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Man Admits To 'Anal Sexual Contact' With Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley Man Admits To 'Anal Sexual Contact' With Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley
Man Admits To 'Anal Sexual Contact' With Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley A 34-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges connected to his sexual conduct with a child younger than 11 years old in Orange County, officials announced.  Newburgh resident Kelvin Dubon-Rivas pleaded guilty to first-degree rape on Friday, Jan. 31 in Orange County Court, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to Hoovler, Dubon-Rivas admitted that in September 2024, he engaged in "anal sexual contact" with the child.  When he is sentenced on Tuesday, May 20, he faces 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision. He w…

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Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Hudson Valley Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Hudson Valley
Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Hudson Valley A man has admitted to gun charges after police found him hiding a firearm in his Orange County home, officials announced.  Newburgh resident Ernie Prospere, age 50, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Monday, Jan. 27, to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon and faces six years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, when he returns to court on Thursday, April 3, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Officials said Prospere was identified in a 911 call reporting a person with a gun in the City of…

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Truck Torched, Tires Slashed: Man Jailed For Arson in Dramatic Hudson Valley Incident Truck Torched, Tires Slashed: Man Jailed For Arson in Dramatic Hudson Valley Incident
Truck Torched, Tires Slashed: Man Jailed For Arson in Dramatic Hudson Valley Incident A 25-year-old man from Orange County will spend years in prison after admitting to setting a truck on fire and endangering lives during a dangerous confrontation.  Tyler Regan, of Monroe, was sentenced to 3.5 to 7 years in prison on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, after pleading guilty to third-degree arson, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28.  According to Hoovler, the charges stem from a July 20, 2024, incident in Monroe. Just after midnight, Regan drove to a residence and punctured the tires of a truck parked in the driveway. After leav…

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Hudson Family Man Sentenced To 19 Years For Attempted Murder And Gang-Related Violence Hudson Family Man Sentenced To 19 Years For Attempted Murder And Gang-Related Violence
Hudson Family Man Sentenced To 19 Years For Attempted Murder And Gang-Related Violence A Hudson Valley man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in multiple violent gang-related incidents in 2023, including a stabbing, shooting, and assault. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Jesus Bravo, age 26, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 6.  Bravo pleaded guilty to attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of assault in connection with three violent incidents in 2023. Hoovler said the charges stemmed from a series of gang-related attacks beginning in September 2023 when Bravo and co-defendant Wilmer R…

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Man Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Brazen Orange County Double Shooting Man Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Brazen Orange County Double Shooting
Man Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Brazen Orange County Double Shooting A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for shooting and killing a man and paralyzing another. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Romaine McRae, of Brooklyn, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 6, in connection with the April 2023 incident. As argued in court at the trial, McRae and co-defendant Dwayne Hines perpetrated a brazen double shooting and execution that occurred on Lander Street in the City of Newburgh at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023.  Two men at the location were shot, leaving one man…

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Hudson Valley Man Tried To Orchestrate Murder Of Woman From Prison, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Tried To Orchestrate Murder Of Woman From Prison, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Tried To Orchestrate Murder Of Woman From Prison, DA Says A man who is behind bars for life for killing a 21-year-old college student has been found guilty again of hiring a hitman from prison to kill another person. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Cornelius Stubbs, age 53, of Newburgh, was convicted by a jury in Orange County Court of attempted murder for having attempted to cause the death of a Newburgh woman by commanding another man to kill her. At the trial, prosecutors argued that in October 2011, Stubbs attempted to cause the death of the mother of one of his children while she was in her home on Washington Street in Newburgh, by h…

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Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen
Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen A Hudson Valley man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to driving high on pot and causing a crash that paralyzed a teen. Orange County resident Chauncey Smith, age 23, of Pine Bush, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 16, to three to nine years in prison in connection with the Monday, August 14, 2023 crash, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The teenage victim, who was paralyzed as a result of the crash, spoke at sentencing about the impact the defendant’s crimes had on his life, Hoovler said. Smith admitted to the police that he had smoked marijuan…

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by Kathy Reakes