FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
ULSTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: MARCH 7, 2017
SUBJECT: PRESS RELEASE – CHRISTOPHER D. HASENFLUE
On March 7, 2017, CHRISTOPHER D. HASENFLUE, age 38, a resident of 53 Clinton Avenue in Kingston, was sentenced by Judge Donald A. Williams to twenty years in state prison and five years post release supervision. Hasenflue received this sentence in connection with his plea on December 21, 2016, to one count of Robbery in the First Degree, a Class B Violent Felony. The plea stemmed from an incident which took place in the City of Kingston on the evening of August 9, 2016. On that night, Hasenflue stole two purses from an outdoor table where women were dining at a Wall Street restaurant. After grabbing the purses, Hasenflue ran up Wall Street, where he was tackled by a Good Samaritan. As a result of the interference, Hasenflue dropped the purses. He then displayed a knife, and briefly chased one of the victims. Minutes later, Hasenflue confronted a third victim on John Street and robbed her of her purse at knife point. He then fled up Fair Street, where he was chased by additional witnesses. With the assistance of involved citizens, members of the Kingston Police Department were able to apprehend Hasenflue on Saint James Street only fifteen minutes after the initial crime. Hasenflue has an extensive criminal history dating back to 1997, which includes a prior conviction for Attempted Robbery in the Second Degree in 2007.