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Orange County Man Who Impaled Roommate With Metal Broom To Spend Years In Prison
A Hudson Valley man who impaled his roommate in the head with a metal broom, killing him, will spend years behind bars.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27, that Orange County resident James Rich, age 36, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing a man with a broomstick.
Rich was convicted in June by a jury of all charges, including murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
As alleged at trial, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, police responded to a call for assistance at a residence in the city of Newbu…
Middletown Man Sentenced To More Than Decade In Prison On Drug Charge
A Middletown man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing over eight ounces of crack cocaine, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Jmin Ward, 36, of Middletown, was sentenced Monday by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to prison, and five years of post-release supervision, the DA's Office said,
Ward had pleaded guilty in December to criminal possession of a controlled substance for having possessed over eight ounces of crack-cocaine, the DA said.
At the time Ward pled guilty, he admitted that on April 20, he knowingly pos…
