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District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty 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 Releases His Office’s 2024 Annual Report
District Attorney Hoovler Releases His Office’s 2024 Annual Report Report Highlights Office Operations in 2024 Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler released his office’s 2024 Annual Report on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The report describes details of the office’s operations last year. A few highlights of the report include: ✓ Building on successes in a challenging environment by maintaining or lowering crime in Orange County in the...
DA Hoovler Announces Indictment in Port Jervis Shooting
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment in Port Jervis Shooting John Selja Jr. and Andrew Delrio Held in Lieu of Bail Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, John Selja Jr., age 22, of Monroe, and Andrew Delrio, age 26, of Washingtonville, werearraigned in Orange County Court on an indictment charging Selja with Attempted Murder in the Second...
Guilty Plea in Newburgh Narcotics Case
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea by Newburgh Drug Dealer Ronald Davis Pled Guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree People to Recommend Sentence of 10 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Ronald Davis, 53, of Wallkill, pled guilty in Orange County...
District Attorney Hoovler Details Arraignment for Defendant Charged in Chester Shooting of Delivery Driver
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, June 2, 2025, John Reilly III, age 48, of Chester, was arraigned in the Orange County Court on an indictment that charges him with Assault in the First Degree (two counts, a class B violent felony), Attempted Murder in the Second Degree (a class B violent felony), Criminal...
District Attorney Hoovler: Recidivist Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty
District Attorney Hoovler: Recidivist Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty Raymond Burnett Pled Guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree Defendant Expected to be Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Raymond Burnett, 47, of Middletown, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. Under...
DA Hoovler Announces Indictments in Two Courtroom Assaults
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictments in Two Courtroom Assaults Arthur Thomas and Donnie Smith Charged with Attempted Assault in the Second Degree for Allegedly Attacking Their Attorneys in Court Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Arthur Thomas, age 47, of Newburgh, and Donnie Smith, age 33, of Newburgh, were each arraigned in Orange County Court...
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...