Schenectady man convicted in Albany shooting

According to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, 24-year-old Deonte Dent of Schenectady was sentenced to a final sentence of 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder.

Dent was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision, the DA’s office said.

Dent pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder on August 15, satisfying a four-count indictment in full.

According to the prosecutor, the indictment also included two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of first-degree promoting prison contraband.

In the plea, the DA’s office says Dent admitted that on or about September 10, 2023, while he was in the area of ​​Quail Street and Bradford Street in Albany, he attempted to cause the death of another person by shooting the victim with a handgun.

Judge McDonough of the Albany County Superior Court issued the following statement:

“The court is obviously concerned about the fact that even after admitting guilt, even after understanding that you are facing a sentence of only eight or even 12 sentences, you respond to probation by saying, ‘Things happen.’ Given the defendant’s cavalier reaction to shoot someone and hit someone, I sentence the defendant to 12 years in prison.”