Whitey Ford
08-27-2023, 07:52 PM
Judge gives max in Rotterdam foster care child murder case – ‘You’re a sociopath’ (with sentencing video)
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SCHENECTADY — The Rotterdam man convicted of murdering his 4-year-old foster child two years ago, was sentenced by a judge in Schenectady County Court Tuesday to the maximum of 25 years to life.
Dequan Greene, a 29-year-old minister, maintained his innocence during a sentencing hearing after a jury found him guilty in September of second-degree murder and other counts for the Dec. 20, 2020 death of his 4-year-old foster child Charlie Garay.
“This whole situation has just been a crazy tragedy,” Greene told the judge in court Tuesday. “I’m not a murderer. I’m not a murderer.”
But Judge Matthew Sypniewski, who was visibly angry as he spoke, imposed the maximum sentence on Greene, a total term of 25 years to life.
“You’re not just a murderer,” the judge told Greene, “you’re a sociopath.”
Prosecutors proved to the jury at trial that Greene murdered Garay by stomping on his chest and attempted to cover it up by not calling 911. He eventually claimed to first responders that the child became unresponsive after falling out of a toddler chair.
Prosecutors argued Charlie and his older brother, who was 5 at the time, were both subjected to months of abuse that began just weeks after the brothers were placed in the care of Greene and his wife, Latrisha, in September 2020 by Albany Child Protective Services. The Greenes were certified foster parents who cared for three children of their own.
https://dailygazette.com/2022/12/06/judge-gives-max-in-rotterdam-foster-care-child-murder-case-youre-not-just-a-murderer-youre-a-sociopath/
https://i.ibb.co/Df70QZX/Latrisha-Greene-Charlie-Garay-and-Dequan-Greene-Schenectady-County-District-Attorneys-Office-Rotterd.jpg
SCHENECTADY — The Rotterdam man convicted of murdering his 4-year-old foster child two years ago, was sentenced by a judge in Schenectady County Court Tuesday to the maximum of 25 years to life.
Dequan Greene, a 29-year-old minister, maintained his innocence during a sentencing hearing after a jury found him guilty in September of second-degree murder and other counts for the Dec. 20, 2020 death of his 4-year-old foster child Charlie Garay.
“This whole situation has just been a crazy tragedy,” Greene told the judge in court Tuesday. “I’m not a murderer. I’m not a murderer.”
But Judge Matthew Sypniewski, who was visibly angry as he spoke, imposed the maximum sentence on Greene, a total term of 25 years to life.
“You’re not just a murderer,” the judge told Greene, “you’re a sociopath.”
Prosecutors proved to the jury at trial that Greene murdered Garay by stomping on his chest and attempted to cover it up by not calling 911. He eventually claimed to first responders that the child became unresponsive after falling out of a toddler chair.
Prosecutors argued Charlie and his older brother, who was 5 at the time, were both subjected to months of abuse that began just weeks after the brothers were placed in the care of Greene and his wife, Latrisha, in September 2020 by Albany Child Protective Services. The Greenes were certified foster parents who cared for three children of their own.
https://dailygazette.com/2022/12/06/judge-gives-max-in-rotterdam-foster-care-child-murder-case-youre-not-just-a-murderer-youre-a-sociopath/