Category: Crime & Punishment

District Attorney Hoovler Urges Residents Not to Drink and Drive

March 19, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler Urges Residents Not to Drink and Drive While Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Law Enforcement Will Be Looking for Impaired and Intoxicated Drivers Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, onThursday, March 16, 2023, urged Orange County residents to make safe transportation plans for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day weekend.  Law enforcement will have enhanced patrols on area roadways in order to identify and stop drivers…

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District Attorney Hoovler: Guilty Verdict in Sexual Assault

March 14, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler: Guilty Verdict in Sexual Assault Against a Child Case Defendant Convicted of all Counts Presented to the Jury AgainstHim  Faces up to 36 years to Life in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, Cecilio Navarro a/k/a Cecilio Navarro Rodriquez, 35, of Middletown, was convicted by a juryin the Orange County Court of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, Rape in the Second Degree, and Rape in the Third Degree.  Navarro faces a…

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District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence in Illegally Possessed Gun Case

March 13, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence in Illegally Possessed Gun Case Defendant Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison with Five Years of Post-Release Supervision Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, March 2, 2023, Roger Alleyne, 34, of Newburgh, was sentenced to eleven (11) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of post-release supervision in connection with his guilty plea to Criminal…

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DA Hoovler Announces Plea to Operating as Major Trafficker in connection with Operation Final Blow

March 1, 2023

DA Hoovler Announces Plea to Operating as Major Trafficker in connection with Operation Final Blow   DA to recommend a 13 Year Prison Sentence  Christian Shomo, a/k/a “Monster,” Pled Guilty to Operating as a Major Trafficker Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Christian Shomo, a/k/a “Monster,” age…

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District Attorney Hoovler Announces 10 Year Prison Sentence in Case of Stabbing on a Commercial Bus

March 1, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler Announces 10 Year Prison Sentence  in Case of Stabbing on a Commercial Bus   Defendant sentenced to ten years in prison following guilty plea to Attempted Assault in the First Degree   Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Maleek Phillips, 38, of Albany, was sentenced…

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DA Hoovler Announces 22 to Life State Prison Sentence in 2017 Arson of Failing Town of Newburgh Restaurant

March 1, 2023

DA Hoovler Announces 22  Year to Life State Prison Sentence in 2017 Arson of Failing Town of Newburgh Restaurant Restaurant Owner sentenced to a total of 22 1/3 Years to Life in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, former Town of Newburgh restauranter Zef Gjurashaj, 60, of Newburgh, was…

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DA Hoovler Announces Narcotics Arrests

February 22, 2023

Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Sheriff Paul Arteta Announce Arrests Stemming from Narcotics Enforcement Action in and Around Middletown Five Defendants Charged with Counts Related to the Possession and Sale of Narcotics in the City of Middletown and Surrounding Areas Numerous Undercover Drug Sales of Cocaine Orange County District Attorney David M….

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Port Jervis Man Who Previously Pled Guilty to Operating as a Major Trafficker as a Profiteer for Possessing with the Intent to Sell More than $75,000 worth of Heroin and Fentanyl Sentenced to 17 to 19 Years in State Prison

February 10, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler Announces Sentences in Port Jervis Major Trafficker Case Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Richard McInturff, age 32, of Port Jervis, was sentenced to an aggregate term of seventeen to nineteen (17 – 19) years in state prison to be followed by five (5) years…

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DA Hoovler: Guilty Verdict in Drug and Perjury Case

February 2, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler: Guilty Verdict in Drug and Perjury Case   Defendant Convicted of all Counts Against Him IncludingCriminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and Perjury in the First Degree   Defendant Faces up to 27.5 to 31 Years in State Prison   Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced…

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District Attorney Hoovler: Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Assault in the First Degree in Slashing Incident

January 24, 2023

District Attorney Hoovler: Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Assault in the First Degree in Slashing Incident Defendant admits slashing victim in the neck with knife. Witnesses rendered first aid to victim and brought him to the hospital. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Melfred Williams, 52, of…

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