports that the Saratoga County Grand Jury directed the filing of Prosecutor’s Informations in the Saratoga Springs City Court regarding three individuals involved in the incident that occurred on November 20, 2022 in...

Sealed Indictment Charges Glens Falls Man with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree
Mar 28, 2023 | 2023 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announces that Vito E. Caselnova, dob 1/20/98, of Glens Falls, New York was arraigned today by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III on an eight-count sealed Indictment charging Caselnova with the...

Plan for a Sober Driver This St. Patrick’s Day Remember: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving
Mar 15, 2023 | 2023 News
SARATOGA COUNTY, NY— Although Irish in its roots, St. Patrick’s Day is most widely celebrated in the United States. To help keep your community’s streets safe, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...

Amsterdam Woman Sentenced in Galway Shooting
Dec 29, 2022 | 2022 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announces that Cassandra C. Morsellino (DOB 09/20/1991) of Amsterdam was sentenced in Saratoga County Court to Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a Class “C” Violent Felony in violation of New York State Penal Law...

Troy D. Cassell, Jr. receives maximum sentence for September 2021 Leandra’s Law DWI crash in the Town of Saratoga
Nov 3, 2022 | 2022 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports that Troy D. Cassell, Jr. (DOB: 1/31/1983), of Schuylerville, New York was sentenced on November 3, 2022 to the maximum sentence of 1 1/3 to 4 years in a state correctional facility after a Saratoga County Jury...
Plan for a Sober Ride This Halloween
Oct 25, 2022 | 2022 News
Share the Message: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving [Ballston Spa, NY] — This Halloween, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office and local law...

Ballston Man Convicted for Violent Felony Attack Last September Using a Shovel
Oct 18, 2022 | 2022 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports that Troy M. Tenace (dob 4/23/1989) of Sherwood Lane in the Town of Ballston, County of Saratoga, was convicted today in Saratoga County Court by a trial jury of Assault in the First Degree, a “Class B” violent...

SARATOGA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RECOGNIZES OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Oct 3, 2022 | 2022 News
DA’s Office Collecting Personal Care Items to Benefit Survivors of Domestic Violence BALLSTON SPA, NY – Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen announced today that her office is calling attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October. Heggen...

Repeated Felon Sentenced up to Sixteen Years in State Prison for Crime Spree in Saratoga Springs
Sep 16, 2022 | 2022 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Justin P. Rock (DOB 02/10/1985) was sentenced to eight-to-sixteen (8-16) years in State Prison following his July 14, 2022 pleas of guilty to four (4) separate counts of Robbery in the Third...
