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Man Sentenced For Raping Girl, Locking Man In Trunk Of Car During Robbery
A Hudson Valley man who robbed and kidnapped a 67-year-old man, locking him in the trunk of his own car, and raped an underage girl, will spend more than a decade behind bars.
Port Jervis resident Justin White, 30, was sentenced in Orange County Court to 16 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to robbery and rape, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
On Aug. 3, 2018, on Jersey Avenue in Port Jervis, White and Tranelle Drake, 31, of Port Jervis, confronted a 67-year-old man and displayed what appeared to be a pistol. They struck the man in the face with the weapon; stole the…
Second Man Admits To Role In Gunpoint Area Robbery
A second man has pleaded guilty to the gunpoint robbery of a 67-year-old man who was locked in the trunk of his vehicle in the area.
Orange County resident Justin White, 30, of Port Jervis, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 23, robbery in connection with the August 2018 crime, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
White had previously pleaded guilty to rape for having sex with an underage girl, the DA's Office said.
He faces up to 17 years in prison when he is sentenced in March.
According to the District Attorney's Office, on August 3, 2018, White and Tranelle Drake, 31, of …
Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case
Two men who beat an elderly man outside a senior housing center, stuffed him in a trunk and attempted to flee police in Orange County have been indicted on a series of charges.
Port Jervis residents Justin White and Trenelle Drake, both 28, were indicted on Tuesday, where they were charged with felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of robbery, coercion, unlawful fleeing of a police officer and reckless endangerment, dating back to an armed robbery outside a senior housing complex last month.
Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, t…
