Prison ordered for men who beat addict after he used empty benefits card for crack

SCHENECTADY — Two men face 15-year prison terms for carrying out a brutal, hourslong beating of a drug customer who ripped them off, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office.

Kervin Samuels, 38, and 49-year-old Shannon White were sentenced earlier this week after a jury convicted them of felony attempted gang assault, unlawful imprisonment, and misdemeanor unlawful imprisonment in connection with the 2023 attack at a vacant home where drugs were being sold, prosecutors said.

The defendants, both of whom the district attorney’s office said have extensive criminal records, were acquitted of kidnapping…

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