Left: Christopher Baldner (Ulster County Sheriff’s Office). Right: Monica Goods (GoFundMe).
A New York State appeals court has reinstated a murder charge against a former state trooper for allegedly causing the death of an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl during a chase. The decision reverses an earlier dismissal issued by the trial court judge overseeing the matter.
In October 2021 , Christopher G. Baldner was indicted by an Empire State grand jury on a charge of murder in the second degree for the death of Monica Goods, 11. He was also charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter and six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. The next month , he was denied bail…