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Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Jesus Bravo, age 26, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 6.
Bravo pleaded guilty to attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of assault in connection with three violent incidents in 2023.
Hoovler said the charges stemmed from a series of gang-related attacks beginning in September 2023 when Bravo and co-defendant Wilmer Reyes-Bran confronted a man in Newburgh, questioning his gang affiliation. Reyes-Bran stabbed the victim repeatedly, encouraged by Bravo, who also punched and kicked the victim.
The following two incidents occurred in December 2023 when Bravo and Reyes-Bran followed two men in Newburgh. Bravo fired a gun at one man, who escaped, and pistol-whipped the other while Reyes-Bran kicked him.
The next incident occurred when police found a vehicle riddled with bullet holes. Surveillance footage revealed Bravo firing a gun handed to him by Reyes-Bran. A victim was later found at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.
A search of Reyes-Bran’s residence in February 2024 recovered a firearm linked to the shootings and ammunition in his possession, Hoovler said.
An investigation conducted by multiple departments led to Bravo's arrest and eventual conviction.
“The nearly two-decade-long sentence imposed on this violent offender will make the streets of Newburgh safer,” said Hoovler. “This significant disposition was the result of the tireless work of the Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce, the City of Newburgh Police, the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center, and my staff.”
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