Juliet Amoakoah
Charged, not convicted. Juliet Amoakoah faces two felony charges and a misdemeanor and is presumed innocent.
Introduction
Juliet Amoakoah, 47, of Schenectady, New York, is a health care aide who was fired from a Halfmoon care facility after being charged with striking and kicking a disabled resident multiple times . New York State Police arrested her on October 1, 2026 after staff at the facility reported an assault; she was charged the same night and released with an appearance ticket .
Background Information
Amoakoah worked as a health care aide at a care facility in Halfmoon, New York owned by Arc Columbia-Saratoga, an organization that serves people with disabilities in the Capital Region . State Police of Clifton Park handled the investigation after the October 1 report .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
State Police said troopers responded to the facility around 8:36 p.m. on October 1, 2026 after a report of an assault, and that Amoakoah approached one of the disabled residents and struck and kicked them multiple times, causing injury . Other staff members intervened and contacted law enforcement; investigators said Amoakoah had left the facility before troopers arrived . She was located in Waterford and taken into custody later that night .
Amoakoah was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and second-degree endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person or an incompetent or physically disabled person — both felonies — along with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor . She was released with an appearance ticket returnable to Halfmoon Town Court on October 21, 2026 .
Public Reaction and Consequences
Arc Columbia-Saratoga CEO Karen Amanna confirmed Amoakoah’s employment at the Halfmoon facility and her termination in an email to the Daily Gazette, writing: “The staff member in question was immediately terminated and we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement and the Justice Center for People with Special Needs” . State Police said the facility’s staff and administrators cooperated with the investigation . The case drew local coverage across the Albany region as an example of the vulnerabilities state regulators associate with direct-care staffing.
Current Status
Amoakoah is charged with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of a disabled person and misdemeanor assault, and is presumed innocent . She was released pending her October 21 appearance in Halfmoon Town Court . No outcome from that appearance had been reported in the available coverage at the time of writing.
Impact on Their Career/Life
The termination ended Amoakoah’s employment in direct care at Arc Columbia-Saratoga within a day of the arrest . The felony endangerment charges she now faces carry prison exposure in New York, and her firing illustrates how quickly direct-care employment ends when a resident-assault allegation reaches the state’s Justice Center oversight system, which the facility said it would cooperate with.