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Following 5-Year Investigation, Man Charged In Murder Of Orange County Man
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.
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Orange County Man Charged In 2022 Stabbing Murder-For-Hire Case
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly paying another person to kill a 52-year-old man.
Orange County resident Enoch Lowe, age 25, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with paying to have Jeffrey Harris, age 52, killed in October 2022. Both men live in the town of Wallkill.
According to Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, officers responded to a report of an unconscious man on Brookline Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found Harris in a detached garage from his home suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the town of Wallkil…
Murder ID: 19-Year-Old Victim Gunned Down On Hudson Valley Street
Police have identified a 19-year-old who was shot and killed on a Hudson Valley street over thee weekend.
Dutchess County resident Thomas Galimore Rhodes, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was found around 2 a.m., Saturday, May 13 in the area of Soldiers Fountain at Market and Montgomery Streets, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
Earlier report: 19-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Man Shot, Killed, Suspect On Run
He was transported to Vassar Hospital where he died during surgery, Clark said.
An autopsy was performed on Monday, May 15 by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner, the cause of death was multiple g…
Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Murder, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty in connection with the shooting death of another man last year.
Dutchess County resident Devin A. Taylor, age 27, of Poughkeepsie, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, March 8, to the Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, death of Darren Villani, said Assistant Dutchess County District Attorney Matthew Weishaupt.
He also pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, Weishaupt said.
Villani, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, was found after officers responded to 911 calls reporting a shooting on Mansion Street, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the city of Poughkeepsie Police.&nb…
