District Attorney Hoovler: Newburgh Man Sentenced to Additional 15 Years for Gun Conviction
Ziquan Jenkins was Previously Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Robbery and Gun Convictions
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Ziquan Garfield Jenkins, age 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced in the Orange County Court before the Honorable Craig Stephen Brown to fifteen (15) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of post-releasesupervision relative to his previous plea of guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Jenkins was sentenced on earlier cases in October to a total of twenty-five (25) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision in connection with having pled guilty to Robbery in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.
On March 18, 2024, Jenkins pled guilty to Robbery in the First Degree, and admitted that on September 2, 2023, he and others displayed handguns and forcibly stole money, an I-phone and a gold chain and crucifix from a man on Benkard Avenue in the City of Newburgh. On that date he also pled guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and admitted that on July 6, 2023, he possessed a loaded handgun on Broadway in the City of Newburgh, which he discharged at another person, who was not injured.
On July 10, 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for Jenkins when he failed to appear for sentencing on the Robbery in the First Degree plea and the Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree pleas. On July 26, 2024, Jenkins was arrested on those warrants and was again alleged to be in possession of a loaded firearm. Jenkins was subsequently sentenced in October to ten (10) years in prison and five (5) years post-release supervision for the crime of Robbery in the First Degree andwas sentenced to fifteen (15) years in prison, and five (5) years post-release supervision, for the crime of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree for the July 6, 2023, incident in which he fired the pistol. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively for a total sentence of twenty-five (25) years in prison and five (5) years post-release supervision.
At the plea proceedings on November 7, Jenkins admitted to possessing the loaded firearm on July 26, 2024.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the City of Newburgh Police Department for their investigation and the arrests of Jenkins.
“Taking this repeat offender off the streets through arrest, prosecution, and incarceration will make Newburgh safer,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Our law enforcement is focused on tackling violence in our communities. We know that much of this violence is connected to illegal firearms. We will relentlessly pursue these cases and hold offenders accountable to deliver justice. Let the sentences in these cases be a clear message to anyone thinking about engaging in similar criminal activity.”
The weapons possession cases were prosecuted by Executive Assistant District Attorney Leah Canton, and the robbery case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Richard Giordano.
A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.