Drunk Driver In Head-On Crash While 2.5 Times Over Legal Limit In Warwick Learns Fate
A Hudson Valley man who admitted to causing a head-on Orange County crash while driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit will spend years behind bars, prosecutors announced.
Michael Falkena, age 42, of Sparrowbush, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to three to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to first-degree vehicular assault, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Feb. 7.
The charges stem from a multi-vehicle crash that happened on Dec. 28, 2023, on County Highway 1 in Warwick.
According t…
Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Newburgh
A man has admitted to gun charges after police found him hiding a firearm in his Orange County home, officials announced.
Newburgh resident Ernie Prospere, age 50, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Monday, Jan. 27, to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon and faces six years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, when he returns to court on Thursday, April 3, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Officials said Prospere was identified in a 911 call reporting a person with a gun in the City of…
Violent Stabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Charge For New Windsor Man
A Hudson Valley man accused of a brutal, unprovoked domestic stabbing was arraigned on attempted murder charges on Monday, Jan. 20.
Khiyan Bascus, age 22, of New Windsor, was also charged with attempted assault, assault, and two counts of tampering with physical evidence, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Court documents allege that on Thursday, Jan. 2, around 9:10 a.m., Bascus attacked a relative who was asleep at a residence in the town of New Windsor.
Without provocation, court documents show, he allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times with multiple knives, i…
