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Duo Indicted For Murder Of Dad At Hotel In Hudson Valley
Two transient men have been indicted by a grand jury for the unprovoked shooting death of a father of three from the region.
Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady announced on Friday, Oct. 7, that a grand jury voted to indict Roy Johnson and Devin Taylor in the death of Long Island resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, at the Courtyard by Marriott in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2.
The indictment did away with the need for a preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, Grady said.
Now that Johnson, age 35, and Taylor, age 26, have been indicted b…
Man Indicted For Murder Of Man During Robbery In Area
A man who is already serving a 14-year prison sentence for a carjacking in which he dragged the victim through a parking lot has been charged with the murder of a 68-year-old City of Poughkeepsie man in 2017.
Anthony Abbott, 36, of Wappingers Falls, was arraigned on Monday, July 8, on two counts of first-degree murder, second-degree, murder, robbery, and burglary, said Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady.
According to Grady, Abbott is charged with intentionally causing the death of City of Poughkeepsie resident James Griffin on Dec. 30, 2017, during the course of…
