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Image for DRUG TASK FORCE TAKES DOWN ALLEDGED NARCOTIC AND DANGEROUS DRUG DEALER
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Aug 27, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Tommy Houston, age 48, related to narcotic sales in the Poughkeepsie area. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Today’s arrest is another example of the aggressive, intelligence-driven appr...
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Image for JOSEPH MARCINELLI ARRAIGNED ON VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
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Sep 22, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that Joseph Marcinelli, 25, was arraigned today on an Indictment returned by the Dutchess County Grand Jury related to a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in the early morning hours of September 12, 2026, in the ...
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Sep 10, 2026
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Phillip H. Farrar, age 67 , related to alleged narcotic sales in the Poughkeepsie area. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Illegal narcotics trafficking fuels addiction, violence, and ins...
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Image for POUGHKEEPSIE COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTOPHER GRANT ARRAIGNED ON FELONY ASSAULT CHARGES
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Sep 9, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that City of Poughkeepsie Common Councilmember Christopher A. Grant, 38, was arraigned on a charge of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, a Class E Felony. District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Violence in ...
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Image for THOMAS CASE SENTENCED TO MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
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Sep 8, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces that 54-year-old Thomas Case was sentenced today in Dutchess County Court following his conviction for Manslaughter in the First Degree, a Class B Violent Felony, in connection with the October 2024 shooting death of 2...
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Image for ANGEL LEBRON SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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Aug 31, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces that Angel Lebron, 49, was sentenced today in Dutchess County Court to 15 years in state prison, followed by 3 years of post-release supervision, after being convicted by a jury of Criminal Possession of a Controlled S...
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Image for THREE GREENHAVEN INMATES INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
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Aug 27, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that three indictments have been unsealed against incarcerated individuals housed at Green Haven Correctional Facility in the Town of Beekman.  Ryan Laws, 48; Carine Reeves, 46; and Emmanuel Valentin-Perez, ...
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Image for DUTCHESS COUNTY JURY FINDS WAPPINGERS FALLS MAN GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION AND DWI
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Aug 20, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that John Spiegel Jr., 35, was found guilty of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, a Class E Felony, and Driving While Intoxicated with Two Previous Convictions of Designated O...
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Image for DUTCHESS COUNTY JURY CONVICTS POUGHKEEPSIE MAN OF MULTIPLE SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD
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Aug 12, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces that today, August 12, following a 5-day trial and 2 ½ days of deliberations, a Dutchess County jury convicted Victor Harris, 42, of six felony sex offenses and one misdemeanor stemming from the sexual abuse of a child...
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