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Ulster County man indicted on murder charges after DNA match of blood droplets
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 17, 2021, 10:33am EDT
An Ulster County man is facing murder charges in a deadly shooting that happened last year. Raymond Snyder, 38, was indicted by a grand jury in the death of 47-year-old Romero Underwood. The death happened last July inside Underwood s home in Kingston.
Prosecutors say blood droplets on a wall inside the residence were analyzed for DNA and the profile matched Snyder s. He s also charged with burglary and robbery.
If convicted, he could face 25 years to life in prison.
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Raymond Snyder, 38, of Kingston is accused of killing 47-year-old Romero Underwood in Underwood s Kingston home last July. Snyder was charged with Underwood s murder in January.
Snyder was released from jail this week because the Ulster County District Attorney s Office missed the deadline to file an indictment against him.
The DA s office tells Hudson Valley Post their request for additional time to present the case to a Grand Jury was denied. The prosecution of the Snyder case is ongoing. This office requested additional time to complete the presentation of the case based on good cause, and that request was denied. We are requesting a reconsideration of that denial, Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg told Hudson Valley Post in a statement.
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A New York man accused of murder was released from jail Monday because the Ulster County District Attorney did not file an indictment against him within the timeframe mandated by law.
County Judge Bryan Rounds admonished the district attorney Monday for failing to file an indictment against 38-year-old Raymond Snyder, who was arrested in January on murder and robbery charges, a ruling obtained by the Daily Freeman shows. The People had until March 28, 2021, to present their case to a grand jury and obtain an indictment against the defendant, but they failed to do so, Rounds wrote in the ruling. As of May 3, 2021, thirty-six days beyond the forty-five day deadline, the People had still not obtained an indictment against the defendant.