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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…
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death
A Hudson Valley woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for starving to death a 7-year-old boy in her care.
Orange County resident Leticia Bravo, age 40, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 21 after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Peter Cucuas.
In addition to the 15 years, Bravo will also serve five years post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
On February 10, 2021, shortly after 8 a.m., Bravo brought Cuacuas’ lifeless body to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, the DA's Office said…
Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty In Child Starvation Death Case
A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in connection with the starvation death of his 7-year-old son.
Orange County resident Arturo Cuacuas, age 54, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
An Orange County grand jury previously charged the boy's primary caregiver, Leticia Bravo, age 39, of Newburgh, with murder in the death of Peter Cacuas who prosecutors allege was kept secreted inside Bravo's City of Newburgh apartment, while he starved to death.
Arturo Cuacuas did not live with Bravo dur…
One Killed In Multiple-Vehicle I-87 Crash
A 64-year-old tractor-trailer driver was killed during a multiple-vehicle crash on a stretch of I-87 in the area.
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in Orange County, in the town of Newburgh,
A preliminary investigation determined a 2020 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Michael Guerra, age 64, of Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, was traveling southbound when he struck a 1994 Peterbilt tractor-trailer operated by Adam S. Tommell, age 37, of Voorheesville, New York, directly in the rear of the trailer, said New York State Police Trooper Tara McCormi…
