Man charged with burglary in Schenectady slaying case

The Brooklyn man shot to death in a Paige Street apartment last weekend died during a robbery attempt, according to documents filed in a related arrest.

The documents concern the arrest this week of Jahsiah S. Tucker, 19, of Albany Street, on one count each of first-degree burglary and first-degree attempted robbery, felonies. He is being held on $60,000 bail.

Tucker is accused of illegally entering the apartment at 410 Paige St. at 10:35 p.m. Friday, intending to rob someone.

The paperwork does not identify the victim, but police have said Taquan Foreman, 29, of Brooklyn, died at Ellis Hospital Friday after being brought there by private vehicle.

Foreman suffered a gunshot to his torso at the time and place of the robbery, police have said.

Court paperwork says Tucker committed the crimes “while one of the subjects was armed with a handgun and caused the death of a victim.”

No murder charges have been filed in Foreman’s death. A police spokesman Wednesday declined to comment further.

Police have also arrested a second man, accusing him of “intending to prevent the discovery or apprehension” of a person who committed first-degree burglary and first-degree attempted robbery.

Arsheen J. Montgomery, 23, of Delamont Avenue, faces one count of second-degree hindering prosecution, a felony. He has been ordered held without bail.

Court paperwork accuses Montgomery of doing so at the police station Tuesday evening. Documents do not identify the specific person or case, but the charges match those filed against Tucker.

‘He lit the room up’

Foreman’s childhood friend, Hakim Constantine of Brooklyn, said Wednesday he and Foreman kept in touch over the years. Constantine called Foreman a family-oriented person, someone who was close to his mother and respectful. He described him as a sports fan, basketball player and comedian.

“He was the type of person that when he came into a room, he lit the room up,” Constantine said. “He was always in a good mood.”

Constantine did not know how long Foreman had been in Schenectady or what brought him here.

Constantine said he understood funeral services have been set for next week, but he did not have the specific details.

Reach Gazette reporter Steven Cook at 395-3122, [email protected] or @ByStevenCook on Twitter.

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