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District Attorney Hoovler AnnouncesPlea in Newburgh Shooting
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Plea in Newburgh Shooting Jason Brown Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree Defendant Expected to be Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Jason Brown, age 33, of Newburgh, pled guilty in the Orange County Court to Criminal...
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence in Middletown Attempted Robbery
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence in Middletown Attempted Robbery Fritznel Beauchamps Previously Pled Guilty to Attempted Robbery in the First Degree Defendant has 3 Prior Robbery Related Convictions Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, May 5, 2025, Fritznel Beauchamps, 47, of Middletown, was sentenced in Orange County Court to eight (8) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision relative to his...
DA Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence for New Jersey Man for Port Jervis Robbery
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence for New Jersey Man for Port Jervis Robbery Douglas Hill Pled Guilty to Robbery in the Second Degree Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Douglas Hill, 29, of Newton, New Jersey, was sentenced in Orange County Court to six (6) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision...
District Attorney Hoovler: Middletown Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Again
District Attorney Hoovler: Middletown Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Again Leslie Neilson Pled Guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree Defendant Expected to be Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Leslie Neilson, 34, of Middletown, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. The...
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment in Chester Shooting
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment in Chester Shooting John Reilly III Charged with Assault in the First Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Related Charges Reilly Will be Arraigned in Orange County Court at Later Date Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced...
District Attorney Hoovler AnnouncesGuilty Plea in Port Jervis Kidnapping
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in Port Jervis Kidnapping Francisco Ceballos-Rosario Faces up to 13 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Francisco Ceballos-Rosario, age 43, of Port Jervis, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Kidnapping in the Second Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Ceballos-Rosario pled...
DA Hoovler and Catholic Charities team up for Prevention Awareness Campaign
Catholic Charities and Orange County DA Hoovler Join Up to LaunchNew Youth Substance Use Prevention Initiative Introducing Peachy the Prevention Elephant GOSHEN - Youth substance use is particularly harmful to a developing adolescent brain and body, andsubstance use at an early age is an important predictor of substance use disorder...
District Attorney Hoovler: Shoplifting Recidivist Pleads Guilty as Trial Scheduled to Commence
District Attorney Hoovler: Shoplifting Recidivist Pleads Guilty as Trial Scheduled to Commence Plea Represents Defendant’s 29th and 30th Criminal Convictions Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Pedro Torres, age 62, of Newburgh, pled guilty in the Town of Newburgh Justice Court to two (2) counts of petit larceny stemming from shoplifting offenses at retail stores...
DA Hoovler AnnouncesIndictment in 2021 Murder of Newburgh Taxi Driver
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment in 2021 Murder of Newburgh Taxi Driver Nehemiah Clarke and Jordan Burch Charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Related Charges Damani Cruz Charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Related Charges Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Nehemiah Clarke, age 20, of Newburgh, Jordan Burch, age...
DA Hoovler Announces Plea in New Windsor Gun Case
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Plea in New Windsor Gun Case Victor Aguilar-Perez Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree District Attorney’s Office to Recommend 7 Year Prison Sentence Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Victor Aguilar-Perez, 46, of Dundalk, Maryland, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Under the plea...
District Attorney Hoovler: New Jersey Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Port Jervis Robbery
District Attorney Hoovler: New Jersey Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Port Jervis Robbery Shaheem Hill Previously Pled Guilty to Robbery in the Second Degree Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Shaheem Hill, 28, of Hamburg, New Jersey, was sentenced in Orange County Court to nine (9) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision relative to...
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Conviction in Fatal Beating of Horse
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Conviction in Fatal Beating of Horse Frederick Bourgault Convicted of All Charges After Bench Trial Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, April 7, 2025, Frederick Bourgault, age 27, of Canada, was convicted of all charges against him in connection with the beating death of a racehorse on July 17, 2023, at...
District Attorney Hoovler: Defendant Pleads Guiltyto Robbery and Possessing a Shank in Jail
District Attorney Hoovler: Defendant Pleads Guiltyto Robbery and Possessing a Shank in Jail Jose Montanez Faces 5-10 Year Prison Sentence Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Jose Montanez, 60, of Newburgh, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Robbery in the Third Degree and Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the...
DA Hoovler Announces 12 to Life Sentence for Repeat Burglar
District Attorney Hoovler Announces 12 to Life Sentence for Repeat Burglar Jason Simpson Previously Pled Guilty to Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Jason Simpson, 44, of Middletown, was sentenced in Orange County Court to twelve(12) years to life in prison relative to his previous guilty plea to Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree. This is Simpson’s third...
DA Hoovler: Shoplifting Recidivist Pleads Guilty as Trial Scheduled to Commence
District Attorney Hoovler: Shoplifting Recidivist Pleads Guilty as Trial Scheduled to Commence Plea Represents Defendant’s 29th and 30th Criminal Convictions Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Pedro Torres, age 62, of Newburgh, pled guilty in the Town of Newburgh Justice Court to two (2) counts of petit larceny stemming from shoplifting offenses at retail stores...
DA Hoovler: Six Year Sentence on Illegal Gun Possession Case
District Attorney Hoovler Details Prison Sentence for Newburgh Gun Offender Ernie Prospere Previously Pled Guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree Defendant Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, April 4, 2025, Ernie Prospere, 50, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court to six (6) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years post-release supervision relative to his previous guilty plea to Attempted Criminal Possession of a...