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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 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 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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Image for HYDE PARK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL 2025 CRASH
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Created Aug 4, 2026 / Updated Aug 13, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced that Richard C. Rider, 47, pleaded guilty today before Dutchess County Court Judge Karen Edelman-Reyes to Vehicular Manslaughter in the First Degree, a Class C Felony, and Driving While Ability Impaired by the Combined...
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Image for DUTCHESS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE LAUNCHES NEW SMART PROSECUTION, STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE AND VIOLENCE ELIMINATION UNIT
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Jul 30, 2026
“Operation Fast Track” Announced as Flagship Investigation Targeting Narcotics Trafficking and Repeat Offenders The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office today announced the launch of its new Smart Prosecution, Strategic Intelligence and Violence Elimination Unit , a prem...
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Image for INMATE AT GREEN HAVEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT OF CORRECTION OFFICERS
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Jul 29, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Edward Gibson, 43, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court yesterday to 12 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty in April to Attempted Assau...
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Image for POUGHKEEPSIE MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED ARSON OF OCCUPIED APARTMENT BUILDING
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Jul 21, 2026
Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that 69-year-old, Lorgio Hernandez-Quevedo, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court to 15 years in state prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision after a Dutchess County jury found h...
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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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