Here are the felonies currently filed in Albany County District Court for the month of September 2023. These felonies are charges, they are not convictions. Some charges may be misdemeanors; they accompany a felony charge.

They are in order of filing date, not in order of violation date.

Wednesday, Sept. 6

Joseph Paul Jackson (to read details of this case, see the story here)
Count 1: MURDER: 2ND DEGREE
Count 2: KIDNAP: INFLICT BODILY INJURY; TERRORIZE - RELEASED
Count 3: AGGR ASSAULT & BATTERY
Count 4: APPLY PRESSURE ON THROAT OR NECK
Count 5: BLOCKING NOSE OR MOUTH
Count 6: FELONIOUS RESTRAINT: EXPOSE VM TO RISK
Count 7: UNLAWFUL CONTACT: RUDE, INSOLENT OR ANGRY TOUCHES W/O BODILY INJURY
Count 8: UNLAWFUL CONTACT: RUDE, INSOLENT OR ANGRY TOUCHES W/O BODILY INJURY
Count 9: DOMESTIC BATTERY - 1ST OFFENSE
Count 10: DOMESTIC BATTERY - 1ST OFFENSE
Count 11: DOMESTIC BATTERY - 1ST OFFENSE
Violation date: July 10, 2023

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Thursday, Sept. 7

Richard Allan Olson, III
Count 1: SEX ABUSE/MINOR 2ND DEG-ACTR
Count 2: SEX ABUSE/MINOR 2ND DEG
Violation date: June 1, 2023

Tuesday, Sept. 12

Ricky Lee Smith
Count 1: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Count 2: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Count 3: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Count 4: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Count 5: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Count 6: POSSESS CHILD PORN
Violation date: June 2, 2023

Friday, Sept. 15

Brennan Keith Peak
Count 1: POSSESS CONTR SUBST - POWDER OR CRYST - 3 GRAMS OR LESS - 3RD + OFFENSE
Count 2: POSSESS CONTR SUBST - POWDER OR CRYST - 3 GRAMS OR LESS Count 3: POSSESS CONTR SUBST - LSD - 3/10 GRAM OR LESS
Count 4: POSSESS CONTR SUBST - PLANT - 3 OZ OR LESS
Violation date: Aug. 4, 2023

Tuesday, Sept. 19

Jihan Mohamed Kotby
Count 1: THEFT: DEPRIVE - $1,000 OR MORE OR FIREARM/LIVESTOCK REGARDLESS OF VALUE
Violation date: March 1, 2023

Thursday, Sept. 28

James R Jares
Count 1: AGGR ASSAULT & BATTERY: THREATEN W/ DRAWN DEADLY WEAPON Count 2: RECKLESS ENDANGERING
Violation date: Sept. 17, 2023

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