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Mother Takes Son From Wallkill School In Violation Of Custody Order, Police Say
A mother has been charged with allegedly violating a custody agreement after allegedly taking her son out of a Hudson Valley school.
Chana Elena Morales, age 32, of the Bronx, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 after taking the child from Maple Hill Elementary School in Orange County in the town of Wallkill.
According to Lt. Robert McLymore, of the town of Wallkill Police, officers responded to the school after officials said Morales had taken the child in violation of a custody and visitation order.
Around 8:30 p.m. the child, Morales, and her boyfriend, Johntae Xavier Williams, a …
Wallkill Man Accused Of Paying Friend To Kill His Neighbor
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder in the first- and second-degree for allegedly hiring another person to stab to death his neighbor.
Orange County resident Enoch Lowe, age 25, of Wallkill, was arraigned in Orange County Court on Monday, Oct. 30 in connection with the Oct. 30, 2022, killing of his neighbor, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Lowe's next-door neighbor, a Wallkill man, was found stabbed multiple times inside the detached garage of his residence, Hoovler said.
Lowe was remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of$2 million cash bail, a $3 …
Wallkill Man Charged In 2022 Stabbing Murder-For-Hire Case
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly paying another person to kill a 52-year-old man.
Orange County resident Enoch Lowe, age 25, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with paying to have Jeffrey Harris, age 52, killed in October 2022. Both men live in the town of Wallkill.
According to Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, officers responded to a report of an unconscious man on Brookline Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found Harris in a detached garage from his home suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the town of Wallkil…
'Senseless' Walden Road Rager Sentenced To Decade After Triple-Fatal Wallkill Incident: DA
A 26-year-old Hudson Valley man will spend years behind bars for a road rage incident that killed three people and injured five others.
Anthony Jones, age 26, of Orange County, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 11 after being convicted of manslaughter and assault charges, according to the Orange County District Attorney.
Jones, a resident of Walden, was handed the maximum permitted sentence of five to 15 years for manslaughter and six years for the assault charges he racked up in an incident that happened two years prior.
According to his conviction, on Aug. 4, 2021, Jones was driving his…
Road Rage: Walden Man Found Guilty In Crash That Killed 3, Injured 4 Others
A Hudson Valley man was convicted of manslaughter and assault in a 2021 rage incident where he rammed his Ford Escape into a van, killing three people and seriously injuring four others.
Orange County resident Anthony Jones, age 26, of Walden, was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 7, after a jury trial, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Jones, who is being held at the Orange County Jail, faces five to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and another seven years on the assault charges when he is sentenced in October, Hoovler said.
As alleged at trial, on Wednesday…
Rapes: Duo From Region Charged In Pair Of Shawangunk Attacks
Two men from the region have been charged with the rape of two women at the same home.
The incidents took place in Ulster County on Saturday, July 15, at a home in the town of Shawangunk.
An investigation revealed that Ulster County resident Ronald Paul Dean, age 26, of the hamlet of Wallkill, sexually assaulted an individual at the home, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.
At the same time, Lawrence James Wilson, age 27, also from the hamlet of Wallkill sexually assaulted a different person along with Dean while at the home, Nevel said.
Wilson was charged with rape. De…
Irate Man Shots At Utility Worker At Wallkill Motel, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly shooting at a utility worker at an area motel.
Orange County resident Kevin W. Brown, age 32, of Middletown was arrested on Friday, June 9 for the incident at the Middletown Motel, in the town of Wallkill.
On Tuesday, June 6, officers from the Wallkill Police Department responded to a report of “shots fired” at the motel located at 521 Route 211 East, said Lt. Robert McLymore, of the Wallkill Police.
Upon arrival, officers interviewed the victim, a utility worker servicing light poles at the motel, when Brown pointed a firearm at him …
Suspected Killer Walks Free: Man Had Been Nabbed For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Wallkill Woman
A man who was charged two decades after the 2003 murder of 20-year-old Megan McDonald has been released from custody and a special prosecutor has been named to cover the case.
Orange County resident Edward V. Holley, age 42, of Wawayanda, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged with killing the 20-year-old, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
McDonald's bludgeoned body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in the field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill.
For decades, state police investigators had Holley on their radar, but until DNA evidence matched blood found in h…