Wilfredo Crespo Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree
Defendant Faces up to 15 Years in Prison
Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced that on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Wilfredo Crespo, 56, of Pine Bush, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Crespo pled guilty, the People will recommend he be sentenced to fifteen (15) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of post-release supervision when he is sentenced on January 9, 2026.
As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on December 24, 2020, at approximately 7:20 a.m., in the parking lot of a business in the Village of Walden, Crespo got into a verbal argument with the victim. During the argument, Crespo drew a loaded firearm and shot the victim once in the chest. When the victim got into a vehicle and attempted to stop Crespo from fleeing the area, Crespo climbed onto the hood of the victim’s car and shot the victim again in the shoulder. Crespo later turned himself into the police and admitted to shooting the victim. During the investigation, the police recovered a modified flare gun used in the shooting that discharged .22 caliber rounds. At the plea proceedings, Crespo admitted to illegally possessing the loaded firearm.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the New York State Police for their investigation which led to the arrest of the defendant. District Attorney Hoovler also thanked the Town of Crawford Police Department and the Village of Walden Police Department for their assistance during the investigation.
“Time and again, we see offenders with no business carrying a gun using these deadly weapons to inflict untold violence,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “We must stand strong in the face of gun crime because doing so makes and keeps our communities safer. While this defendant’s crimes left the victim with serious and lasting injuries, the hard work of law enforcement ensured that this defendant was held accountable for his actions. We will persist in our pursuit of gun crimes and the criminals who commit them.”
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Kelle Grimmer.
A 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.
