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Man who allegedly shot deputy will see county court judge
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| Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers archive Michael L. D'Alessio listens to Judge Robert Brenzel during his arraignment in Greenport Town Court September, 2008 on attempted murder charges. |
By Andrew Amelinckx
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
More than a year after a Philmont man allegedly shot a Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy, he will be headed to Columbia County Court to face the charges.
On the night of Sept. 8, 2008, Michael L. D’Alessio, 45, was allegedly involved in a standoff with authorities that ended the next morning with his arrest and the slight wounding of Deputy Louis Bray.
According to authorities, the standoff began when three deputies came to D’Alessio’s Philmont residence to arrest him on an assault charge. When the officers arrived a shot went through the front door, narrowly missing the three men, said police.
The sheriff’s office said the arrest warrant stemmed from an incident earlier in the evening when D’Alessio assaulted someone who had brought D’Alessio’s children for a supervised visit. The children were not injured.
D’Alessio, who was alone when the deputies arrived, barricaded himself in the residence, said authorities.
The Sheriff’s SWAT team, as well as incident negotiators from the sheriff’s office and State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, responded to the scene and attempted to contact D’Alessio by phone.
Around 2 a.m. D’Alessio allegedly took another shot at police, this time through an air conditioning unit. Bray, a SWAT team member, was struck in the front of his bulletproof vest. The projectile ricocheted off and struck his arm, injuring him slightly. He was treated by Philmont Rescue Paramedics at the scene and remained on duty throughout the incident.
The standoff continued for several hours until around 6:20 a.m. when D’Alessio gave himself up after talking to Senior Investigator William Foster, Deputy Eli Fieser and NYS Police Senior Investigator Gary Mazzacano, who had approached the house in an armored personnel carrier.
D’Alessio was charged with attempted aggravated murder, an A1 felony, first-degree attempted manslaughter and first-degree criminal use of a firearm. This is on top of the original charges of third-degree assault and one count each of second-degree menacing and reckless endangerment.
An A-1 felony caries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life.
He has been in the Columbia County Jail without bail since his arrest.
D’Alessio will be arraigned before Judge Jonathan Nichols at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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To reach reporter Andrew Amelinckx call 518- 828-1616, ext. 2267 or e-mail aamelinckx@registerstar.com
On the night of Sept. 8, 2008, Michael L. D’Alessio, 45, was allegedly involved in a standoff with authorities that ended the next morning with his arrest and the slight wounding of Deputy Louis Bray.
According to authorities, the standoff began when three deputies came to D’Alessio’s Philmont residence to arrest him on an assault charge. When the officers arrived a shot went through the front door, narrowly missing the three men, said police.
The sheriff’s office said the arrest warrant stemmed from an incident earlier in the evening when D’Alessio assaulted someone who had brought D’Alessio’s children for a supervised visit. The children were not injured.
D’Alessio, who was alone when the deputies arrived, barricaded himself in the residence, said authorities.
The Sheriff’s SWAT team, as well as incident negotiators from the sheriff’s office and State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, responded to the scene and attempted to contact D’Alessio by phone.
Around 2 a.m. D’Alessio allegedly took another shot at police, this time through an air conditioning unit. Bray, a SWAT team member, was struck in the front of his bulletproof vest. The projectile ricocheted off and struck his arm, injuring him slightly. He was treated by Philmont Rescue Paramedics at the scene and remained on duty throughout the incident.
The standoff continued for several hours until around 6:20 a.m. when D’Alessio gave himself up after talking to Senior Investigator William Foster, Deputy Eli Fieser and NYS Police Senior Investigator Gary Mazzacano, who had approached the house in an armored personnel carrier.
D’Alessio was charged with attempted aggravated murder, an A1 felony, first-degree attempted manslaughter and first-degree criminal use of a firearm. This is on top of the original charges of third-degree assault and one count each of second-degree menacing and reckless endangerment.
An A-1 felony caries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life.
He has been in the Columbia County Jail without bail since his arrest.
D’Alessio will be arraigned before Judge Jonathan Nichols at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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To reach reporter Andrew Amelinckx call 518- 828-1616, ext. 2267 or e-mail aamelinckx@registerstar.com
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