$10K Murder-For-Hire Plot: Man Convicted Of Killing Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown
A man who was hired to kill an Orange County resident inside his apartment in exchange for $10,000 and a pound of marijuana has been convicted of murder, prosecutors said.
Douglas McFarlane, 27, of Middletown, was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 23, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
The conviction comes weeks after Sheldon Paul, 42, also of Middletown, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder for arranging the killing of a man he mistakenly believed had…
Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted
An Orange County man faces up to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sending two teenagers to kill a victim he mistakenly believed was behind a burglary at his home, prosecutors said.
Middletown resident Sheldon Paul, 42, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.
The killing happened on the morning of March 11, 2019, when two men, then ages 18 and 19, entered the victim's apartment on Knapp Street in Middletown, according to …
