Two people plead guilty in connection to Albany murder case

Two people recently pleaded guilty in connection with the shooting of an Albany woman last Christmas Day.

Sky Lemmons-Dixon was shot in her State Street apartment. She died a week later on Jan. 1.

The Albany County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Ibrahim Hammond pleaded guilty to perjury on Sept. 30. Michael Varlack pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon on Oct. 1.

Prosecutors have not said how they are connected to the case.

Lemmons-Dixon was killed a few weeks after her ex-boyfriend, Houston Ketter III, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for assaulting her and another woman. In one instance, he heated up a pot, then placed the hot pot on various parts of her body before using it to break her arm, investigators said.

Lemmons-Dixon provided testimony to the grand jury in his trial, but she skipped appearing for his actual trial.

Charges are pending against Patrick Dean. He was indicted in July on charges of first-degree murder, possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.

The Times Union was first to report the story.