Albany, NY (WRGB) — According to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon, a Troy man has been sentenced to state prison for a home burglary in Watervliet and a robbery in Troy.
46-year-old Darrell Carson was sentenced to five years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree.
The burglary occurred on October 25, 2024, when an 80-year-old woman returned to her Fourth Avenue residence to find a backdoor windowpane smashed and her home ransacked. Stolen items included dozens of bottles of alcohol, an extensive jewelry collection, fur coats, cash, and bonds, totaling more than $5,000. Watervliet Police linked Carson to the crime through DNA evidence found at multiple locations in the house…