18-year-old pleads not guilty in Albany murder case

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany County District Attorney's Office announced that Eric Chapman Jr., 18, of Albany, was arraigned on Monday morning in connection to a 2023 murder case. Chapman pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

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The indictment alleges that Chapman caused the death of Javone Sims while on Third Street in Albany on June 22, 2023.