In the pre-dawn hours of November 19, 2016, the quiet Bellevue neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, was shattered by a single gunshot. The victim was 49-year-old Charles 'Chuck' Dembrosky, a male resident who was found lying near a bush outside his Campbell Avenue home. Initially, his passing was described as unexpected, but it soon became clear that his death was a homicide.
The investigation into Dembrosky's murder uncovered a cold and calculated plot orchestrated by someone he
considered a friend and employer, Tarchand Lall. Lall, a local contractor, had devised a scheme to profit from Dembrosky's death by taking out a $150,000 life insurance policy on him, falsely listing himself as Dembrosky's domestic partner. To carry out his plan, Lall hired two men from Delaware, Joevany 'Moon' Luna and Kyshaan Moore, paying them $10,000 to travel to Schenectady and execute the murder.
The case against the perpetrators was meticulously built by investigators who followed a digital trail of evidence. Cell phone records were instrumental, tracking Luna and Moore's journey from Delaware to Schenectady as their phones pinged off cell towers along the way. This evidence, combined with surveillance footage, placed the hitmen at Lall's residence on the night of the murder, where they allegedly received their payment and instructions. In the days leading up to the killing, Lall and Luna had exchanged dozens of phone calls and text messages.
The pursuit of justice resulted in the successful prosecution of all three men involved in the murder-for-hire plot. In May 2018, a jury found Joevany Luna guilty of first-degree murder and Kyshaan Moore guilty of second-degree murder. Luna, the triggerman, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, while Moore, the getaway driver, received a sentence of 25 years to life. Later that year, in December 2018, Tarchand Lall was also convicted of first-degree murder. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison without parole, ensuring he would face the maximum penalty for masterminding the murder of a man who trusted him. In 2024, Lall's conviction was upheld on appeal.
