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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend In a courtroom packed with large contingents of supporters for the victim and the defendant, a Hudson Valley man was sentenced to prison for gunning down and killing his ex-friend's new boyfriend. Orange County resident Walter Post, Jr., age 26, of Pine Bush was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for his jealous killing of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, Michael Hankins, age 29, in Ulster County, on Vinegar Hill Road in Shawangunk in the early morning of Tuesday, Jan. 11, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Visiting Ulster County Court Judge James Farrell also gr…
Man Sentenced For Violent Assault Of Girlfriend In Area Man Sentenced For Violent Assault Of Girlfriend In Area
Man Sentenced For Violent Assault Of Girlfriend In Area An area man has been sentenced to three consecutive sentences of 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison for violently assaulting a former girlfriend. Ulster County resident Jason Hinchey, age, 49 of Saugerties, was sentenced on Friday, March 11, for the March 2019 attack, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Hinchey was convicted of three counts of felony aggravated family offense and one count of felony bail jumping following a jury trial in January. During the incident Hinchey, in which he said he acted in self-defense, violently assaulted a former girlfriend, causing her physica…
Man Indicted For Murder Of Popular Musician In Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Murder Of Popular Musician In Hudson Valley
Man Indicted For Murder Of Popular Musician In Hudson Valley An Ulster County grand jury has indicted an area man for the shooting death of a popular musician and tattoo artist. Orange County resident, Walter Post Jr., age 26, of Pine Bush, was indicted for the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Michael Hankins of Woodridge, said Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg. According to District Attorney's Office, it's alleged that in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 11, Post stalked his ex-girlfriend and her home. See Related Story: Area Murder Victim Was A Musician Who Enjoyed Hiking, Fishing Hankins, an acquaintance, was visiting t…
Child Killed By Man Who Shot Into Wrong Home In Region, Police Say Child Killed By Man Who Shot Into Wrong Home In Region, Police Say
Child Killed By Man Who Shot Into Wrong Home In Region, Police Say An area man who shot and killed a 12-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to the crime as part of a plea agreement that gives him 20 years to life in prison. Ulster County resident, Gilbert Thomas, 24, of the City of Kingston, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 22, to murder and depraved indifference, for the murder of D’Janeira Mason. “The victim, in this case, was an innocent 12-year-old girl. She had her whole life in front of her,” said District Attorney David Clegg. “D’Janeira Mason mattered. She mattered to her siblings and parents, her friends, and extended family. She mattered to her teac…
Man Indicted For Attempting To Kill Deputy Sheriff Near School In Area, DA Says Man Indicted For Attempting To Kill Deputy Sheriff Near School In Area, DA Says
Man Indicted For Attempting To Kill Deputy Sheriff Near School In Area, DA Says An area man has been indicted for the alleged attempted murder of a deputy sheriff. Ulster County resident of Clayton Shafer, of Esopus, was indicted on Wednesday, July 21 by an Ulster County Grand Jury for the incident which took place in February. According to court documents, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received emergency calls from acquaintances on Tuesday, Feb. 9 to check on Shafer’s welfare in his RV located in his business premises a short distance from Robert R. Graves Elementary School on Mountain View Avenue in Esopus. When an Ulster County deputy sheriff responding to the…
32-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Committing Violent Rape In Area 32-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Committing Violent Rape In Area
32-Year-Old Man Convicted Of Committing Violent Rape In Area A local man has been found guilty of committing a violent rape in 2019. Ulster County resident Andrew Sturgill, age 32, of the Village of Ellenville, was convicted on Tuesday, April 13, of unlawfully entering the victims’ home and having sexual intercourse with her while she was incapacitated, said Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg. It was the first jury trial conducted in the Ulster County Court since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The case arose from an incident that occurred on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in the Village of Ellenville.  Village of Ellenville police a…
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men For Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl Two men have been indicted on murder charges in connection with the Thursday, Dec. 17 death of a 12-year-old girl.  Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert “Nikki” James, 46, both of Kingston, were indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury.  The indictment was handed up Wednesday, Dec. 30, said the Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg. Both Thomas and James are accused of the murder of D'Janeira Mason, who was killed inside her home at 60 Van Buren St. around 8 p.m. when shots were fired into the house, the DA's Office said. D'Janeira MasonJoseph V. Leahy Funeral Home Her 9-year-old broth…