DA Hoovler Calls Upon State and Local Officials to Devote More Money to Fund Recovery Efforts and Provide Supportive Housing For Those Addicted to Opioids District Attorney Hoovler recommends that money from the settlement of civil lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors be used primarily to promote drug prevention, recovery programs and housing for those…

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DA Hoovler Announces 12 Year Sentence in Newburgh Attempted Murder Case Defendant Previously Admitted to Stabbing Victim in Daytime Attack Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Jonathan Esson, 34, of Newburgh, was sentenced to twelve (12) years in state prison to be followed by five (5) years…

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DA Hoovler Announces 10 to 25 Year State Prison Sentence in Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases Former City of Middletown Fire Department Lieutenant Previously Pled Guilty to Conspiracy in the Second Degree and Operating as a Major Trafficker Defendant Sentenced to 10 to 25 Years in Prison and Forfeited $315,000 and Three Vehicles…

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DA Hoovler Announces 7.5 Year State Prison Sentence in New Windsor Gun Case New Jersey Man Previously Convicted by Jury of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Driving While Intoxicated Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Louis Dessources, age 38, of New Jersey,…

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District Attorney Hoovler: 9 Years for Drug Dealer Who Also Introduced Drugs Into the Jail Defendant Previously Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for Possessing Fentanyl with the Intent to Sell it While Pending Sentence, Defendant Charged with and Pled Guilty to Introducing Suboxone into Orange County Jail…

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District Attorney Hoovler: 20 Year Sentence in City of Port Jervis Drug Dealing Case Defendant Convicted After Jury Trial of Multiple Counts Including Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Jarves Evans, a/k/a “J”, 26, of Newburgh, was…

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DA Hoovler Commends Orange County Prosecutor For Article in Publication of the Women in Law Section of the New York State Bar Association Senior Assistant District Julie M. Mohl co-authored article on the legal ramifications of sexual misconduct investigations on college campuses for “WILS Connect”, a publication of the Women in Law Section of the…

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DA Hoovler Congratulates Prosecutor Awarded with “Certificate of Appreciation” from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Senior Assistant District Attorney Matthew Healy awarded with Certificate of Appreciation for actively assisting in VA Hudson Valley Health Care System outreach efforts and preventing Veteran suicide. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on October…

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District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Verdict in Reckless Endangerment Shooting Defendant found guilty after shooting in apartment house Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, October 24, 2022, Kervin Jeanty, 36, of Port Jervis, was found guilty by an Orange County jury of Tampering with Physical Evidence, a Class E Felony,…

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DA Hoovler Announces Bronx Man Sentenced to a Total of 58 ½ Years to Life in Connection with Attempted Murder of a City of Middletown Police Officer and Endangering nearby Children Bronx Man Found Guilty After Jury Trial of Attempted Murder in the First Degree and Related Charges for Shooting of City of Middletown Police…

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