TROY, N.Y. â Rensselaer County District Mary Pat Donnelly announced Wednesday that Rashad Edwards, 36, of Troy, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, admitting to the entire indictment in the January 2019 stabbing death of Brianna Haughton.
Edwards, who was released on parole in connection with a previous charge, was arrested following an investigation into the death of Haughton. Haughtonâs body was found on Jan. 14, 2019, at 491 Pawling Avenue, in Troy, after a welfare check by the Troy Police Department. An extensive probe revealed that Edwards had repeatedly stabbed Haughton in the presence of their infant child.