Mahopac, NY
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Three Sentenced For Murder Of Area Teen Three Sentenced For Murder Of Area Teen
Three Sentenced For Murder Of Area Teen The members of a Middletown gang calling itself "Coke Wave," were sentenced to state prison for the shooting death of a man in a rival gang. The three were sentenced by Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo in connection with August 17, 2017, shooting death of Coree White in the City of Middletown. All three defendants had pleaded guilty on September 28, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Tramel Morman, a/k/a “Biggs,” a/k/a “Splash,” 25, of Middletown, who had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder was sentenced to 18 years in state prison. Juwan Dolson…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 45, Admits To Child Sex Abuse In Hudson Valley Man, 45, Admits To Child Sex Abuse In Hudson Valley
Man, 45, Admits To Child Sex Abuse In Hudson Valley A man will spend 15 years in prison after admitting to engaging in sexual acts with a child under 13 years old. Jacob Hogencamp, 46, of Wallkill, pled guilty Monday before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to felony course of sexual conduct against a child, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time that Hogencamp pleaded guilty, he admitted that between September 2013 and June 2014, he engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child who was less than thirteen years old.  As part of a plea agreement Hohgegncamp will be sentenced on Jan. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area
Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area An Orange County man is heading to prison after assaulting a Middletown police officer and leaving him with a knee injury. Moises Almanzar of Middletown was sentenced in Orange County Court to four years in state prison, followed by three years post-release supervision in connection to an incident that took place on Jan. 4 last year. On Sept. 14, Almanzar was found guilty of assault and two counts of resisting arrest. Prosecutors had recommended that Almanzar be sentenced to six years in state prison. Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 4 last year, a uniformed officer approached Almanzar …

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death
Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death An Orange County woman has admitted to supplying narcotics to a quadriplegic man in Port Jervis before helping him take them, leading to a fatal overdose. Katelynn Smith, 24, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to felony counts of criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance for her role in the April 18 death of Nicholas Moscatiello. Smith admitted to going to Moscatiello’s Port Jervis home on the day of his overdose and selling him 12 oxycodone pills. She then helped the man crush the pills up, rolled up a dollar bill and assisted him in snorting them. She al…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Woman Admits To Beating, Threatening Teens To Force Them To Engage In Prostitution Woman Admits To Beating, Threatening Teens To Force Them To Engage In Prostitution
Woman Admits To Beating, Threatening Teens To Force Them To Engage In Prostitution A 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking for forcing two teenagers to engage in prostitution. Franiqua Patterson of Newburgh also pleaded guilty Friday before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to attempted assault for injuring a woman with a knife in January, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time that she pleaded guilty, Patterson admitted forcing two 15 and 19-year-old girls to engage in prostitution activity by threats of physical violence, the DA's Office said.  Patterson admitted that she forced the girls to act as a prost…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monroe, NY
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Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Temporary Emergency Housing Employee In Orange County Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Temporary Emergency Housing Employee In Orange County
Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Temporary Emergency Housing Employee In Orange County A 52-year-old man pleaded guilty to the murder of a man who worked at an emergency housing facility. Wilfredo Mercado of Newburgh pleaded guilty Friday before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to murder in connection with the May 2017, stabbing death of the man inside a temporary emergency housing facility in the City of Newburgh, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.  At the time that he pleaded guilty, Mercado admitted that on May 23, 2017, he killed an employee inside the temporary emergency housing facility located at 44 Grand St., where Mercado resided,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rivertowns, NY
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Man Gets Nine-Year Sentence In Hudson Valley Drug Conspiracy Case Man Gets Nine-Year Sentence In Hudson Valley Drug Conspiracy Case
Man Gets Nine-Year Sentence In Hudson Valley Drug Conspiracy Case A 38-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison and five years probation for possessing more than eight ounces of cocaine. Terrance Burton, 38, of New Windsor, was sentenced Monday by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a control substance in April. On Feb. 22 and 23, 2017, Village of Walden Police intercepted two packages containing narcotics intended for Burton as part of an ongoing investigation, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office The narcotics recovered totaled four kilograms, the largest amount ev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Former Orange County Contractor Sentenced For Defrauding Customers Former Orange County Contractor Sentenced For Defrauding Customers
Former Orange County Contractor Sentenced For Defrauding Customers A 48-year-old Orange County man was sentenced Monday to seven to 14 years in prison for weapons possession, tax evasion and defrauding customers of his home improvement business. Daniel McInerney, of Blooming Grove, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown after pleading guilty to the crimes that go back as far as 2010, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. McInerney was arrested after the Town of Blooming Grove Police Department received numerous complaints that he had accepted payment in connection with multiple home improvement projects, and failed to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
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Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud
Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud A judge sentenced an Orange County couple to community service and conditional discharge on criminal tax fraud charges. John Quick, 68, and his wife, Mary Quick, 63, both from the town of Goshen, were sentenced Friday in Orange County Court for tax crimes involving the failure to report over $35,000 they had obtained from a developmentally disabled man living on their property, as well as other income, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo also issued a restitution order requiring the Quicks to pay $35,783.67 to the man. The Quick…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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16 Plead Guilty In Operation Yellow Brick Road Hudson Valley Drug Bust 16 Plead Guilty In Operation Yellow Brick Road Hudson Valley Drug Bust
16 Plead Guilty In Operation Yellow Brick Road Hudson Valley Drug Bust A 172-count indictment that took down a major, violent drug ring that trafficked heroin and cocaine in the Hudson Valley has resulted in all 16 members entering guilty pleas. The lone out-of-state defendant, Kennedy Richards, also known as “Prezzy,” of Paterson, N.J., will be sentenced to up 17 years in prison with five years of post-release supervision, Acting New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood said on Friday. A 10-month investigation called "Operation Yellow Brick Road" (partially due to ringleader Damion Jackson’s street name “Toe-Toe) uncovered that the ring traffi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death
Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three years post-release supervision for selling heroin to a woman who later died of an overdose, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Jay Pagan of Maybrook was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with selling heroin to the 24-year-old Maybrook woman who died as the result of a possible drug overdose on Jan. 26, the DA's office said.  Pagan had pleaded guilty in March to criminal sale of a controlled substance. At the time he pleaded guilty, Pagan admitted that he h…

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by Kathy Reakes