Missing Person Case Closed, Investigation begins
Skull fragments found Monday, October 26 in Greenfield were confirmed as the remains of Jennifer Hammond, 18 years old. Lowell Levine, Forensic Dentist for State Police, positively matched teeth from the skull to Jennifer Hammond's dental charts on Thursday.
A hunter found the fragments on Fox Hill Road in Greenfield. Investigators searched the area for three more days but no additional remains were found. Saratoga State Police and the Saratoga County Sheriffs Department are launching a joint investigation.
Hammond was reported missing in August of 2003 when she failed to appear at the designated pick up location with her employer Atlantic Circulation Inc. She was last seen in Creek & Pine trailer park, in Milton, where she was selling magazine subscriptions.
Jennifer was originally from Littleton, Colorado. She purchased a bus ticket from Albany to Colorado, but the ticket was never picked up, and her belongings were left behind in an Albany hotel.
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Saratoga Springs Club 388 Stabber Pleads Guilty
Two individuals were convicted on Thursday, October 29, for involvement in the stabbing and beating of a victim at Club 388 on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The incident occurred on February 1, 2009.
Dwight J. Williams (a.k.a. Dwight Dallas, a.k.a. Dwight George and a.k.a. Joseph Write), age 31 from Schenectady, NY pled guilty to stabbing the victim repeatedly outside of Club 388. Mr. Williams pled guilty to the crime of Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree as a class "C" Violent felony and admitted that he stabbed the victim 8 times in the torso and legs. The knife punctured the victim's lung, cut open the victim's spleen, which later had to be removed by surgeons, and further caused the victim's diaphragm to rupture. Mr. Williams was intoxicated at the time. Mr. Williams will receive a determinate sentence of 5 years in a state prison followed by an additional 5 years of Post Release Supervision. Sentencing will occur on December 22, 2009. Fortunately, the victim has made a full recovery.
In a related case, the co-defendant, James Edward Steele (a.k.a. Robert Steele, a.k.a. Ladon Espada), age 34 from Schenectady, pled guilty to Attempted Assault in the 2nd Degree as a Class "E" Felony for his role in punching the victim, while Mr. Williams stabbed the victim. Mr. Steele received a sentence of up to 3 years in a state correctional facility. Sentencing will occur on January 11, 2010.
District Attorney Murphy said "Saratoga Springs is not a place where stabbings occur, so this is a rarity. These two individuals will be going to state prison and will be removed from our community. The police did an excellent job apprehending these two individuals. In order to keep our streets safe, swift justice prevailed which included a state prison sentence as a message of deterrence."
Skull fragments found Monday, October 26 in Greenfield were confirmed as the remains of Jennifer Hammond, 18 years old. Lowell Levine, Forensic Dentist for State Police, positively matched teeth from the skull to Jennifer Hammond's dental charts on Thursday.
A hunter found the fragments on Fox Hill Road in Greenfield. Investigators searched the area for three more days but no additional remains were found. Saratoga State Police and the Saratoga County Sheriffs Department are launching a joint investigation.
Hammond was reported missing in August of 2003 when she failed to appear at the designated pick up location with her employer Atlantic Circulation Inc. She was last seen in Creek & Pine trailer park, in Milton, where she was selling magazine subscriptions.
Jennifer was originally from Littleton, Colorado. She purchased a bus ticket from Albany to Colorado, but the ticket was never picked up, and her belongings were left behind in an Albany hotel.
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Saratoga Springs Club 388 Stabber Pleads Guilty
Two individuals were convicted on Thursday, October 29, for involvement in the stabbing and beating of a victim at Club 388 on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. The incident occurred on February 1, 2009.
Dwight J. Williams (a.k.a. Dwight Dallas, a.k.a. Dwight George and a.k.a. Joseph Write), age 31 from Schenectady, NY pled guilty to stabbing the victim repeatedly outside of Club 388. Mr. Williams pled guilty to the crime of Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree as a class "C" Violent felony and admitted that he stabbed the victim 8 times in the torso and legs. The knife punctured the victim's lung, cut open the victim's spleen, which later had to be removed by surgeons, and further caused the victim's diaphragm to rupture. Mr. Williams was intoxicated at the time. Mr. Williams will receive a determinate sentence of 5 years in a state prison followed by an additional 5 years of Post Release Supervision. Sentencing will occur on December 22, 2009. Fortunately, the victim has made a full recovery.
In a related case, the co-defendant, James Edward Steele (a.k.a. Robert Steele, a.k.a. Ladon Espada), age 34 from Schenectady, pled guilty to Attempted Assault in the 2nd Degree as a Class "E" Felony for his role in punching the victim, while Mr. Williams stabbed the victim. Mr. Steele received a sentence of up to 3 years in a state correctional facility. Sentencing will occur on January 11, 2010.
District Attorney Murphy said "Saratoga Springs is not a place where stabbings occur, so this is a rarity. These two individuals will be going to state prison and will be removed from our community. The police did an excellent job apprehending these two individuals. In order to keep our streets safe, swift justice prevailed which included a state prison sentence as a message of deterrence."
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