Bail Set in Stabbing Death Of Area High School Student Bail Set in Stabbing Death Of Area High School Student
Bail Set in Stabbing Death Of Area High School Student A 19-year-old has been was arraigned for second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old area student. Orange County resident Chelsea Johnson, of Middletown, was charged Tuesday, March 17, in Orange County Court, for the fatal stabbing of Roy Boyd, of the City of Middletown, around 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Johnson remains in the Orange County Jail in lieu of bail which was set at $500,000 cash, $1.5 million insurance bond or $5 million partially secured surety bond in the amount o…
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died An area woman has been sentenced to four years in state prison for selling heroin to a woman who later died from an overdose. Orange County resident Ashley Parker, 27, of Deerpark, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in connection with the May 2019 death of a Port Jervis woman, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to the District Attorney's office, Parker pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance on Nov. 14, 2019. On May 31, 2019, the City of Port Jervis Police Department responded to a residence on West Ma…
Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims
Port Jervis Cops Cleared Of Excessive Force Claims Port Jervis police officers accused of using excessive force during an arrest that was videotaped and placed on social media have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The incident, which was videotaped by a passing motorist, took place May 29, when officers were attempting to arrest a man  The investigation into the incident was undertaken by the Orange County DA's Office, after numerous calls from the public after the video was published on social media. The video, which was shot after an officer was allegedly hit in the face by the suspect while resisting arrest, shows police struggling …
Former Middletown Fire Lieutenant Admits To Being A Major Drug Trafficker Former Middletown Fire Lieutenant Admits To Being A Major Drug Trafficker
Former Middletown Fire Lieutenant Admits To Being A Major Drug Trafficker A former Middletown Fire Department lieutenant faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty for his part in a drug operation ring that trafficked in fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs throughout Orange and Rockland County. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Monday, April 8, that Paul Smith, 48, of Deerpark, who had been a paid lieutenant with the City of Middletown Fire Department at the time of his arrest on Feb. 5, pleaded guilty to operating as a major trafficker and conspiracy. Smith was part of a large group that involved two separate conspiracies, o…
Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing In Monroe Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing In Monroe
Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing In Monroe An Orange County man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2018 stabbing death of another man during a party. Samuel Del Cid Hernandez, 31, of Monroe, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 2, for the October 2018 stabbing death of 25-year-old Louis Rivera in a hallway outside Hernandez’s apartment, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hernandez will be sentenced to 24 years in state prison, and five years post-release supervision, when he is sentenced on June 6, the DA's Office said. Prosecutors had argued that on the…
Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says
Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says An Orange County man has been charged with murder in the alleged botched armed robbery of a Newburgh man.  Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said Monday, March, 25, that Dominique Williams, 22, of Newburgh, was charged with murder, robbery, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy in the Nov. 3, 2018 killing of a Newburgh man. Williams is alleged to have fatally shot the man with a .32 caliber pistol during the attempted robbery. He was arraigned with his twin brother, Devin Williams, 22, also of Newburgh, and both are charged with…
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest
Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley House Guest A 44-year-old Orange County man faces 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to stabbing and killing a man who was staying at his home. Christopher Smith, 44, of the Town of Newburgh, pled guilty Monday to stabbing the man in the neck with a knife and then buried him in a planter in front of his home. The man's remains were found after the New York State Police received a report from the deceased man’s family on June 30, 2017, that he was missing, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As a result of an investigation into the man’s disappearance, on Oct. 24, 2017, m…
Man Admits To Robbing Three Area Businesses Man Admits To Robbing Three Area Businesses
Man Admits To Robbing Three Area Businesses An Orange County man faces up to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing three area businesses at gunpoint. John Elliott, 30, of Woodbury, pled guilty Wednesday to two counts of robbery in connection with three robberies he committed in the town of Monroe between December 2016 and December 2017, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Elliott was accused of entering entered the Charming Charlie women’s store in Monroe on Dec. 23, 2016, displayed a gun and demanded money. The staff at the store gave Elliott more than $900 in cash. Similarly, on Feb. 14, El…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Firing Illegally Possessed Gun In The AIr Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Firing Illegally Possessed Gun In The AIr
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Firing Illegally Possessed Gun In The AIr A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison for firing a pistol in the air during a street fight. Antonio Harriott, 27, of Newburgh, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProspo to the 13 years in addition to five years post-release supervision after being found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon by a jury, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. At the trial, prosecutors argued that on August 4, 2017, Harriott and another man were involved in a verbal confrontation with others on Lander Street in the City of Newburgh. D…
Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust
Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust An Orange County man pleaded guilty Monday to having possessed more than eight ounces of cocaine at a home in the village of Walden. Terrance Burton, 38, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. On Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, 2017, Village of Walden Police intercepted two packages containing narcotics intended for Burton as part of an ongoing investigation. The narcotics recovered totaled four kilograms of cocaine, the largest amount ever seized in the Village of Walden, said the DA's Office. At…
Middletown Man Sentenced For Beating Death Of Man By Train Tracks Middletown Man Sentenced For Beating Death Of Man By Train Tracks
Middletown Man Sentenced For Beating Death Of Man By Train Tracks A Middletown man who pleaded guilty to beating to death a man has been sentenced to two and one-half to seven years in state prison, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Primitivo Sosa, 28, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill in connection with the beating death of a man near the train tracks in downtown Middletown on Sept. 3, 2017. Sosa admitted that at about 6:30 a.m., he was at the railroad right-of-way in the vicinity of Low Avenue and that he beat the 31-year-old man that he knew who had serious medical issues multiple times in the he…
Walden Man Sentenced In Vehicular Homicide Case Walden Man Sentenced In Vehicular Homicide Case
Walden Man Sentenced In Vehicular Homicide Case A former Walden volunteer firefighter who admitted to having a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit on the night he crashed into another car in Montgomery, has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Dennis Wilson, Jr., 32, of Walden, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with the March 4, 2017, death of Jason G. Exley, 28, of Walden, said the DA's Office. Wilson, who pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in November, admitted that he drove his Jeep across the…