Saturday, March 3, 2012

ACCORD RELEASES INMATE RIVAL LAWYERS BOTH SURPRISED.(Local)

Byline: Jill Murman and Shirley Armstrong

Donald Bent, who has been under investigation in the February murder of his wife, walked away from Albany County Jail a free man Wednesday as part of a release agreement that surprised attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense.

Bent, 53, of Watervliet, had left Albany County Court earlier in the day, ordered by Judge John G. Turner Jr. to serve three months in jail for probation violations stemming from a grand larceny charge.

When Bent arrived at the county jail, officials there told him two previous stays there had satisfied the required incarceration time, according to his attorney, F. Stanton …

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