Lake Katrine Man Charged With Murder: Police

LAKE KATRINE, NY — A Lake Katrine man was accused of killing another man.

The Ulster Police Department said Brian J. Roberts, 26, of Lake Katrine, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder, a felony.

Authorities said officers were sent to a Main Street residence in Lake Katrine for a welfare check.

When they got there, they said they found a man who was dead.

The man was identified as Anthony Roberts of Lake Katrine.

Police said Brian Roberts was a suspect and was found walking on Neighborhood Road a short time later.

Brian Roberts was taken into custody without incident.

He was processed at the Ulster Police Department and arraigned in the Town of Ulster Court and sent to the Ulster County Jail without bail.

Police did not say whether the two men were related.

The Ulster Police Department was assisted by the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Police, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, the Kingston Police Department, the Kingston/Ulster Emergency Services Unit and the Ruby Fire Department.