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FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2017
RE: PRESS RELEASE - Kingston Young Man Pleads Guilty in Ulster County Court, Admits Forcible Burglary
A Kingston young man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Ulster County Court to Burglary in the first degree for an incident which occurred on July 21, 2016, where he forced his way into a home on Cedar Street in Kingston and robbed the occupants.
Dayshawn Allen, age 23, and another man threatened the use of a tire iron and what appeared to be a handgun as they forced their way into the Cedar Street apartment in the middle of the night. One of the intruders threatened the victims with a crowbar/tire iron and used it to smash the victim’s phone. They then stole various items, including electronic games, jewelry, and other personal property.
Unbeknownst to them during the burglary and robbery, one of the occupants of the apartment fled from the premises and flagged down a Kingston Police Officer. As the police arrived, one officer observed Allen jump a fence into an adjacent Henry Street yard. Another officer was able to stop Allen a few minutes later after he emerged on Henry Street from the yard, sweating and carrying a bag containing electronic games, jewelry and other personal items belonging to the victims. All the stolen items were recovered. The second subject has not been arrested.
Burglary in the first degree is a class B violent felony with a maximum sentence up to 25 years in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 19, 2017.