Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced the sentencing of 25-year-old Daquan Arrington to 25 years in state prison for his involvement in a drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of Javon Ward and injured two others, including a minor.
Arrington received the sentence from Judge Thomas Marcelle on Wednesday after pleading guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree. The sentence includes five years of post-release supervision.
The incident occurred on June 5, 2024, when Arrington and co-defendant Paul Smith, 22, drove from Troy to Albany and fired 19 shots from inside a car at a group of people near Second and Quail streets. Ward, 30, was shot in the back and later died at Albany Medical Center. A 46-year-old woman was shot in the leg, and a 14-year-old was grazed in the arm…