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Strides made on alleged murder video By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media
CATSKILL — Police have made headway in the last few months to unlock encrypted video footage that could reveal additional evidence in the stabbing death of Scott Myers, of Catskill, two days after Thanksgiving, county officials said. Greene County prosecutors continue to wait as New York State Police investigators work to crack the codes of the unreleased video as the case of Carrie Weiser, 32, of Catskill, is slated to continue in Greene County Court on March 21. A new conference with the prosecution and the defense is
scheduled before Judge Terry Wilhelm. Weiser pleaded not guilty at her Dec. 17 arraignment to a felony second-degree murder charge in the alleged stabbing death of Myers, 68, the evening of Nov. 27, in his apartment at 39 West Bridge St. She was also charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a weapon. Myers had security video cameras installed in his apartment at the time of his death. State police investigators have worked since December to decipher the encrypted footage.
“They are making progress on it, but it hasn’t come in yet,” Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione said Tuesday. “Recently, they’ve been making progress. Carrie Weiser They’ve cracked a couple more codes to get us a little bit closer.” The case’s last discovery conference, conducted virtually and closed to the public, was held Jan. 10. During that session, the prosecution and defense provided updates on the
case’s evidentiary discovery process. That process will continue March 21 as the case proceeds, Stanzione said. “It’s just for the judge to understand exactly where we are in terms of discovery that has been provided to the defense and the defense acknowledging that they received it,” Stanzione said of the upcoming conference. “It gives the defense the opportunity to determine if they’re going to be requesting hearings based on the discovery they received.” A time frame for a potential trial for Weiser could emerge from next month’s conference, the district
attorney said. “The judge will usually put together, as a general rule, a timetable for motions for hearings and then a trial,” he said. Weiser and Myers dined together at the Catskill restaurant Subversive the night of Myers’ death. Authorities have said the pair left the restaurant and immediately walked down the street to Myers’ West Bridge Street home, where Weiser allegedly stabbed him in the left side of his neck, severing his carotid artery. Police believe Myers then bled to See VIDEO A2
Significant snowfall expected Friday By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
Greene and Columbia counties are bracing for what might be the biggest snowfall of the winter season. The National Weather Service in Albany has posted a Winter Storm Watch for all of eastern New York and western New England from 10 p.m. Thursday
through 10 Friday. Travel could be extremely difficult Friday with hazardous conditions during the morning and evening commute, according to the National Weather Service. Some parts of the area could receive more than a foot of snow, local meteorologist Allan See SNOWFALL A2
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Snow plows will be working around the clock to keep area roads clear on Friday, when the latest winter storm moves into the area.
The latest winter storm moves into the area early Friday morning, and could deliver the largest accumulations of the season.
NYC man rescued feet from Falls’ edge By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
HUNTER — A hiker from downstate was rescued mere feet from the edge of an icy Kaaterskill Falls over the weekend, Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Jeff Wernick said Wednesday. Authorities would not release the name of the 56-year-old man, from New York City, who was about 7 feet from the edge of the falls when he was saved. Forest Ranger Katherine Fox was requested to respond to the report of a person stuck on the ice at Kaaterskill Falls at about 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Wernick said. Environmental Conservation Police Officer Lt. Anthony Glorioso and Encon officer Lucas Palmateer also responded to the area to assist with the rescue. Palmateer located the hiker, then anchored his throw bag to a tree and threw a rope to the man to prevent him from sliding over the edge of the falls,
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Ranger Fox helps with a rescue at Kaaterskill Falls on Sunday.
Wernick said. Fox set up a static line — or a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object
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Fox then helped the man work his way back away from the edge to safety, Wernick said. The man was provided traction devices so he could safely walk in the icy conditions. Fox, Glorioso, Palmateer and the Greene County Sheriff’s deputies helped the subject walk back to his vehicle at the trailhead. Crews were back on duty at 2 p.m. Last year, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 426 search and rescue missions, extinguished wildfires, participated in prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate hundreds of acres of land, and worked on cases that resulted in thousands of tickets or arrests, Wernick said. Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, forest rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people from across the state, Wernick said.
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