NORWICH – Six were indicted in October by a Chenango County grand jury for charges including rape, assault, and grand larceny.
• Jaideep Singh, 27, Syracuse, was indicted on the charges of rape in the second degree, a class D felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.
It’s alleged that Singh – on a day during the month of October last year – did engage in sexual intercourse with a female less than 15 years old in North Norwich. The endangering the welfare charge accuses Singh of knowingly acting in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a person under the age of 17 but subjecting said person to sexual contact.
• Keannu J. Spencer, 24, Pharsalia, was indicted on three charges, all alleging he caused physical injury to another. Spencer’s charges include assault in the second degree, a class D felony; criminal mischief in the third degree, a class E felony; and assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Allegedly, on or about Aug. 5, 2015 in the Town of Smithville, Spencer, with intent to cause physical injury to another person, did cause such injury by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. Spencer is accused of using a board to strike a victim on the head at approximately 3:30 a.m., causing swelling and bruising to the head of the victim.
The criminal mischief charge accuses Spencer of intentionally damaging property belonging to the victim while having no right to do so or reasonable ground to believe that he had such right. The property damaged with regard to the aforementioned charge were the rear tires of the victim’s vehicle. The approximate total damage was $280.
• Russell W. Davis, 46, Afton, was indicted on charges including forgery in the second degree, a class D felony; two counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E felony; and scheme to defraud in the first degree, a class E felony.
Davis is accused of forging the signature of a victim on April 18, 2015 on a New York State Department of Motor Vehicle’s Statement of Transaction of a Motor Vehicle. It’s alleged that Davis was attempting to sell the victim’s vehicle without a bill of sale.
Additionally, Davis is accused of stealing a pickup truck in the Town of Afton on April 12, 2015, the vehicle having a value of more than $100.
