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Community Shows Sympathy In Fundraising Effort For Area Dad Who Forgot Twins In Hot Car
The family and friends of a New City man who allegedly left his year-old twins in his vehicle when he went to work and later found them dead have created a GoFundMe page to help the family deal with the tragedy.
The family of Juan Rodriguez, 39, who has been charged with two counts each of criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter, are standing behind, what they call "a loving father and dedicated husband," following the horrible incident, the group said on the GoFundMe page.
According to officials, Luna, a girl, and Phoenix Rodriguez, a boy, were left in a Honda Accord vehicle a…
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…
Orangeburg Man Who Beat Fellow Patient To Death Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
A man who beat to death another patient at a psychiatric center has been convicted of manslaughter by a jury.
Alias Stone, aka "Billy Pugh," 54, of Orangeburg, was found guilty of one count of manslaughter in connection with the 2017 death of a fellow patient at the Rockland Psychiatric Center, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece.
The attack took place around 5 p.m. on July 31, 2017, when Stone violently attacked Ronald Randolph, the DA's Office said.
According to the DA's Office, Stone punched and stomped on Randolph's head numerous times, as he lay unconscious an…
IDs Released For Teens Charged In Death Of 15-Year-Old Who Fell From SUV
Two teens charged in the death of a 15-year-old John Jay of East Fishkill High School student who died after falling from the side of an SUV have been identified.
Anthony Puccio, 17, and Paul Mauro, 16, both of East Fishkill, are charged with second-degree manslaughter charges in the Wednesday, Dec. 12, death of Wilson Santiago, a Wappinger resident, said Anthony Parisi, bureau chief for the District Attorney's Office
Puccio is being held at the Dutchess County Jail on $200,000 bail or $400,000 bond. Parisi said he is due to appear in East Fishkill court on Jan. 2.
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