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Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime
Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime An Orange County man who fled the country for years to avoid prosecution on rape charges has finally faced justice.  Dominic Mamaat, 46, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.  As part of the sentence, Mamaat will also be required to register as a sex offender under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act. The case dates back to May 2020, when Mamaat admitted he engaged in sexual interco…
'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In NY Gets Jail Time 'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In NY Gets Jail Time
'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In NY Gets Jail Time A Westchester County man convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing two victims, including a child, will spend decades in prison, prosecutors announced. Yonkers resident Eleuterio Duran, 38, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 27, by Westchester County Court Judge Robert Prisco to consecutive prison terms totaling 45 years, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 29. As previously reported by Daily Voice, a jury convicted Duran in December of multiple felony sex crimes following a trial in Westchester County Court.  Prosecutors said the evidence showed…
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In NY: Here's His Fate A Westchester County man will spend years in state prison after prosecutors said he strangled his partner until she lost consciousness during a violent domestic assault that unfolded in front of their young child. Yonkers resident Jorge Garcia, 42, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, to five years in state prison for the 2023 attack, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.   The attack happened on Oct. 10, 2023, after the victim accidentally knocked over a coffee machine in the kitchen, authorities said.  Prosecutors said Garcia became enraged, tore d…
LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison
LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison A previously convicted sex offender will spend years more in prison for raping a woman he befriended at a Long Island hospital. Rupert Cruz, 65, of Coram, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape Cruz met the 32-year-old victim while they were both patients at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson in June 2023, according to prosecutors. He offered her a ride home when they were discharged, and she accepted. Once inside the car, Cruz gave the woman a drink from an opened soda can and began making sexual ad…
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time 'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time A man has learned his fate following his violent attack on a woman in Orange County that was so severe that it left her with hearing loss, prosecutors said.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 44-year-old Francisco Ceballos-Rosario of Port Jervis was sentenced in Orange County Court to 13 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 21.  The sentencing follows Ceballos-Rosario’s guilty plea to second-degree kidnapping in connection with the December 2024 attack. As detailed by prosecutors, t…
Dutchess Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA Dutchess Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA
Dutchess Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA A Dutchess County man has admitted to carrying out a violent armed robbery at a Burger King in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Aug. 19, 50-year-old Joseph Rico of Poughkeepsie pled guilty in Orange County Court to first-degree robbery, District Attorney David Hoovler said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The robbery happened in New Windsor on Thursday, March 27, at the Burger King on Windsor Highway, as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Prosecutors said Rico entered the restaurant before it opened by following employees inside. Once in the building, Ri…
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Dutchess County Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Dutchess County
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In Dutchess County A man found guilty of pointing a gun at a victim's head and firing in Dutchess County, killing him, will spend decades behind bars.  Gloversville resident Jan Deere, age 39, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, Aug. 18, after being found guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges in Dutchess County Court, prosecutors announced.  Deere received the maximum sentence of 25 years for first-degree manslaughter and an additional five years for two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all violent felonies. He will also serve five years of post-release …
Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA
Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA A 41-year-old man faces years in state prison after admitting to selling crack cocaine in Rockland County, prosecutors announced. Donovan Mais, of Congers, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Authorities said the arrest stemmed from a drug bust on Saturday, March 22, when Spring Valley Police officers spotted Mais on North Madison Avenue around 1 p.m. carrying gloves. Officers said they saw him remove p…
Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In NY: Here's His Fate Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In NY: Here's His Fate
Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In NY: Here's His Fate A 53-year-old Westchester County man will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting three boys, prosecutors announced.  New Rochelle resident Fernando Rincon, 53, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 12, to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty in March to one count of second-degree criminal sexual act and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13.  The DA’s Office said that between January and April 2024, Rincon sexually assaulted three boys between the ages of 14 and 15. He a…
NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…
'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate 'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate
'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate An Orange County man will spend decades in prison after admitting to raping a young child, prosecutors announced.  Kelvin Dubon-Rivas, age 35, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, June 23, in Orange County Court to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after previously pleading guilty to first-degree rape, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced the same day.  As part of the sentence, he will also be required to register as a sex offender. Dubon-Rivas admitted in court that the offense took place in September 2024 and invo…
HV Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says HV Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says
HV Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says A man with a long rap sheet has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an undercover officer in Orange County—marking his 35th criminal conviction and seventh felony, prosecutors said.  The plea was announced Friday, June 6, by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, who said Middletown resident Raymond Burnett, 47, admitted in court to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance for a drug deal that took place in November 2024.  According to prosecutors, the City of Middletown Police Department launched a narcotics investigation that uncovered Burnett selling fenta…
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate A man who left a New York sushi restaurant owner with a traumatic brain injury after skipping out on a $425 bill will spend more than two decades in prison. Lucas Healey, age 43, of Albany, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision in Albany County Court on Friday, May 30, for the violent 2024 assault and robbery that nearly killed Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar co-owner Su Wen Zheng. During the trial, prosecutors described how Healey racked up a hefty food and drink tab at the popular Madison Avenue eatery but attempted to leave after paying just $50 on …
Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping
Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping A man accused of brutally assaulting a woman after forcing her out of her Orange County home and into her car in violation of an order of protection has admitted to his heinous actions, prosecutors said.   Port Jervis resident Francisco Ceballos-Rosario, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and faces more than a decade behind bars in connection with the attack, which happened in late December 2024, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 21.  According to court records and statements made during the plea proceedings, the vi…
Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Faces Prison Time Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Faces Prison Time
Man Sells Loaded Gun To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Faces Prison Time A 42-year-old man is facing a decade behind bars after admitting to selling a loaded firearm to an undercover officer in the Hudson Valley, officials announced.  On Thursday, Jan. 16, 42-year-old Orange County resident Morgan Secreto of New Windsor pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with his sale of a gun to an undercover officer, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  Prosecutors say Secreto sold a loaded Taurus .380 pistol to an undercover New York State Police officer for $…
Rapist Gets Maximum 25 Years In Jail: Orange County DA Rapist Gets Maximum 25 Years In Jail: Orange County DA
Rapist Gets Maximum 25 Years In Jail: Orange County DA A Hudson Valley man received a 25-year prison sentence, the most severe penalty under the law after a jury found him guilty of forcibly raping an individual. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Jesse Boniface, age 52, of Middletown, was also sentenced to 20 years of post-release supervision on Monday, Dec. 16. Hoovler added that the swift arrest by the Town of Crawford Police, assisted by the New York State Police in forensic analysis, led to the conviction for the Nov. 2023 assault. According to court documents, Boniface engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sexual co…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a dramatic burglary incident where he and an accomplice posed as FBI agents during a violent home invasion.  Westchester County resident Oscar Castillo, age 37, from Yonkers, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 18, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. He was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision.  The sentence stems from Castillo's 2023 guilty plea to burglary charges linked to a 2017 incident in Washingtonville. Castillo, who initially evaded sentencing by not appearing in c…
Man Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child In Hudson Valley Man Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child In Hudson Valley
Man Headed To Prison For Sexually Abusing Child In Hudson Valley A man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a child under the age of 13 in the region. Sullivan County resident Anthony Villegas, 49, of Monticello, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Orange County Court to nine years in prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoolver, Villegas admitted that between June 2010 and April 2011, he engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct, which included at least one act of sexual intercourse with an individual who was under 13 years old. Hoovler thanked the New York State P…
Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Admits Sex Abuse Of Child Under 11, Faces 18 Years In Prison, DA Says A 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse of a child under the age of 11 for several years. Orange County resident Allan Bressler of Pine Bush made his plea in court on Thursday, Oct. 3, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time of the plea, the District Attorney’s Office said it would recommend Bressler be sentenced to 18 years in state prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision.  At the time that he pleaded guilty, Bressler admitted that between March 2008 and February 2013, in the vicinity of his Pine Bush home, he engaged in two or…