Three Charged For Separate Violent Incidents In Area, Authorities Say
Three men are facing charges in separate violent incidents involving weapons in a Hudson Valley city.
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced the charges against three Port Jervis men on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Christopher Sicina, age 22, was arrested by Port Jervis City Police on Monday, Jan. 3, and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment, the DA's Office announced.
The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, Nov. 3, where gunshots were fired at a home on Hammond Street in Port Jervis, Hoovler said.
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Area Man Charged With Murder-Arson After Intentionally Setting Fatal Fire, Officials Say
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with allegedly intentionally starting a fire at a home with people sleeping inside, killing one person.
Orange County resident Ryan Veloce, age 32, of Montgomery, was charged with murder and arson on Friday, Dec. 16, in connection with the Thursday, June 10 crime, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
It is alleged that after Veloce had slept overnight at the home of Kevin Horan, age 45, located at 22 Barron Road, in the Town of Montgomery, for two nights when he intentionally killed Horan by setting fire…
Indictments Announced In Area Attempted Murder Case
A Hudson Valley man who has been on the run in connection with a shooting earlier this year has been captured and charged with attempted murder.
Orange County resident Lavelle Stackhouse, age 24, of Newburgh, was arraigned on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and charged with attempted murder in the second degree.
According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, the indictment was in connection with a shooting of a man in the middle of the day on Williams Street, in the City of Newburgh, on Wed. Sept. 8.
The man that Stackhouse was shooting at, Joshua Hendrick, age 21, of Newburgh…
Ex-Husband Of Popular TV Reporter Sentenced In Hudson Valley Domestic Violence Case
The ex-husband of a popular Hudson Valley TV reporter has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for domestic violence.
Orange County resident Sean Doyle, age 38, of Cornwall, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 in connection with crimes related to domestic violence against News 12 reporter Blaise Gomez, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
On Monday, May 10, Doyle pled guilty to the crimes of coercion, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Doyle had been arrested in March 2019, after Gomez cal…
Man Admits Setting Former Girlfriend’s House On Fire In Area
A Hudson Valley man pleaded guilty in connection with setting a house fire while his girlfriend and family were inside.
Orange County resident Nicholas Fontaine, age 23, of Monroe, pleaded guilty Wednesday, Oct. 27, to arson, in connection with the May house fire, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
According to the District Attorney's Office, Fontaine's former girlfriend and her family were in the house at the time the fire erupted, damaging the outside of the residence and destroying a car in the driveway of the residence.
On Thursday, Oct. 28, Emanuel Watson, age …
