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Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County
Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In Dutchess County A Pennsylvania man has been found guilty in the execution-style killing of a 32-year-old man at a Hudson Valley, NY housing complex, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said 24-year-old Khyree Pratt of Philadelphia was convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy, and weapons charges following a five-day trial and less than an hour of jury deliberations in connection with a May 2022 murder.  Prosecutors said the crime happened on Saturday, May 14, 2022, around 7 p.m. at the Forrestal Heights apartment…
Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: Duo Arrested, Police Say Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: Duo Arrested, Police Say
Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: Duo Arrested, Police Say A Bronx woman and a Pennsylvania man are behind bars after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley, NY turned into a major drug and gun bust, authorities announced. The arrests happened on Friday, Aug. 22, when State Police said a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) was issued for a vehicle connected to a fraud investigation out of Port Jervis in Orange County, New York State Police said on Monday, Aug. 25. Not long after, troopers spotted the car allegedly violating state vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on I-684 in the Putnam County town of Southeast. With help from the Putnam …
'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour 'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour
'Bungling Fool' Who Confessed To Schenectady Murder On Jailhouse Call Convicted In Under Hour A Schenectady man has been convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges in the 2023 execution-style killing of a city resident. Jeffrey Bashaw, 56, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the death of Leroy Chisom. Bashaw and co-defendant Kevin Dingle lured the 41-year-old Chisom from his bedroom on State Street in Schenectady on Oct. 22, 2023, prosecutors said. The two men, wearing masks, gloves, and dark clothing, shot Chisom at least five times each before fleeing in under a minute. Dingle pleaded guilty las…
Gun Pulled In Chainsaw Argument In Dutchess County: Man Gets Menacing Charge, Police Say Gun Pulled In Chainsaw Argument In Dutchess County: Man Gets Menacing Charge, Police Say
Gun Pulled In Chainsaw Argument In Dutchess County: Man Gets Menacing Charge, Police Say A chainsaw-related dispute in Dutchess County ended with a man facing weapons charges after allegedly threatening another person with a handgun, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, July 3 around 7:13 p.m. on Long Dock Road in the town of Rhinebeck, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 7.  Police said the confrontation began as an argument between two people over the use of a chainsaw to cut trees. During the altercation, 55-year-old Joseph Z. Dalu of Rhinebeck allegedly pulled out a black handgun and racked the weapon while threatening the other person, according…
Teen Caught With Loaded 9mm 'Ghost Gun' In NY: Police Teen Caught With Loaded 9mm 'Ghost Gun' In NY: Police
Teen Caught With Loaded 9mm 'Ghost Gun' In NY: Police A 17-year-old Rockland County resident is facing weapons charges after police say he was found with a loaded “ghost gun” during a response to a domestic incident. The discovery was made on Thursday, June 26, when Ramapo Police officers responded to a residence in the town for a reported domestic dispute. While investigating, officers found the teen in possession of a 9mm ghost gun loaded with eight rounds of ammunition, the department said on Monday night, June 30. Ghost guns are privately assembled firearms that lack serial numbers, making them difficult to trace and illegal under New York…
'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In HV: DA 'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In HV: DA
'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In HV: DA A 17-year-old has been indicted for murder, attempted murder, and multiple weapons charges in connection with two separate shootings in Westchester, prosecutors announced. The indictment was announced Friday, June 6, by Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, who said the teen was 16 at the time of the alleged crimes and is now being prosecuted as an adolescent offender.  According to the DA, the teen, whose name was not made public, is charged with second-degree murder for the New Year’s Day shooting death of Omar Bonilla near Locust Hill Avenue and Lafayette Place in Yonke…
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials 2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said.  John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Reilly is facing a host of …
DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (Update) A grand jury has indicted an Orange County town's Highway Superintendent, John J. Reilly III, on 13 felony counts, including attempted murder, stemming from the Friday, May 2 shooting of a DoorDash driver outside his home, prosecutors announced.   Reilly, 48, is now facing a slew of serious charges, including two counts of first-degree assault, attempted second-degree murder, and multiple weapons charges, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 19.  The indictment was handed up in Orange County Court on Monday. A date for Reilly’s arraignment is …
Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Dutchess County: Here's His Fate Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Dutchess County: Here's His Fate
Gang Member Kills 16-Year-Old Bystander In Dutchess County: Here's His Fate A gang member will spend decades in federal prison for murdering an innocent 16-year-old boy during a violent dispute in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced. Elijah Bermudez, also known as “Quiet,” was sentenced on Wednesday, May 7 by US District Judge Nelson S. Román in connection with a racketeering conspiracy tied to the violent Bully Hard Hunna Blood gang, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Bermudez, age 32, admitted to shooting and killing 16-year-old Frederick Wells, a bystander who prosecutors said was simply in the wrong place at the w…
Convicted Murderer Tries To Have Mom Of His Child Killed In Hudson Valley, Gets More Jail Time Convicted Murderer Tries To Have Mom Of His Child Killed In Hudson Valley, Gets More Jail Time
Convicted Murderer Tries To Have Mom Of His Child Killed In Hudson Valley, Gets More Jail Time An already-convicted murderer will spend the rest of his life behind bars for attempting to have the mother of his child killed in 2011 in the Hudson Valley, prosecutors announced.  On Monday, Feb. 10, Newburgh resident Cornelius Stubbs, age 53, was sentenced in Orange County Court following his conviction for first-degree attempted murder, the Orange County DA's Office announced. The sentence will run consecutively to a life-without-parole sentence Stubbs is already serving for a separate 2019 murder case. The conviction stems from an October 2011 incident in which Stubbs ordered an …