ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany County District Attorney’s Office (ACDA) announced on Friday that 39-year-old Kinyetta Gordon pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in a stabbing case. The Albany woman was initially charged with attempted murder.
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As part of her plea, Gordon admitted to stabbing a 36-year-old woman in the neck and back near Lexington Avenue and First Street in Albany during a dispute around 5 a.m. on July 19. The victim required emergency, life-saving surgery at Albany Medical Center, according to the ACDA.
Gordon further confessed to slashing the hand of another woman who tried to intervene in the fight. She’s now expected to face eight to 12 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision.
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Gordon’s sentencing is slated for January 30. Assistant District Attorney Ryan Carty is leading the case’s prosecution.
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