Saugerties man sentenced for multiple burglaries

KINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- A Saugerties man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday for multiple burglaries out of Kingston. Antoine Scott, 47, faces three and a half to seven years in prison.

According to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office, around 1 a.m. on July 1, Scott entered a barbershop at 594 Broadway in Kingston and stole hair clippers and DeWalt power tools valued at $1,150. The next day, he entered a parking garage at 20 Cedar Street and stole a Stihl-brand powerhead, string timmer attachment, a hedge trimmer attachment and a few other power tools valued at $2,164.05.

Scott was arrested on July 26, after police investigated the robberies through video footage. According to the District Attorney's Office, he gave a full confession after his arrest and has a long police record with 30 misdemeanor convictions and five prior felony convictions.

"This defendant has been given numerous opportunities for rehabilitation; but it seems he feels immune to our laws and the rights of the community. In these most recent crimes he preyed on a local small business and a residential building that serves the elderly and working families in Kingston. For 26 years he has not relented. The people of Ulster County and our criminal justice apparatus need a break from him," District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji said.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Sohil Sharedalal. Scott was represented by Assistant Public Defender Valerio Russo.