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Westchester County Man Pleads Guilty in 2023 Ellenville Vehicular Assault

Kingston, NY—Joseph Jensen, age 56, of White Plains, pleaded guilty to felony vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated on Friday, March 14, 2025 before the Honorable Bryan E. Rounds. Sentencing is scheduled for May 19, 2025. On December 27, 2023, defendant was driving northbound on Route 209 at 11:45 p.m. in the Village of Ellenville […]

Grand Jury Indicts Saugerties Court Clerk on Charges Related to Falsification of Court Records

Kingston, NY—Haley Whalen, age 26, of Saugerties, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury in a forty-four-count indictment handed up on March 12, 2025. Defendant was arraigned on the indictment on March 14 before Judge James Farrell, visiting judge from Sullivan County. The indictment alleges that Whalen repeatedly tampered and falsified Saugerties Town Court […]

Three Convicted and Sentenced to State Prison for 2024 Ellenville Apartment Complex Shooting

Kingston, NY—Three individuals responsible for a shooting at the Canal Locks Apartment Complex in the Village of Ellenville have pleaded guilty and have all been sentenced to State Prison following an expeditious investigation and prosecution by the Village of Ellenville Police Department and Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. On March 8, 2024, at approximately 10:00 […]

Fishkill Man Sentenced to Additional State Prison for Assault on Correctional Officer at Eastern Correctional Facility

Kingston, NY— Christian Fernandez, age 27, of Fishkill, NY was sentenced in Ulster County Court on March 10, 2025, before the Honorable Bryan Rounds to 1.5 to 3 years in prison following his guilty plea to the charge of Aggravated Harassment of an Employee by an Inmate. Fernandez deliberately threw urine on the mouth and […]

New Jersey Woman Convicted for Smuggling Narcotics and Weapons Into Shawangunk State Prison

Kingston, NY—On March 10, 2025, Tantaniea Ferguson, age 33, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty in Ulster County Court on March 10, 2025 before the Honorable Bryan E. Rounds to the charge of Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.  Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2025. On May 6, 2023, defendant was visiting an incarcerated […]

Ulster County DA’s Office Wins Appeal To Overturn Suppression of Illegal Handgun Evidence

Kingston, NY—On February 20, 2025, the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed an order issued by Ulster County Court Judge Bryan E. Rounds suppressing the recovery of a loaded 9 Millimeter handgun recovered by New York State Police during inventory search of a vehicle in August 2022. In the early morning […]

Wawarsing Man Convicted for Domestic Violence Felony Folowing Jury Trial

Kingston, NY—On February 18, 2025, an Ulster County jury returned a guilty verdict following several hours of deliberation after a five-day jury trial. The jury convicted Edward Ramming, age 60, of Wawarsing, for the crimes of Criminal Contempt in the First Degree and Stalking in the Third Degree. The Honorable Bryan E. Rounds, Ulster County […]

Wawarsing Man Who Abused Wife and Family Gets 19 Years in State Prison Following Convictions in Ulster County Court

Kingston, NY—On February 14, 2025, Dominic Sorbara, age 46, of Ellenville, was sentenced in Ulster County Court to 19 years in state prison and 10 years of post-release supervision by the Honorable James Farrell, visiting Judge from Sullivan County. He will also be required to register as a sex offender. The sentence follows a November […]

Saugerties Man Sentenced to Maximum State Prison Term for Burglaries of Kingston Business and Apartment Building

Kingston, NY—Antoine Scott, age 47, of Saugerties, pleaded guilty to Burglary in the Third Degree and was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 3 ½ to 7 years in State Prison before the Honorable Bryan E. Rounds on January 16, 2025. On July 1, 2024, around 1 a.m., the defendant entered a barbershop located at […]