Man pleads guilty to felony kidnapping a day before his trial

NORWICH – A man accused of stalking an 11 year-old girl on the street and attacking a 21-year-old woman in an empty parking lot pleaded guilty to a single count of felony kidnapping Monday, a day before his trial was to begin in Chenango County Court.
32-year-old Andrew Jason Waterman pleaded guilty to second degree kidnapping, a Class B felony, and will be sentenced to five years in state prison and five years post-release supervision, reported First Assistant District Attorney Stephen Dunshee.
The official sentencing date has yet to be scheduled, but Dunshee explained that at the proceeding the court will also hold a special hearing to decide if Waterman should be a registered sex offender.
“At time of sentencing, we’ll have a hearing to determine if he’s going to be registered as a sex offender. Defendants pleading to non-sexual crimes, like kidnapping, can still be considered for sex offender registration if the court finds the criminal offense was sexually motivated,” said Dunshee.
Dunshee said Waterman admitted to attacking the woman in the parking in the plea bargain, but not to accosting a young girl on a Norwich street. The two separate incidents allegedly took place 43 days apart in 2009.
Dunshee said Waterman admitted no motive in the plea, but prosecutors will contend he is a sexual predator and that the crimes were sexually driven.
Waterman was accused of sexually soliciting an 11-year-old girl with drugs Feb. 2, 2009 and attacking a 21-year-old woman in a parking lot, pinning her to the ground, on March 27, 2009, both in the City of Norwich.
According the to complaint made by the girl’s parents, Waterman allegedly approached the youth in his vehicle. Police claimed he asked the youth if she was single, if she smoked marijuana and referred to her as “sexy,” during the brief encounter.
Norwich Police Officer Ross Tumminia testified that the family reported the girl ran home after the man exited his vehicle to engage the youth on foot.
Tumminia said the following day, the victim recognized the same car and her mother wrote the license plate number down before calling police.
Tumminia said police traced the plate number to Waterman’s vehicle and at the time they only warned him and no criminal charges were filed.
Following that incident, Waterman was arrested March 27 for attacking a woman in a parking lot at night.
Dunshee said Waterman attacked the woman in the lot behind the VFW near East Main and Silver Street in the City of Norwich at around 9 p.m.
“The victim got out of work and took a shortcut behind an alley near the New Beginnings Church. He approached her and asked her out. She rejects his engagement but he follows her to another parking lot. This is where he puts her in a bear hug and knocks her to the ground. He put his hand on her mouth and nose; the victim said she nearly passed out. She fought with him, pulled the glasses off his face and struck him in head. As she fought to get free, he threatened to kill her,” said Dunshee. “That’s what he pleaded guilty to.”
Waterman was later picked out of a line up by both the 11-year-old victim and the 21-year old woman at the Norwich Police station.
Waterman, who has been out on bail, was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility following the plea.

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