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Missing 5-year-old found submerged in NY waters
A missing 5-year-old boy was found submerged in several feet of water a day ago after an investigation by the Town of Poughkeepsie and Arlington police departments, authorities say. The child wasn’t breathing when he was found. It wasn’t clear how long the boy may have been in the water. He was transported to a hospital while receiving continuous...
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Wrong-way crash in NY ends in chaos, men seen beating with bat and wielding shotgun
A wrong-way crash in a New York city resulted in chaos on the streets, as disturbing video from the scene showed a man beating another with a baseball bat, and another man pointing a shotgun as he walked around.
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Poughkeepsie Marriott Gunman Found Guilty of Killing Long Island Father
Roy Johnson, one of the two men charged in the deadly Marriott hotel shooting of a Long Island father visiting Poughkeepsie for a college family weekend last fall, was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder. A Dutchess County jury found Johnson guilty of the murder charge, in addition to a number of weapon charges and reckless endangerment, the county...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Poughkeepsie Murder, Gun Charge in Marriott Death
One of the suspects charged in the deadly Marriott hotel shooting of a Long Island father visiting Poughkeepsie for a college family weekend last fall has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in that case — and to murdering another man in a separate investigation in the same city this past summer, Dutchess County prosecutors said Wednesday. Devin Taylor pleaded…
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Suspect in Deadly Poughkeepsie Hotel Shooting Charged In Connection to Another Murder
One of the suspects charged in the deadly Marriott hotel shooting of a Long Island father visiting Poughkeepsie for a college family weekend has also been charged in connection with another murder.
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$50M Lawsuit Describes Disturbing Moments From Inside NY Hotel Shooting
Caught in the crossfire, Tina Martirano watched in horror the tragic shooting death of beloved Long Island father Paul Kutz at the Marriott Hotel where both families stayed for the Marist College family weekend event. Martirano, also from Long Island, had been chatting with Kutz over a cup of coffee on the hotel’s first floor when Roy Johnson Jr....
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Poughkeepsie Hotel Shooting Suspects Plead Not Guilty
The two suspects accused in a hotel shooting that left a Long Island father dead pleaded not guilty, as prosecutors said the alleged gunman hid from law enforcement in the weeks the shooting. But the defense said he was in town for much of that time. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Hotel Shooting Suspects Plead Not Guilty, As Questions About Police Continue to Swirl
Two men indicted in connection with the Marriott hotel shooting of a Long Island father visiting Poughkeepsie for a Marist College family weekend earlier this month pleaded not guilty Friday, as questions continue to swirl around why the suspected triggerman was even on the streets in the weeks leading up to the death. A handcuffed and shackled Roy Johnson Jr.,…
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Questions on Possible Law Enforcement Failures Before Hotel Killing Enter NY Gov. Race
Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee in the gubernatorial race, spoke out 10 days after the shocking hotel killing of a father visiting his son at Marist College.
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New Details Revealed of Weapons Cache, Victim's Death in NY Hotel Shooting
According to an indictment, as many as 30 shots were fired by alleged killer Roy Johnson, with one of the bullets striking father-of-three Paul Kutz, who died within minutes after a bullet tore through his body
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Indictments Reveal New Details in Deadly NY Hotel Shooting
As many as 30 shots were fired by the alleged hotel gunman who killed a Long Island father visiting his son at Marist College, according to the indictments. NBC New York Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Walgreens Robbers Crash on Taconic at 100 MPH, 2 Run Into Woods: NYSP
Three people who allegedly tried to rob a Walgreens in Poughkeepsie Tuesday crashed while trying to exit the Taconic State Parkway in a neighboring county at speeds topping 100 mph — and State Police were still looking for two who ran off into the woods afterward, authorities say. New York State Police described the situation as ongoing as of 11…
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Marist Parent Killed in NY Hotel Shooting Mourned at Long Island Service
Paul Kutz was shot and killed in the lobby of a Poughkeepsie hotel while he was visiting his son at Marist College.
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Long Island Dad, ‘Cherished Husband' Killed in Hotel Shooting Mourned at Public Mass
Heartbroken friends and loved ones filled a Long Island church Monday to mourn the father of three killed in a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby earlier this month while visiting for his son’s college family weekend. Paul Kutz, of East Northport, had been in Poughkeepsie, where one of his three sons attends Marist College, and was in the lobby at the...
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Long Island Father Killed in Poughkeepsie Hotel Shooting Mourned at Funeral
Heartbroken friends and loved ones are expected to fill a Long Island church later Monday to mourn the father of three killed in a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby earlier this month while visiting for his son’s college family weekend.
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Funeral Monday for Paul Kutz, Long Island Father Killed in NY Hotel Shooting
A public funeral mass will be held Monday for Paul Kutz, the 53-year-old Long Island father gunned down in a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby last weekend while visiting his son attending a nearby New York college. The mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church in East Northport. All other services for Kutz will be private. Kutz,…
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Suspects Indicted In Poughkeepsie Hotel Murder — But Questions Remain
Two men were indicted Friday in connection with the murder of a Long Island father visiting his son in Duchess County last weekend, Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Why Didn't Police or DA Ask for Help Finding Suspect Before Poughkeepsie Hotel Shooting?
The two men arrested in connection with Sunday’s shooting in a Poughkeepsie hotel lobby that killed a father in town for a family weekend at Marist College have been indicted — but the question remains: Why wasn’t more done to get the suspected killer off the street before the deadly shooting? Roy Johnson Jr., the alleged gunman and a...
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New Details Emerge in Deadly Poughkeepsie Hotel Investigation
Police for the city of Poughkeepsie said Wednesday that while they were aware the alleged gunman who killed a father in a seemingly random hotel lobby shooting had been a fugitive of the law, they couldn’t arrest him for one simple reason: They couldn’t find him.
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Poughkeepsie Police Couldn't Find Wanted Gun Fugitive for Weeks Before Hotel Killing
Police for the city of Poughkeepsie said Wednesday that while they were aware the alleged gunman who killed a father in a seemingly random hotel lobby shooting had been a fugitive of the law, they couldn’t arrest him for one simple reason: They couldn’t find him.