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Hudson Valley Man Who Lied About Being State Trooper Admits To Hate Crime, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Who Lied About Being State Trooper Admits To Hate Crime, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Who Lied About Being State Trooper Admits To Hate Crime, DA Says A Hudson Valley man who lied about being an off-duty state trooper has pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon. Orange County resident William Ryan, age 61, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty to the incident which took place in June, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. On Saturday, June 11, an off-duty Town of Wallkill Police lieutenant was driving with his son in the City of Newburgh when Ryan engaged in a verbal dispute with the officer before calling him a racial epithet and driving off, said the DA's Office. Earlier Story: Newburgh M…

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