District Attorney Hoovler Announces 17 Year State Prison Sentence In Arson Case Newburgh Business Owner Convicted of Arson in the Second Degree and Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree for Setting Fire to Building Which He knew Was Occupied By an Upstairs Tenant Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, January…

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Highland Falls Man Convicted after Trial of 8 Felony Counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Jesus Rottela, 55, of Highland Falls, was found guilty after a trial before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown of eight felony…

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Defendant Who Robbed Three Businesses While Displaying What Appeared to a Gun Sentenced to Two Concurrent Sentences of 11 Years in State Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, January 7, 2019, John Elliott, age 31, of Woodbury, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo, to two concurrent…

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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree in connection with Scheme to Defraud Recent Immigrants by False Promises of Expedited Immigration Proceedings Case Prosecuted as Part of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s Immigrant Affairs Initiative Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, Byron Castillo,…

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Hospital Worker Who Had Sexual Contact With a Patient Who Was Unable to Consent Sentenced to Four Years in State Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, January 10, 2019, Nathan Oglesby, 57, of Wallkill, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo to four years in state prison…

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Annual Nationwide Campaign to Support Police Officers Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Mike McGinn, President of the Jason Conklin Memorial Lodge #957 of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), issued a statement recognizing Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD). LEAD will occur on Wednesday, January 9, 2018. At 10:00 a.m. that day, the…

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District Attorney Hoovler Announces Sentences in Town of Monroe Armed Robberies Defendant Who Robbed Three Businesses While Displaying What Appeared to a Gun Sentenced to Two Concurrent Sentences of 11 Years in State Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, January 7, 2019, John Elliott, age 31, of Woodbury, was…

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Additional Funding Needed, to Augment Treatment Dollars District Attorney David M. Hoovler is calling on New York State to allocate additional funds to enhance efforts at preventing opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose deaths; and to provide greater resources and tools for law enforcement to combat the opioid epidemic. Those additional funds would be essential to…

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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Course of Sexual Conduct Against A Child in the First Degree Defendant to be Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, November 26, 2018, Jacob Hogencamp,46, of Wallkill, pled guilty before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to Course of…

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Orange County District Attorney’s Office Recognized for Excellence in the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty Cases Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler was presented with an “Award of Excellence” by the New York State Humane Association on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at the District Attorney’s Office. Patricia Valusek, President of the New York State Humane…

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