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Following 5-Year Investigation, Man Charged In Murder Of Man From Region Following 5-Year Investigation, Man Charged In Murder Of Man From Region
Following 5-Year Investigation, Man Charged In Murder Of Man From Region Following a five-year investigation into the death of a Hudson Valley man, detectives, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force have arrested a suspect in the case.  Dikion D. Constantine, age 23, of the Bronx, was charged on Thursday, April 11, with the murder of Sebastian Avilan-Medina, age 26, of Middletown, on Monday, March 11, 2019.  According to Lt. Jeffry Thoelen of the Middletown Police, the arrest culminates a highly intensive five-year investigation into the cold case homicide of Avilan-Medina, who was found shot to death in his Knapp Avenue home. "Despite thi…
Man From Region Sentenced To Prison For Sex With Child Under 13 Man From Region Sentenced To Prison For Sex With Child Under 13
Man From Region Sentenced To Prison For Sex With Child Under 13 A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison for sexual conduct against a child under the age of 13. Orange County resident Eduardo Martinez-Rojas, age 30, of Highland Mills, a hamlet of Woodbury, was sentenced on Monday, April 8 to 15 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Martinez-Rojas, who will also be registered as a sexual offender, admitted that he engaged in two or more acts of sexual intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex with a child under the age of 13, Hoovler said. Hoovler thanked the Orange …
Man From Region To Spend Years Behind Bars For Sexual Assault Of Child Man From Region To Spend Years Behind Bars For Sexual Assault Of Child
Man From Region To Spend Years Behind Bars For Sexual Assault Of Child A 28-year-old Hudson Valley man will spend years behind bars for demanding oral sex from a child under the age of 13 for years. Orange County resident Trevon Hudson, of Middletown, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday, Feb. 20, followed by 10 years post-release supervision. According to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, Hudson admitted in court that he engaged in oral sexual conduct with a child under the age of 13. Hoovler thanked the Orange County Child Abuse Investigation Unit for their investigation and the arrest of the defendant. “This defendant’s admi…
Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says
Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says A Long Island man was busted in the Hudson Valley for alleged insurance fraud for providing a fake address to receive a cheaper insurance rate. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Nassau County resident Victor Coles, age 35, of Westbury, was arrested by the multi-agency Orange County White Collar Crime Task Force and charged with insurance fraud.  As alleged in charges filed in court, Coles submitted a written application for car insurance using a false address. As a result of the misrepresentation, the defendant’s insurance premiums were fraudulently reduc…
Drug Dealer From Region Sentenced In Hudson Valley Overdose Death Drug Dealer From Region Sentenced In Hudson Valley Overdose Death
Drug Dealer From Region Sentenced In Hudson Valley Overdose Death A drug dealer from the region has been sentenced to prison in connection with the overdose death of a man he sold drugs to. Sullivan County resident Ralph Mann, age 37, of Barryville, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 4 in Orange County Court to four years in prison followed by two years of post-rekease supervision. Mann had pled guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Those charges were filed in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in the city of Port Jervis on Wednesday,…
Duo From Region Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends Duo From Region Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends
Duo From Region Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends Two Hudson Valley men are headed to prison for up to three years for admittedly abusing their girlfriends. Orange County residents Carlos Flores-Banegas, age 31, of Newburgh, and Kevin Salaman, age 34, of Mount Hope, were sentenced in Orange County Court on Thursday, Dec. 21. Flores-Banegas was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to aggravated family offense and attempted burglary, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Salaman was sentenced to one-and-a-half to three years in prison following his guilty ple…
Man Convicted Of Assaulting Woman Who Stabbed Him In Self-Defense In Region Man Convicted Of Assaulting Woman Who Stabbed Him In Self-Defense In Region
Man Convicted Of Assaulting Woman Who Stabbed Him In Self-Defense In Region A 50-year-old man has been found guilty of assaulting a woman who tried jumping out of a window to flee before stabbing him in self-defense inside a Hudson Valley apartment, officials announced.  Orange County resident Brian Powell of Newburgh, age 50, was convicted on charges related to an assault that happened in Middletown in January 2023. According to officials, on Saturday, Jan. 7, the woman who was assaulted went to an apartment in Middletown with an acquaintance. Inside this apartment were Powell and other people whom the victim did not know, Orange County Distric…
'Senseless' Road Rager In Region Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA 'Senseless' Road Rager In Region Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA
'Senseless' Road Rager In Region Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA A 26-year-old Hudson Valley man will spend years behind bars for a road rage incident that killed three people and injured five others. Anthony Jones, age 26, of Orange County, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 11 after being convicted of manslaughter and assault charges, according to the Orange County District Attorney. Jones, a resident of Walden, was handed the maximum permitted sentence of five to 15 years for manslaughter and six years for the assault charges he racked up in an incident that happened two years prior. According to his conviction, on Aug. 4, 2021, Jones was driving his…
Man Sentenced For Hammer Attack Of Teen From Region Man Sentenced For Hammer Attack Of Teen From Region
Man Sentenced For Hammer Attack Of Teen From Region A Hudson Valley man who beat a teen in the head with a sharp hammer has been sentenced to prison. Orange County resident Shawn Beach, age 43, of Port Jervis was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to 30 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for the Dec. 2022 crime. Beach, who was convicted in July by a jury, had a prior violent felony conviction from 2003, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. As alleged at trial, on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, Beach swung a hammer in the direction of a woman in a residence in the city of Port Jervis.  The woman’s 18-year-old son, …
Duo Nabbed For 'Brazen Double Shooting' In Region: DA Duo Nabbed For 'Brazen Double Shooting' In Region: DA
Duo Nabbed For 'Brazen Double Shooting' In Region: DA Two men have been charged in connection with a broad daylight double shooting that left one victim dead and another paralyzed in the Hudson Valley, officials said.  Brooklyn residents Dwayne Hines, age 39, and Romaine McRae, age 39, were both arrested on Wednesday, July 12 on murder charges in connection with an Orange County double shooting that happened on Monday, April 24 in Newburgh, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, July 14.  According to Hoovler and Newburgh Police Commissioner José Gomérez, on the day of the "brazen doubl…
Bogus Businessman Charged With $65K Fraud In Region Bogus Businessman Charged With $65K Fraud In Region
Bogus Businessman Charged With $65K Fraud In Region A nearly year-long investigation revealed that a 28-year-old opened a phony business account to steal $65,000, officials in the Hudson Valley say.  In Orange County, 28-year-old Reginald Williams, of Newburgh, was indicted and charged for allegedly stealing $65,000 from a real company on Wednesday, May 3, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Williams was arrested and arraigned in the Town of Warwick Justice Court on Wednesday, April 19, after a year-long, multi-agency investigation revealed that Williams, working by himself and with others, opened a …
New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old In Region New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old In Region
New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old In Region With the family of Megan McDonald looking on, New York State Police laid out their case for arresting an ex-boyfriend for her brutal beating murder in 2003. On Thursday, April 20, after 20 years, state police arrested Orange County resident Edward V. Holley, age 42, of Wawayanda, and charged him with second-degree murder of the 20-year-old woman who disappeared after a night of attending a party and looking to purchase marijuana, a criminal complaint shows. McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill, s…
Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Wife 5 Times in Head With BB Gun Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Wife 5 Times in Head With BB Gun
Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Wife 5 Times in Head With BB Gun A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to shooting his wife five times in the head with a BB gun during a domestic violence incident.  Orange County resident Steven Lillo, age 39, of Newburgh, pled guilty on Monday, March 27 to the crime which took place in July 2021, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. The plea was entered immediately before a trial in the matter was scheduled to commence. Under the plea agreement, Lillo faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced in July. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, in the early mo…
Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child
Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child A man from the region is facing decades behind bars after being convicted of raping a child. Orange County resident Cecilio Navarro, age 35, of Middletown, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a jury on Tuesday, March 14. Prosecutors had argued that Navarro sexually abused a child beginning in December 2016, when the victim was under the age of 13. The abuse continued on and off through 2021.  Navarro was arrested by the Orange County Child Investigation Unit in June 2022, and the trial began on Tuesday, March 7. Jurors convicted him of the following crimes: Predatory sexual…
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Region, DA Says 5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Region, DA Says
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Region, DA Says Five people have been charged with alleged crimes pertaining to trafficking cocaine, crack and ecstasy in Orange County. The arrests were announced by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Tuesday, Feb. 21 following a multi-agency investigation and enforcement by the Orange County Drug Task Force. The five were charged with trafficking the drugs in the city of Middletown and the surrounding area, the DA's Office said. According to Hoolver, over the course of the past several months, undercover investigators purchased quantities of narcotics from individuals in and around the Mid…
Man From Region Charged With Murder Of 3-Year-Old Boy Man From Region Charged With Murder Of 3-Year-Old Boy
Man From Region Charged With Murder Of 3-Year-Old Boy A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of a 3-year-old boy. Orange County resident Gionni Sellers, age 23, of Middletown, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, and indicted on Friday, Dec. 23, for what authorities call a "savage" attack on Xavier Johnson of Wallkill.  During a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 27, Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman and Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said the attack was "catastrophic" and included blunt force trauma to the brain and massive internal bleeding allegedly caused by a severe beating. The …
Man From Region Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex Man From Region Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex
Man From Region Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex A Hudson Valley man was found guilty of firing a shotgun through the floor of his bedroom and into two other apartments in the building.  According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, 36-year-old Kervin Jeanty of the Orange County city of Port Jervis shot the gun after an argument with his wife, and when police responded to the scene, Jeanty was outside wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with a flare gun.  The shotgun slug fired by Jeanty pierced through two other apartments in the building and struck a toy box about one foot from a sleeping child, Hoovler sai…
Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region
Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region A Hudson Valley man has confessed to killing a missing teacher and will provide information to police to help find her body. Orange County resident Matthew Mercado, age 39, of Newburgh, made the admission in court on Thursday, Aug. 25, while pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of Jessica Lopez, also of Newburgh, who has been missing since 2019. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said  Mercado will also help police locate Lopez's body. Jessica Lopez - also known as Yessica Lopez - was reported missing to the City of Newburgh Police Department on S…
Embattled School Superintendent In Hudson Valley Cleared Of Criminal Charges: DA Embattled School Superintendent In Hudson Valley Cleared Of Criminal Charges: DA
Embattled School Superintendent In Hudson Valley Cleared Of Criminal Charges: DA A school superintendent in the Hudson Valley will not face criminal charges following an investigation into allegations of potential sexual harassment. The Orange County District Attorney will not be filing criminal charges against former Newburgh Schools Superintendent Roberto Padilla, who had been the target of an investigation into the harassment claims. Orange County DA David Hoovler announced on Friday, May 27, that Padilla would not be facing criminal charges due to a lack of evidence following the allegations. The news comes the same week the Board of Education appointed a veteran e…