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$1.1M In Cash, Drugs, Gun Seized From Orange County Couple Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking
A Hudson Valley couple accused of trafficking cocaine in New Jersey was busted with $180,000 in drugs and more than $1.1 million in cash, authorities said.
Orange County residents Marius Schwerberg, 65, and his wife, Nancy Schwerberg, 43, were charged in a felony complaint filed in the Town of Montgomery Court with first-degree criminal drug possession on Oct. 21, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced.
The money constitutes the largest amount of cash recovered during a narcotics search warrant in Orange County history, Hoovler said.
The charges were the resul…
Bail Set in Stabbing Death Of Area High School Student
A 19-year-old has been was arraigned for second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old area student.
Orange County resident Chelsea Johnson, of Middletown, was charged Tuesday, March 17, in Orange County Court, for the fatal stabbing of Roy Boyd, of the City of Middletown, around 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Johnson remains in the Orange County Jail in lieu of bail which was set at $500,000 cash, $1.5 million insurance bond or $5 million partially secured surety bond in the amount o…
Woman Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Person Who Later Died
An area woman has been sentenced to four years in state prison for selling heroin to a woman who later died from an overdose.
Orange County resident Ashley Parker, 27, of Deerpark, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in connection with the May 2019 death of a Port Jervis woman, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
According to the District Attorney's office, Parker pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance on Nov. 14, 2019.
On May 31, 2019, the City of Port Jervis Police Department responded to a residence on West Ma…
Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing In Monroe
An Orange County man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2018 stabbing death of another man during a party.
Samuel Del Cid Hernandez, 31, of Monroe, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 2, for the October 2018 stabbing death of 25-year-old Louis Rivera in a hallway outside Hernandez’s apartment, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hernandez will be sentenced to 24 years in state prison, and five years post-release supervision, when he is sentenced on June 6, the DA's Office said.
Prosecutors had argued that on the…
Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says
An Orange County man has been charged with murder in the alleged botched armed robbery of a Newburgh man.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said Monday, March, 25, that Dominique Williams, 22, of Newburgh, was charged with murder, robbery, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy in the Nov. 3, 2018 killing of a Newburgh man.
Williams is alleged to have fatally shot the man with a .32 caliber pistol during the attempted robbery. He was arraigned with his twin brother, Devin Williams, 22, also of Newburgh, and both are charged with…
