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According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, 36-year-old Kervin Jeanty of the Orange County city of Port Jervis shot the gun after an argument with his wife, and when police responded to the scene, Jeanty was outside wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with a flare gun.
The shotgun slug fired by Jeanty pierced through two other apartments in the building and struck a toy box about one foot from a sleeping child, Hoovler said.
Before police arrived at the scene, Jeanty had also taken the shotgun apart and wrapped it in a blanket to hide it, according to Hoovler.
On Monday, Oct. 24, Jeanty was found guilty of the following charges:
- Second-degree reckless endangerment;
- Tampering with physical evidence.
Jeanty is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 17, 2023, and faces up to four years in prison.
"The defendant’s careless and reckless conduct in this apartment house where children were present and sleeping was nothing short of criminal. It is remarkably fortunate that no one was seriously injured or killed," Hoovler said.
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