KINGSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Wednesday, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment that charges Colin L. Schlegel, 34, and Kristin Delsanto, 29, in connection with the death of Schlegel’s 14-year-old daughter in August 2022. Schlegel and Delsanto were arraigned in Ulster County Court and remanded without bail.
The Town of Ulster Police Department conducted a year-long investigation into the victim’s death. Investigations revealed that Schlegel and Delsanto were aware of and contributed to the 14-year-old’s consumption of drugs, alcohol, and fentanyl, which caused her death. Schlegel and Delsanto are facing the following charges:
- Manslaughter in the second degree
- Criminally negligent homicide
- Assault in the second degree
- Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third-degree
- Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child
- Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth-degree
- Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child
“This is a tragedy all around for this family; nevertheless, the care and well-being of children remain the legal responsibility of parents and adults who supervise them,” said Chief Assistant District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. “Giving a toxic cocktail of controlled and prohibited substances to any child is criminal; when it results in the death of that child, anyone who gave or contributed to such substances and result must be held to account.”
