Sullivan County District Attorney reports convictions, indictments and interagency work
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The district attorney reported 110 indictments year-to-date, multiple high-profile convictions, expanded staff and interagency cooperation on shootings and federal prosecutions, and said recent discovery-law amendments will aid case handling.
The Sullivan County District Attorney delivered a fiscal-year update to the Legislature that listed indictments, recent convictions, staffing changes and multiagency investigations.
"Year to date, my office has drafted an excess of 60 search warrants ..." the District Attorney said, summarizing investigative activity across vehicles, residences and digital accounts. He reported that the office had filed 110 indictments year to date and listed several recent convictions, including cases involving violent felonies, narcotics and weapons offenses.
The DA said the office obtained a conviction in a predatory sexual-assault trial and will seek a 25-years-to-life sentence at the defendant’s upcoming sentencing hearing. He also described other recent outcomes in cases involving illegal firearms, large narcotics seizures and armed robbery, and said numerous trials are scheduled.
The DA highlighted appellate success and staffing changes: four appellate decisions were decided in the office’s favor this year, investigator Kenny was promoted to chief investigator — a first for the county — and Sheila Parks was hired as special assistant to the district attorney. The office also completed a law-student internship program and sent prosecutors to statewide training programs.
The DA said his office is coordinating with local police, the sheriff’s office and the New York State Police on several shootings in and around the Village of Monticello two weeks earlier and expressed hope for arrests soon. He also reported federal coordination in a case that produced a 10-year federal sentence for a defendant, and he said amendments to state discovery laws have eased challenges his office has faced, making prosecutions more resilient to technical dismissals.
Legislators did not take a vote on any DA-led proposal during the update. The DA concluded his presentation by asking whether there were questions; none were raised that led to formal action.