Pauline Liu

Albany

Reporter at Freelance

Freelance education reporter, who is also a wife, mom, foodie and sometime artist.

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Man sentenced in violent attack of restaurant owner in Albany – AsAmNews

3 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

An Albany man has been ordered to serve 22 years in state prison for a robbery and attack at an Albany restaurant that left the owner severely brain-damaged. Lucas Healey, 43, was sentenced on Friday, exactly a year and one day after he and a friend ran up a $425 bill at Shogun Sushi and Sake Bar, then tried to dine-and-dash after paying only $50. The companion was already long gone when the staff confronted Healey outside as he tried to make his escape.
Guilty verdict in beating of restauranteur after 'dine and dash' – AsAmNews

Jan 27, 2025 | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

By Pauline LiuNine months after a near fatal attack on a restaurant owner, an Albany County jury in New York found Lucas Healey guilty on all counts Monday including the top charges of assault in the first degree and robbery in the first Degree. Healey, 43, of Albany, ran up a bill of $425 in food and alcohol at the Shogun sushi restaurant on Madison Avenue on May 29.
Jury selection underway in vicious beating of restaurant owner – AsAmNews

Jan 22, 2025 | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

By Pauline LiuThe trial began Tuesday for the Albany, New York man accused of attacking a sushi restaurant owner last May leaving him near death. Lucas Healey, 42, was expressionless as he entered Judge Roger McDonough’s courtroom at the Albany County Justice Building. He was handcuffed and in leg chains. He was dressed in a black suit and white shirt. His brown hair was slicked back. He wore eyeglasses. AsAmNews was the only news crew in the courtroom.
Indictment issued in vicious beating of restaurant owner – AsAmNews

Jul 17, 2024 | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

By Pauline LiuThe man accused of beating an Albany sushi restaurant owner into a coma pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday after being indicted for multiple counts of robbery and assault by a grand jury. With the indictment, the case against 42 year-old Lucas Healey moves closer to trial. The Albany man is accused of attempting to dine-and-dash at the Shogun restaurant on Madison Avenue on May 29th after running up a bill of over $425 in food and alcohol.
Man beaten in hate crime in coma in upstate New York – AsAmNews

Jun 10, 2024 | asamnews.com | Pauline Liu

By Pauline LiuThe co-owner of the popular Shogun sushi restaurant in Albany, NY may be showing signs of slowly regaining consciousness after being hospitalized in a coma for nearly 12 days following a violent sidewalk confrontation. It’s the first bit of potentially good news since the racially charged fight took place outside the restaurant on May 29th, his hopeful friends tell AsAmNews.