SCHENECTADY, NY — Two people were arrested following a stabbing incident on Hawk Street on June 8, 2026.
Schenectady Police officers responded to 22 Hawk Street at approximately 8:45 p.m. for a report of a stabbing.
Officers located a 31-year-old male victim suffering from a stab wound.
The victim reported that he had become involved in an argument with another individual regarding a shared driveway.
During the dispute, the victim was stabbed in the back and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Officers arrested Tyriek Q. Sontag, 19, of Schenectady, as a result of the investigation.
Sontag was charged with assault in the second degree, a class D felony.
During the course of the investigation and arrest, officers also arrested Latisha M. Sontag, 39, of Schenectady, the mother of Tyriek Sontag.
Detectives allege that Latisha Sontag interfered with her son’s arrest and threw the knife allegedly used in the assault from the crime scene in an attempt to prevent officers from locating it.
Latisha M. Sontag was charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, a class E felony; tampering with physical evidence, a class E felony; obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor; and harassment in the second degree, a violation.
