State Police have arrested the third suspect in the murder of Connor Delaney of Warnerville.
Sought by troopers for nearly two months, Jeffrey A. McGough, 18, of Schenectady, turned himself in to State Police in Princetown on Monday.
Mr. McGough was charged with second-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
The robbery charge stems from more than $40,000 missing from Mr. Delaney’s home.
Troopers in March arrested Devon Hunter, 18, of Colonie, and a 17-year-old on second-degree murder charges. The 17-year-old was also charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
State Police said then that the two teens traveled to Mr. Delaney’s home on Hite Road and shot him and his dog, Bo the night of January 29.
It was a week after their arrest that troopers issued a bulletin and poster seeking Mr. McGough, implicating him in the murder.
Schoharie County District Attorney Susan Mallery said Tuesday that she’s working to get a DNA sample from Mr. McGough and that there will be a preliminary hearing on Friday.
Mr. McGough was arraigned in Richmondville Town Court and remanded to the Schoharie County Jail.
State Police described the murder as “drug-related and targeted.” Ms. Mallery said “in excess of $40,000 was removed from Connor Delaney’s home.”
An investigation is continuing into why Mr. Delaney had $40,000 in cash at his home, Ms. Mallery said.
She is seeking a bail source hearing, which means Mr. McGough “can’t use stolen money or ill-gotten money to post bail.”
State Police aren’t seeking more suspects in connection with the murder, Ms. Mallery said, but are looking for people who might have given the three teens “indirect assistance, after the fact.”
Ms. Mallery secured a bail source hearing for Mr. Hunter and the 17-year-old. The younger teen was able to post bail, she said, though Mr. Hunter remains in jail.
The 17-year-old is under house arrest at his home, Ms. Mallery added.
“It was a vicious, heinous, violent crime done by two people not old enough to drink alcohol,” State Police said in March, before seeking Mr. McGough.
At the time, troopers couldn’t say who pulled the trigger or identify the gun.