PRESS RELEASE
On May 14, 2021, the state police in Catskill arrested Amber C. Akins, age 40, of Saugerties, NY, for Murder 2nd  Degree, a class A-1 felony.

On May 14, 2021, at approximately 1:02 a.m.. troopers responded to a reported stabbing on Lake Mills Road in the town of Cairo.  Upon arrival they located the victim, Crystal L. Borne, age 39, of Cairo, NY, and attempted life saving measures.  Borne succumbed to her wounds and was pronounced deceased by responding emergency medical personnel.

Preliminary investigation indicates Akins stabbed Borne after a brief altercation.

Amber Akins was arraigned before Justice William R. Jacobs at the town of Catskill Court and remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Greene County District Attorney’s Office, Greene County Coroner’s Office, and Troop F Forensic Investigation Unit all assisted in this investigation.