Jamar Murry-El Convicted of All Charges, Including Robbery in the Third Degree
Defendant Faces up to 3.5 – 7 Years in Prison
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Jamar Murry-El, age 31, of Newburgh, was convicted after a jury trial in the Orange County Court of all charges against him, Robbery in the Third Degree, Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Murry-El faces up to three and one half (3.5) to seven (7) years in prison when he is scheduled to be sentenced on October 22, 2025. Murry-El was remanded back to the Orange County Jail without bail following the jury’s verdict.
As alleged at trial, on October 18, 2024 at approximately 5:00 p.m., the victim, a ten (10) year-old, was walking to his babysitter’s residence in the City of Newburgh with $200 cash from his parents to pay the babysitter. While the victim was on the porch of the residence, Murry-El approached the child and asked for $10. When the child said the money was for his babysitter, Murry-El forcibly took the money from the child’s hands and fled. The police promptly responded and located Murry-El, who was identified as the perpetrator.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the City of Newburgh Police Department for their investigation which led to the arrest of Murry-El.
“Every citizen of Orange County deserves to walk our streets free of the fear of being attacked by the violent acts of another,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “That this defendant would choose to rob an innocent child is particularly galling. I commend the bravery of the young victim in this case who stood before the defendant and a jury of the defendant’s peers and spoke of the criminal acts that led to the defendant’s conviction. The dedicated prosecutors of my office will not halt in our relentless pursuit of justice on behalf of crime victims.”
District Attorney Hoovler highly commended Senior Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Mangold and Assistant District Attorney Ralph Anthony who prosecuted the case.
This criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
