Man Who Robbed Saratoga Springs Bank Sentenced to 17-Years-To-Life After Strangling Cellmate

CATSKILL — A 44-yearold man serving a prison sentence for forcibly robbing the main branch of the Adirondack Trust Company in 2017, has been sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for strangling to death his cellmate at a state prison in Greene County.

In December 2017, Anthony J. Paradise, who had been staying short term of Ballston Spa, was taken in to custody by Saratoga Springs in connection with the bank robbery in which Paradise was charged with forcibly stealing in excess of $3,000 from the bank.

As reported by the TimesUnion on Jan. 31, Paradise strangled Delmus Tanner with a bedsheet in November 2018 while the two were incarcerated at Greene Correctional Facility, according to District Attorney Joe Stanzione. Tanner, who was serving a five-year sentence for attempted drug sale, died four days after the attack.

Paradise is eligible for parole in 17 years, and could be released in 2040, provided his behavior behind bars is good, according to the Times-Union.

City Declares Feb. 1-7 National Gun Violence Survivor Week in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs will joining other cities across the United States in declaring the first week of February as National Gun Violence Survivor Week, Mayor Ron Kim announced Feb. 1.

“By early February, more people are killed with guns in the United States than are killed with guns in any other highincome country in an entire year,” the mayor said in a statement, explaining the significance of the chosen date.

The majority of American adults, or someone they care for, will experience gun violence in their lifetime. This includes gun suicides, gun homicides, domestic violence situations involving guns, shootings by law enforcement, and unintentional shootings, according to a release from the city.

Harvard Medical School researchers reported that gun violence cost Americans about $557 billion annually. National Gun Violence Survivor Week is an initiative of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

“It’s imperative we continue pursuing all avenues available to us to keep firearms out of the hands of those who are a danger to themselves or others,” Kim said.