CATSKILL―Jeffrey Field is facing life in prison after a Greene County Court jury found him guilty on Monday of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault.
The case stems from an August 22, 2021 stabbing on Summit Avenue in the village of Catskill that left one man dead and another seriously wounded.
Field, 37, of Round Top, will “now be held accountable for his heinous crimes of the murder of Adam White and the attempted murder of Christopher Gere,” said Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione.
White and Gere were attacked in the early morning hours while walking home from the Avalon Lounge.
The trial began on November 10 and the 12-person jury began deliberating last Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, the jury foreperson advised Judge Megan Galligan that they had reached a verdict on two of the charges but were deadlocked on a third.
Exactly which charge was still being debated was not publicly reported in the courtroom and by Friday afternoon the jury was still unable to come to a unanimous agreement and Galligan sent them home for the weekend.
But early Monday afternoon, a verdict was reached.
“The jury paid strict attention to all of the details of the case and came to a proper verdict,” said Stanzione, adding that Field has “proven to be a vicious, evil person who has no regard for human life.”
Field stabbed Adam White, 27, of Catskill in the chest and back, penetrating his heart and spleen, during the early morning attack. Gere, 33, of Catskill, was stabbed and airlifted to Albany Medical Center.
Also implicated in the stabbings is Michael White, 35, of Catskill who is of no relation to Adam White and faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and tampering with physical evidence. His trial date has not been set and he remains remanded to the Greene County Jail.
Michael White was arrested the day of the stabbings, while Field left the scene in his black Dodge Ram and drove to his now former girlfriend’s house in Saratoga County.
While in Saratoga County, Field was involved in two home invasions, stole one car and hijacked another, and led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a tree. But the jury was not privy to this information that Stanzione said Monday would have been “highly prejudicial.”
The jury was allowed to hear testimony that, while in Saratoga County, Field burned his clothes and set up a campsite in the woods to hide from authorities. They were also told that he spent time in Albany Medical Center for injuries sustained in a crash while fleeing police.
Galligan, a New York Supreme Court justice from Sullivan County, presided over the case after both Greene County Court judges, Charles Tailleur and David Costanzo, recused themselves due to previous dealings with Field during their time as prosecutors.
State records show that Field has been sentenced to prison twice for burglary convictions in Greene County and was last released in January of 2021.
Represented by defense attorneys John Hillman and Steven Patterson, Field is expected to file an appeal of Monday’s convictions.
“I thank the New York State Police and the Catskill Police Department for their thorough work on this case. I am proud of my entire staff, all of whom worked on this case; with special appreciation to Chief Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Low and Assistant District Attorney Krista Kline who prosecuted the case in the courtroom,” Stanzione said.
Field, who remains remanded to the Greene County Jail, is scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 2026.
“He should spend the rest of his life behind bars for his despicable actions,” said Stanzione, adding that Field “displayed absolutely no remorse for his murderous act.”
“The prosecution will seek a life sentence for Jeffrey Field,” Stanzione said.