Special prosecutor to handle DWI case of fired Schenectady County sheriff’s sergeant | The Daily Gazette
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COLONIE A special prosecutor will be assigned to the case of a sergeant of the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department who was fired last week after his second drunk driving arrest.
Prosecutors allege Daniel Coppola, 26, of Rotterdam, drove on a curb and nearly hit a utility pole with his car while more than twice the legal limit for drunkenness on April 26.
Coppola, the stepson of Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino, did not appear in Colonie Town Justice Court for Monday’s arraignment because of a medical issue, according to his lawyer, Andrew Safranko.
Man allegedly beaten at jail plans to sue Schenectady County for $2.5M
Man allegedly beaten at jail plans to sue Schenectady County for $2.5M
Claim filed on behalf of John Mannarino accuses jail employees of ignoring his cries for help as since-fired guard Eugene Sellie delivered beating
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Eugene Sellie, left, the Schenectady County jail guard who was fired last week after beating a man at the Schenectady County jail, walks into Schenectady Police Department Headquarters with his attorney Andrew Safranko to face charges in connection with the attack on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Ex-Schenectady County sergeant indicted in connection with jail incident
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SCHENECTADY – A fired jail sergeant, who was in charge when a corrections officer allegedly attacked a detainee in November, has been indicted on two counts of official misconduct, according to Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney.
Carney said the misdemeanor charges were unsealed Wednesday in county court against Timothy Bruce, 34.
Bruce, who appeared with his attorney, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment, said Assistant District Attorney Brian Gray, who is prosecuting. Bruce was released on bail and is due back in court in May.
Gray said Bruce is charged with not getting jail detainee John Mannarino any medical treatment and flouting the jail’s use-of-force policy that calls for notifying a supervisor and interviewing the alleged victim as part of an investigation.