Newburgh Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Connection with Deadly Halloween Shooting
View the original article A Newburgh man has pleaded not guilty to tampering with physical evidence in connection with a deadly Halloween party shooting. Rainier Hamilton, 21, is accused of trying to hide a handgun by taking it from the scene. He’s being held on $35,000 cash or $75,000 bond. The shooting left two people
Lawyer: Man charged in Newburgh shooting “disarmed shooter”
View the original article GOSHEN – As Nija Johnson fired a pistol into the crowd at a Halloween party, Rainier Hamilton stepped in and disarmed him, Hamilton’s lawyer told a judge Wednesday in Orange County Court. The Oct. 30 shooting left Tabitha Cruz, 20, and Omani Free, 18, dead and five other partygoers with serious
Goshen man arraigned in cabbie robbery case
View the original article GOSHEN – A Goshen man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to using a box cutter to rob a cab driver in the City of Middletown. Jerry Powlus, 41, was arraigned in Orange County Court on an indictment charging him with first-degree robbery, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and attempted second-degree
Man sentenced to prison time for failing to help abused boy
View the original article GOSHEN – A man who failed to seek medical attention for a 4-year-old boy who had been sexually assaulted and injured by someone else was sentenced Wednesday in Orange County Court to one and a half to three years in prison. Dennis Terwilliger, 39, of Elmira, had pleaded guilty to attempted
Woman charged with sexual assault on 4-year-old sent to psychiatric facility
View the original article GOSHEN – The woman charged with sexually assaulting and injuring her 4-year-old nephew has been found not competent to proceed in the case, and the boy’s mother, who is charged with failing to get medical attention, is being evaluated for competency. Charges were dismissed against a third defendant, and a fourth