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Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Hudson Valley: Will Spend Years In Prison Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Hudson Valley: Will Spend Years In Prison
Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Hudson Valley: Will Spend Years In Prison A man who twice fled from police in Orange County—once by driving off during a traffic stop and later by running and ditching a loaded gun—will spend years in prison, officials announced.  Newburgh resident Mark Garcia, 26, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced.  Prosecutors detailed two separate incidents in which Garcia attempted to evade law enforcement:  March 1, 2024: Garcia was a passenger in a vehicle sto…
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad. According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016. The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old
Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old One of two suspects implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong in Westchester County will spend decades in federal prison. Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 31, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 3, in federal court in White Plains. Earlier Report: Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old The sentence came months after he pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson on March 18, 2011, in White Plains. On the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-consp…