Saul Morales-Garcia Gets 90 Days For Albany Knife Threat

The man who was charged with stabbed a US lawyer close to the New York State Capitol entered a guilty plea to a lesser offense and was sentenced to 90 days in prison.

Morales-Garcia Saul.

In Albany County Court on Thursday, July 3, Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, entered an admission of Menacing in the Second Degree in relation to the June 17 incident involving US Attorney John Sarcone.

A negotiated agreement resulted in Sarcone receiving a stay-away order of protection and Morales-Garcia receiving a 90-day jail sentence.

As previously reported by the Daily Voice, Sarcone said that Morales-Garcia threatened to kill him while making knife-wielding movements during the Albany altercation on Lodge Street shortly before ten o’clock at night.

Sarcone sought refuge in an adjacent building lobby after calling Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple directly rather than 911.

In addition to the threat against a federal official, the case garnered attention because of the subsequent arguments between Sarcone and Albany Police. The department and police union strongly refuted Sarcone’s accusation that cops had not responded.

The Albany County District Attorney’s Office later dropped attempted murder charges after reviewing surveillance footage and supporting documentation. “A fair reading of the facts showed that the incident did not meet the legal standard for attempted murder,” stated District Attorney Lee Kindlon. Sarcone approved of the choice.

Apple said Morales-Garcia came from Georgia on a bicycle and had been living beneath bridges in Albany. Additionally, the sheriff disclosed that Morales-Garcia is not authorized to be in the nation because he was deported in 2010 following a felony conviction.

He is still detained without being granted bail, and he may be subject to additional federal proceedings over his immigration status.