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Image for POUGHKEEPSIE MAN ARRAIGNED ON AN INDICTMENT CHARGING TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
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Jul 9, 2026
District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, "The allegations contained in this indictment describe an extraordinarily dangerous act of gun violence that endangered not only the intended victims, but everyone who was in the vicinity that evening. Allegedly firing multiple rounds on ...
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Image for POUGHKEEPSIE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ARSON IN THE SECOND DEGREE
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Jul 8, 2026
District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, “Arson is not a property crime, it is a violent crime that places innocent lives at immediate risk. When Ms. Edelman attempted to set fire to an occupied apartment building, she created the potential for catastrophic loss of life, devasta...
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Image for FOUR MEN ARRAIGNED ON INDICTMENT CHARGING MURDER RELATING TO A SHOOTING NEAR STITZEL FIELD IN POUGHKEEPSIE
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Jul 1, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces today that Peter Green, 31, Shanardo Green, 29, Paul Green, 35, and Tyrese Hall, 21 were arraigned this week on an Indictment returned by a Dutchess County Grand Jury charging them each with one count of Murder in the ...
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Image for JURY CONVICTS ANGEL LEBRON OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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Jun 30, 2026
District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, "We respect the jury's service and appreciate the time and attention they devoted to this case. While we are pleased that the jury held Mr. Lebron accountable for possessing a significant quantity of cocaine, we respectfully disagree with...
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Image for VILLAGE OF WAPPINGERS FALLS MAN SENTENCED ON CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IN DEATH OF 10-MONTH-OLD
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Jun 26, 2026
District Attorney Anthony Parisi stated, “This sentence reflects the devastating consequences of criminal negligence when dangerous narcotics are present around children. A 10-month-old child lost her life because the defendant failed to take the most basic precautions to prot...
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Image for *PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY FOLLOWING SPIKE IN OVERDOSES ACROSS DUTCHESS COUNTY*
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Jun 18, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi is warning residents of a significant increase in suspected drug overdoses throughout Dutchess County over the past 72 hours. Since the beginning of this surge, law enforcement and emergency responders have documented at least s...
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Image for DEJAHN RUFFIN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE
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Jun 11, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that DeJahn Ruffin, 39, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court to 12 years in prison on one count of Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a Class C Violent Felony. Additionally, Mr. Ruffin was sentenced to 7 ye...
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Image for DCDA PRESS RELEASE:  ROBERT BUDA JR. SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR DOUBLE MURDER
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Created Jun 10, 2026 / Updated Jul 1, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Robert Buda, Jr., 36, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court to 20 years to life on two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, both Class A-1 Felonies. These sentences will run consecutively to each other. A...
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Image for JURY CONVICTS LORGIO HERNANDEZ-QUEVEDO OF ATTEMPED ARSON IN THE SECOND DEGREE
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Jun 8, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announces today that following four days of testimony and less than two hours of deliberations, a Dutchess County jury convicted 69-year-old Lorgio Hernandez-Quevedo, of Attempted Arson in the Second Degree, a Class C Violent Fe...
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Image for POUGHKEEPSIE MAN SENTENCED ON CRIMINALLY NEGLIENT HOMICIDE CASE INVOLVING THE DEATH OF HIS 16-MONTH-OLD CHILD
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Created Jun 3, 2026 / Updated Jul 1, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Haitham Dasan, 49, was   sentenced to 2-4 years state prison after entering a guilty plea to Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony, in Dutchess County Court on Tuesday, March 17th. District At...
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