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Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
New City Couple Admits Killing Grandfather, Stealing His Belongings, DA Says New City Couple Admits Killing Grandfather, Stealing His Belongings, DA Says
New City Couple Admits Killing Grandfather, Stealing His Belongings, DA Says A Hudson Valley man and woman have pleaded guilty to murder and manslaughter in connection with the strangling death of the man's grandfather. According to the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, the couple "brutally" killed the victim in 2023 at a house in New City sometime between Sunday, Jan. 29, and Monday, Jan. 30. On Monday, Sept.16, Rockland County resident Constantinos Doonan, also known as "Dino," aged 32, of New City, pleaded guilty to the murder of his grandfather, Constantinos Mastakouris.  Additionally, Jo-Ann Haughey, age 26, also of New City, admitted to manslau…
Hudson Valley Woman Admits Her Part In Death Of Boyfriend's 14-Year-Old Daughter Hudson Valley Woman Admits Her Part In Death Of Boyfriend's 14-Year-Old Daughter
Hudson Valley Woman Admits Her Part In Death Of Boyfriend's 14-Year-Old Daughter A woman  from the region has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the 2022 death of her partner's 14-year-old daughter. Ulster County resident Kristin Delsanto, age 29, of Lake Katrine, admitted to the crime on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the death of Collin Schlegel’s biological daughter, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. According to the DA's Office, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, the Town of Ulster Police received a 911 call for an unresponsive 14-year-old girl.  Despite all attempted life-saving measures by responding officers, the child was pro…
Rockland County Woman Admits Slashing Mother's Throat, Killing Her Rockland County Woman Admits Slashing Mother's Throat, Killing Her
Rockland County Woman Admits Slashing Mother's Throat, Killing Her A Hudson Valley woman will spend the next 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the brutal stabbing death of her mother. Rockland County resident Marilyn Mora, age 27, of Stony Point, made the plea on Tuesday, Sept. 10, for the Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, murder of her mother, 60-year-old Doris Quispe, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II  According to Scott Waters of the Rockland County DA's Office, around 12:45 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2022, Stony Point Police responded to a call of a stabbing in progress. When officers arrived, they heard yelling f…
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A An out-of-state man has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the assisted suicide death of a woman in a Hudson Valley hotel room. Stephen Miller, age 85, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to five years of probation on Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Ulster County Court in Kingston.  The conviction is in connection with the Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, death of a woman found unresponsive by the cleaning staff at the Super 8 Motel in Kingston, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. According to Nneji, the Kingston Police Department, Fire Department, and other emergency person…
Duo Charged In Connection To Shooting Death Of Hudson Valley Man Duo Charged In Connection To Shooting Death Of Hudson Valley Man
Duo Charged In Connection To Shooting Death Of Hudson Valley Man Two men have been charged with murder and manslaughter for allegedly shooting Hudson Valley resident Jaquan Fryar in March and who later died from his injuries. Related: Duo Nabbed In Connection To Shooting Of Poughkeepsie Man Fulton County resident Jan Michael Deere, age 38, of Gloversville, was charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon on Friday, June 28, said Det. Lt. Terrance Beam of the Poughkeepsie Police. Also charged was Dutchess County resident Joseph R. Gonzalez, age 46, of Rhinebeck, with manslaughter, Beam added. Fryar, age 34, of Poughkeeps…
Man Accused Of Beating Victim To Death In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Beating Victim To Death In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Beating Victim To Death In Hudson Valley A resident in the region faces 25 years in state prison after being found guilty by a jury for beating another man to death. Ulster County resident Joseph Karolys, age 39, of Saugerties, was convicted on Friday, June 14, of manslaughter, assault, and tampering with physical evidence following a two-week jury trial for the death of David "Mickey" Myer, age 66, also of Saugerties, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. According to Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji, Myer, and Michael Cummins were driven home by Karolys following a Halloween party at a Greene County Bar.  Myer’…
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In Clarkstown Crash A 20-year-old man was charged with manslaughter for allegedly causing a crash that killed another man during a race on a Hudson Valley highway. Valentino Merceda, age 20, of Clifton, New Jersey, was arrested Saturday, April 13, by New York State Police in connection with a fatal crash a year earlier on the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County in Clarkstown.  According to Trooper Steven Nevel, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 9:45 p.m., troopers responded to a three-car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound in the town of Clarkstown near Exit 10.  Nevel said a prelim…
Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Admits Selling Fentanyl In Deadly Overdose, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an area man who died from an overdose. Orange County resident Timothy Lempicki, age 36, of Washingtonville, a village in Blooming Grove, pled guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to the crimes of manslaughter and criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in New Windsor on Sunday, July 17, 2022.  An autopsy revealed that the man had died due to a fatal overdose of fentanyl, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time that he pled guilty, Lempicki admitted th…
Double Fatal Stabbing: Hudson Valley Men ID'd As Victims Double Fatal Stabbing: Hudson Valley Men ID'd As Victims
Double Fatal Stabbing: Hudson Valley Men ID'd As Victims Two Hudson Valley men were found stabbed to death after police received a call for help. Related: Middletown Man Charged In Brutal Double Murders The incident occurred in Orange County on Monday, April 1, in the area of 33 Ruth Court in Middletown. According to Chief John Ewanciw of the Middletown Police, responding detectives found two men who had been stabbed multiple times. Ewanciw said one of the men was found on the sidewalk just outside the residence, and the second was found inside the house. The man found inside was pronounced dead on the scene, the chief said. The second …
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a 22-year-old SUNY student in the region and then leaving the scene and trying to cover up the crime. Related: SUNY New Paltz Student Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Campus The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office and the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office announced the indictment and arrest of Ulster County resident Ty Kobelt, age 33, of Gardiner, on Friday, March 22 for the death of 22-year-old SUNY New Paltz student Raymond Rattray in January.  Ray Rattray SUNY New Paltz The Ulster County Sheriff’s…
Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Hudson Valley Motel Room Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Hudson Valley Motel Room
Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Hudson Valley Motel Room A former doctor has been charged in connection with a woman's suicide in a motel room in the region. The former doctor, Stephen P. Miller, age 85, of Tuscon, Arizona was charged with manslaughter in Ulster County on Friday, Feb. 2 in connection with the Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 death in Kingston. Kingston PD officers who responded to the Super 8 Motel located on Washington Avenue for a report of an unresponsive person located the woman who they thought appeared to have committed suicide, police said. An investigation developed evidence there was a second person in the room who "contribu…
Driver Allegedly Attempting Stunts Faces Criminal Charges In Crash Killing Hudson Valley Girl Driver Allegedly Attempting Stunts Faces Criminal Charges In Crash Killing Hudson Valley Girl
Driver Allegedly Attempting Stunts Faces Criminal Charges In Crash Killing Hudson Valley Girl The driver in a crash that killed a 15-year-old Hudson Valley teen and another man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.  Related story: Nanuet Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Critically Injured After Car Crashes Into Parked Truck Community Rallies To Support Family Of Nanuet Girl Killed In Crash The New York City Police Department said 23-year-old Enrique Lopez, of Queens, was driving a 2013 Chrysler sedan around 3 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, when he lost control and hit the back of a parked oil tanker.  The crash killed Rockland County resident 15-year-old …
Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG
Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG A police sergeant from the Hudson Valley faces manslaughter charges after throwing a cooler at a suspect while the person was driving a motorized scooter, causing their death, officials announced.  Putnam County resident Erik Duran of Mahopac, age 36, a New York City Police Department sergeant, was indicted and arraigned on charges in connection with the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23.  According to James's office, around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, members of the NYPD's Narcotics Boroug…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Stabbing Missing Person To Death, Hiding Body Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Stabbing Missing Person To Death, Hiding Body
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Stabbing Missing Person To Death, Hiding Body A Hudson Valley man is headed for prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a missing person. Rockland County resident Joseph Janulewicz, age 65, of West Nyack, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 17 to 15 years in prison for the Friday, June 10, 2022 murder of Brian Romney, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. A relative of Romney's filed a missing person report in Orange County with the Village of Greenwood Lake Police Department, when he did not arrive at his relative’s home as expected on Wednesday, June 8, 202…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death A Hudson Valley man has been charged with homicide for allegedly selling fentanyl to a man who later died. Orange County resident Timothy Lempicki, age 36, of Washingtonville, a village in Blooming Grove, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, Nov. 30. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, Lempicki was also charged with manslaughter, and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Hoovler said the charges were filed in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in New Windsor on Sunday, July 17, 2022.  An autopsy revealed that the man had died du…
Teen Gets Nearly 20 Years For Killing 16-Year-Old With Ghost Gun In Westchester Teen Gets Nearly 20 Years For Killing 16-Year-Old With Ghost Gun In Westchester
Teen Gets Nearly 20 Years For Killing 16-Year-Old With Ghost Gun In Westchester An 18-year-old will spend almost two decades in prison for fatally shooting a 16-year-old victim with an untraceable ghost gun in Westchester, officials announced. New Rochelle resident Tommy Rivera, age 18, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for fatally shooting 16-year-old Julian Oliveros in New Rochelle in January 2022, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29.  Earlier Report - Westchester Teen Indicted For Murder Of 16-Year-Old, DA Announces According to the DA's Office, on Jan. 25, 2022, just after 3:30 p.m., Rivera u…
Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar
Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing To Death Victim During Altercation Outside Bar A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man outside of a bar. Eric McCollum, age 28, of Newburgh, pled guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 14 under a plea agreement where he is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. McCollum will be sentenced on Thursday. Dec. 21. Related: Stabbing Death: Newburgh Man Charged In Killing In Front Of Popular Bar As alleged in documents and statements made in court, on Sunday, May 28, around 1:45 am, McCollum and …
Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison
Hudson Valley Man Who Killed Friend For 'Talking Trash' Sentenced To Prison A man from the region has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his best friend by shooting him in the back of the head while he was in the area from California visiting his mother. Ulster County resident Gregory Thayer, age 50, of the town of Ulster was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 25 to 25 years for manslaughter and 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon. Both sentences will run concurrently, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. He was convicted in May of killing Bruce Swierc of California and Rhinebeck in Dutchess County.  A murder charge against Tha…
'Senseless' Hudson Valley Road Rager Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA 'Senseless' Hudson Valley Road Rager Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA
'Senseless' Hudson Valley Road Rager Sentenced After Triple-Fatal Incident: DA A 26-year-old Hudson Valley man will spend years behind bars for a road rage incident that killed three people and injured five others. Anthony Jones, age 26, of Orange County, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 11 after being convicted of manslaughter and assault charges, according to the Orange County District Attorney. Jones, a resident of Walden, was handed the maximum permitted sentence of five to 15 years for manslaughter and six years for the assault charges he racked up in an incident that happened two years prior. According to his conviction, on Aug. 4, 2021, Jones was driving his…
Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty In Crash That Killed 3, Injured 4 Others Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty In Crash That Killed 3, Injured 4 Others
Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty In Crash That Killed 3, Injured 4 Others A Hudson Valley man was convicted of manslaughter and assault in a 2021 rage incident where he rammed his Ford Escape into a van, killing three people and seriously injuring four others. Orange County resident Anthony Jones, age 26, of Walden, was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 7, after a jury trial, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Jones, who is being held at the Orange County Jail, faces five to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and another seven years on the assault charges when he is sentenced in October, Hoovler said. As alleged at trial, on Wednesday…
'Preppy Killer' Robert Chambers Now Living In Hudson Valley 'Preppy Killer' Robert Chambers Now Living In Hudson Valley
'Preppy Killer' Robert Chambers Now Living In Hudson Valley Robert Chambers, also known as the infamous "Preppy Killer," is now living in the Hudson Valley following his recent parole from prison. Chambers, age 56, was released from the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County on Tuesday, July 25, and is now residing in Rockland County, according to the state Department of Parole.  Officials do not reveal which city the parolee is living in, but many on social media say Chambers now resides in Spring Valley. The once handsome Chambers admitted he strangled 18-year-old Jennifer Levin to death in what he said was a night of "rough sex,"…
Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Killing Beloved Grandfather of 18 Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Killing Beloved Grandfather of 18
Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Killing Beloved Grandfather of 18 A Hudson Valley man who stabbed to death a beloved grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of five during a road rage incident has been sentenced to prison. Orange County resident Horace Duke, age 23, of Wallkill was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday, July 25, and five years post-release supervision for the Thursday, Oct. 20 incident. Duke was convicted after a jury trial in April of all the counts against him including manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. The District Attorney’s Office had recommended that Duke…
Bouncer Who Fatally Beat NY Bar Patron Gets 24 Years In Prison: 'Justice Was Served' Bouncer Who Fatally Beat NY Bar Patron Gets 24 Years In Prison: 'Justice Was Served'
Bouncer Who Fatally Beat NY Bar Patron Gets 24 Years In Prison: 'Justice Was Served' A former bar bouncer convicted of beating a customer to death outside a New York business will spend decades in prison. Long Island resident David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was sentenced to 24 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 30, in the beating death of Jake Scott. It followed his jury conviction for first-degree manslaughter in April 2023. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, it was around 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2022 when the two men got into an argument after Scott called Cruz a “weirdo.” Earlier Report: NY Bar Hired Bouncer Who Beat Customer To Dea…
NY Bar Hired Bouncer Who Beat Customer To Death Despite History Of Violence, Lawsuit Alleges NY Bar Hired Bouncer Who Beat Customer To Death Despite History Of Violence, Lawsuit Alleges
NY Bar Hired Bouncer Who Beat Customer To Death Despite History Of Violence, Lawsuit Alleges A New York bar bouncer who was convicted of beating a 32-year-old customer to death was hired despite having a “lengthy” criminal history and a propensity for violence, a new lawsuit alleges. In the wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 28, the family of Jake Scott alleges that JDC's Tailgaters Sports Bar in Holbrook had a “duty of care” and is liable for his death. Scott, of Centereach, died in September 2022, 11 days after he was savagely beaten by the bar's bouncer, David Cruz. Earlier Report: After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat …
Fatal Fire: 2 Escape Jail After Blaze Claiming Lives Of Hudson Valley Firefighter, Other Man Fatal Fire: 2 Escape Jail After Blaze Claiming Lives Of Hudson Valley Firefighter, Other Man
Fatal Fire: 2 Escape Jail After Blaze Claiming Lives Of Hudson Valley Firefighter, Other Man Two rabbis who pleaded guilty to a fatal fire at an adult home in the Hudson Valley have escaped jail time through a plea deal. Rockland County residents Nathaniel Sommer, age 72, of Monsey, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 20 to two counts of second-degree manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to five years probation, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh. His son, Aaron Sommer, age 29, also of Monsey, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree reckless endangerment, which carries a sentence of three years probation, Walsh added. The fire, which took place around…
Limo Crash Killing 20: Operator Guilty Of Manslaughter In NY Wreck, Jury Finds Limo Crash Killing 20: Operator Guilty Of Manslaughter In NY Wreck, Jury Finds
Limo Crash Killing 20: Operator Guilty Of Manslaughter In NY Wreck, Jury Finds More than four years after 20 people were killed in a limousine crash in upstate New York, a jury has convicted the limo company’s operator on nearly two dozen charges of manslaughter. Nauman Hussain was found guilty on all 20 charges of second-degree manslaughter in Schoharie County Court on Wednesday, May 17, stemming from the October 2018 crash that claimed the lives of 17 passengers, the limo driver, and two pedestrians. The Capital Region wreck happened in the town of Schoharie, located about 25 miles west of Albany, in Schoharie County. Earlier Report: Judge Rejects Plea Deal In Sc…
Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests
Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests A Marine Corps veteran from New York who was seen in a viral video choking a 30-year-old street artist to death on a Manhattan subway will be criminally charged. Daniel Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, will be arrested Friday, May 12, on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow,” the agency said in a statement. Neely, a well-known Michael Jack…
Woman Charged In Connection To Fatal Hudson Valley  Crash Woman Charged In Connection To Fatal Hudson Valley  Crash
Woman Charged In Connection To Fatal Hudson Valley Crash A 41-year-old woman has been charged with felony manslaughter and other charges in the death of a man killed when she crossed into the wrong lane on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash happened in Rockland County Saturday, Jan. 28 around 10 a.m. in the town of Ramapo at the intersection of Airmont Road and Route 59. New Jersey resident Sherlyne Bazile, from Mahwah in Bergen County, was arrested on Wednesday, May 3, and charged with: Manslaughter Reckless endangerment Assault Reckless Driving "Alcohol intoxication and drug impairment are not suspected as contributing factors in th…
Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18 Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18
Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18 A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a beloved grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of five, during a road rage incident. Orange County resident Horace Duke, of the town of Wallkill, was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday, April 25 by a jury. According to court records, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, Duke was involved in a vehicle crash with Joel  Laddy, age 74, of Middletown. After the crash, the two got into a verbal argument on the side of Route 17 in the town of Wallkill. During the argument, Duke stabbed Laddy once in the chest with a kitchen…
Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley
Man, Teen Charged In Death Of Man Found Lying On Roadside In Hudson Valley A 38-year-old area man and a 17-year-old have been charged with alleged manslaughter in connection with the death of another man who was found dead lying on the side of a roadway. Ulster County resident Joseph Karolys, of the town of Saugerties, and the teen, were arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 for the Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 death of David "Mickey" Myer, age 66, also of Saugerties. On Oct. 29, 2022, at 07:30 a.m., Saugerties Police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious, unresponsive person lying on the side of the roadway, south of the Citgo Mart on Route 32, said Saug…