Co-defendant in 2013 robbery pleads to attempted robbery, will serve five years
NORWICH — Corey L. Clark, Guilford, appeared in Chenango County Court on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 to change his plea from not-guilty to guilty.
It was alleged that Clark, in concert with others, entered a residence knowingly and unlawfully on Bradley Hill Rd in Oxford on Dec. 30, 2013.
Initially, Clark was about enter a guilty plea to the charge of robbery in the first degree, a class B felony, as a part of an agreed upon disposition between his defense counsel and Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride.
When asked by Chenango County Court Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr. how Clark would answer to the robbery charge, Clark said, “Um, I’ll plead guilty. I went there to find ‘Murder’ (the alias of a Utica resident). I was looking for an individual.”
A co-defendant in the case, former Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officer Mark Alemar has already entered a guilty plea and been sentenced to robbery in the first degree and is to serve five years in the New York State Department of Corrections.
Justin M. Townsend, another co-defendant, pled guilty to attempted robbery in the second degree on Aug. 5, 2014, and was sentenced to five years in state prison with five years post-release supervision.
“You knew they (Alemar and other co-defendants) were going there to rob the victim, right?” asked McBride to Clark. “And you went there with a weapon?”
Clark said he went to the Bradley Hill residence but was not armed with a deadly weapon. The co-defendant, Alemar, was armed with a taser, but Clark said he himself did not hold the victim down with a weapon. Clark said he went to the residence with a BB gun, not a deadly weapon.
Due to this coming to light, Clark’s alleged crime did not fit the criteria for first degree robbery.
The charge Clark pled to was amended to attempted robbery in the first degree, which is a class C felony.
The agreed upon sentence of five years in state prison with five years post-release supervision stood.
“I’ve seen his (Clark’s) name in police reports in the last 15 years,” said McBride. “Drug use in the past wound him up in state prison. In this case, he became involved in an armed robbery of a crack house. This can’t be allowed in our community. Someone is going to get killed.”
McBride said that hopefully Clark will learn from his time in prison. “He will be removed from the community for a very, very long time.”
“I was contributing to my community,” said Clark when he was provided the opportunity to address the court. “I volunteer at food drives, church events and such. I am going to get my life back in the order it was. I am going to do my time and get straight.”
Revoir said, “This could have been far worse. Multiple people could have been killed, even though the victims were involved in criminal activity.” The judge explained to Clark that his life is not over, and said, “You’re still a young man, hopefully you’ll get back to the good things you were doing and stay away from the bad. I want you to come back and be a lawful member of the community.”
McBride then amended his previous statement and said, “I have no information that Clark has had any drug activity in the recent past; just further back. God bless you and I hope it works out for you.”
Clark told the court he was nervous as to how he would be classified once transported to Elmira from the Chenango County Correctional Facility. Once in Elmira, the pre-sentence report prepared by the Chenango County Probation Department will be used to determine which security level and to which prison Clark will be sent.
“The report makes it look like I came to this community to rob people,” Clark said. He told the court he was born in Chenango Memorial Hospital and has spent quite a bit of his life in the area.
Clark said he moved back to the area in 2003 and McBride confirmed.
Revoir told Clark that if there was something factually incorrect in the pre-sentence report, something could be done. “But I can’t cure slant,” said Revoir, with regard to how the report may be interpreted in Elmira.
“The report classifies me as highly violent,” said Clark.
McBride reported to the court that Clark had no violence on his record prior to this incident. The report reads that Clark is overall at a high risk for recidivism.
Clark told the court his girlfriend was employed at the CCSO, but has resigned.
“He did not move to this area to sell drugs,” said McBride. “He is one of our citizens.”
Clark was sent back to the CCCF where he will await transport to state prison.
It was alleged that Clark, in concert with others, entered a residence knowingly and unlawfully on Bradley Hill Rd in Oxford on Dec. 30, 2013.
Initially, Clark was about enter a guilty plea to the charge of robbery in the first degree, a class B felony, as a part of an agreed upon disposition between his defense counsel and Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride.
When asked by Chenango County Court Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr. how Clark would answer to the robbery charge, Clark said, “Um, I’ll plead guilty. I went there to find ‘Murder’ (the alias of a Utica resident). I was looking for an individual.”
A co-defendant in the case, former Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officer Mark Alemar has already entered a guilty plea and been sentenced to robbery in the first degree and is to serve five years in the New York State Department of Corrections.
Justin M. Townsend, another co-defendant, pled guilty to attempted robbery in the second degree on Aug. 5, 2014, and was sentenced to five years in state prison with five years post-release supervision.
“You knew they (Alemar and other co-defendants) were going there to rob the victim, right?” asked McBride to Clark. “And you went there with a weapon?”
Clark said he went to the Bradley Hill residence but was not armed with a deadly weapon. The co-defendant, Alemar, was armed with a taser, but Clark said he himself did not hold the victim down with a weapon. Clark said he went to the residence with a BB gun, not a deadly weapon.
Due to this coming to light, Clark’s alleged crime did not fit the criteria for first degree robbery.
The charge Clark pled to was amended to attempted robbery in the first degree, which is a class C felony.
The agreed upon sentence of five years in state prison with five years post-release supervision stood.
“I’ve seen his (Clark’s) name in police reports in the last 15 years,” said McBride. “Drug use in the past wound him up in state prison. In this case, he became involved in an armed robbery of a crack house. This can’t be allowed in our community. Someone is going to get killed.”
McBride said that hopefully Clark will learn from his time in prison. “He will be removed from the community for a very, very long time.”
“I was contributing to my community,” said Clark when he was provided the opportunity to address the court. “I volunteer at food drives, church events and such. I am going to get my life back in the order it was. I am going to do my time and get straight.”
Revoir said, “This could have been far worse. Multiple people could have been killed, even though the victims were involved in criminal activity.” The judge explained to Clark that his life is not over, and said, “You’re still a young man, hopefully you’ll get back to the good things you were doing and stay away from the bad. I want you to come back and be a lawful member of the community.”
McBride then amended his previous statement and said, “I have no information that Clark has had any drug activity in the recent past; just further back. God bless you and I hope it works out for you.”
Clark told the court he was nervous as to how he would be classified once transported to Elmira from the Chenango County Correctional Facility. Once in Elmira, the pre-sentence report prepared by the Chenango County Probation Department will be used to determine which security level and to which prison Clark will be sent.
“The report makes it look like I came to this community to rob people,” Clark said. He told the court he was born in Chenango Memorial Hospital and has spent quite a bit of his life in the area.
Clark said he moved back to the area in 2003 and McBride confirmed.
Revoir told Clark that if there was something factually incorrect in the pre-sentence report, something could be done. “But I can’t cure slant,” said Revoir, with regard to how the report may be interpreted in Elmira.
“The report classifies me as highly violent,” said Clark.
McBride reported to the court that Clark had no violence on his record prior to this incident. The report reads that Clark is overall at a high risk for recidivism.
Clark told the court his girlfriend was employed at the CCSO, but has resigned.
“He did not move to this area to sell drugs,” said McBride. “He is one of our citizens.”
Clark was sent back to the CCCF where he will await transport to state prison.
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