Guilderland man sentenced for robbing drug dealer

A Guilderland man was sentenced on Friday for armed robbery of a drug dealer.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Guilderland man was sentenced on Friday for armed robbery of a drug dealer. Alexander Madera will spend seven years in prison.

The 21-year-old robbed a marijuana dealer in January 2022 at the dealer's home in Guilderland. Prosecutors said he robbed the dealer of $172 in drug money at gunpoint before being arrested.

A second man who took part in the robbery plead guilty and will be sentenced in July.