Tag: Dutchess County Court
Man Who Raped Child Under 15 In LaGrange Gets Prison Time
A 27-year-old man will spend years in prison following his guilty plea in a rape case involving a young child in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced.
Armani Williams, 27, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty in October to second-degree rape, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The charges stem from a March 15, 2024, incident in the Town of LaGrange, when Williams, who was 25 years old at the time, had sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 15, according to the DA’s Office.
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Massive Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled In Poughkeepsie, 7 Arrested
A major drug trafficking network responsible for distributing cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl throughout the Hudson Valley has been dismantled, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.
Seven individuals, including network leaders, were busted Friday, Jan. 10, following a yearlong investigation led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit.
Authorities seized over 10,500 fentanyl-laced pills worth $75,000, more than eight kilograms of cocaine valued at $200,000, three firearms, in…
71-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Killing Of Another Woman In Area, Police Say
State Police have arrested a woman on manslaughter charges in connection to the alleged killing of another woman.
Joan M. Darcy, age 71, of Wappinger, was arrested on Wednesday, April 7, and charged with manslaughter for the November death of the other woman.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, State Police from the Wappinger barracks responded to a residence on Scarborough Lane in the town of Wappinger for a deceased woman, Hicks said.
An investigation revealed the victim, identified as Carol A. Darcy, 72, died of blunt force injuries.
Joan Darcy was arraigned before the Dutchess County Court and reman…
Man Illegally Enters Home, Demands Money, Then Sexually Assaults Victim, State Police Say
A 26-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he illegally entered an area residence, demanded money, then physically and sexually assaulted the victim.
The arrest comes after a weeks-long investigation following the incident, which occurred on Dec. 23, 2018 in the Village of Wappingers Falls.
On Thursday, Jan. 31, state police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Dominique Gomez of Wappingers Falls. He was charged with predatory sexual assault (a Class A-II felony), first-degree criminal sex act, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary (all Class B felonies), second-d…
