A Rensselaer student was stabbed multiple times on November 14 while sitting in his vehicle outside his 25th Street apartment.
Joseph Drexler ’10 was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital where he was being treated for multiple wounds including a punctured lung. His current condition is unknown but his injuries were reported to not be life threatening. No additional information was available on the student’s condition prior to publication.
Drexler was parked in a vehicle on 25th Street, near Park Ridge Apartments, and was approached by three white males. One suspect stabbed the student in the chest, arm, and leg.
Police made an arrest in the case on Monday evening. Raymond J. Yannick of East Greenbush was arrested at a Burger King on Columbia Turnpike in Schodack where he works. He was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to police.
Police also reported that robbery seemed to be the motive behind the attack. Yannick was arraigned Tuesday and sent to Rensselaer County Jail without bail pending further court action.
