Niskayuna, NY — 25-year-old Zai John Vanhoesen was sentenced to 20 years in prison on March 6, 2025, for his role in a home invasion and robbery attempt in Niskayuna, Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney announced.
Vanhoesen was convicted in November 2024 of Burglary in the First Degree, Attempted Robbery in the First Degree, and Attempted Robbery in the Second Degree after an eight-day trial.
On January 31, 2023, Vanhoesen and an accomplice forcibly entered an apartment in Hillcrest Village, Niskayuna, by tricking the occupants into opening the door under the guise of a package delivery…