Wilfredo Crespo Pled Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, January 9, 2026, Wilfredo Crespo, 56, of Pine Bush, was sentenced in Orange County Court to fifteen (15) years in prison to be followed by five (5) years of post-release supervision relative to his previous guilty plea to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.
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 accosted an individual and then 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.
“The terrible physical and emotional consequences wrought by this defendant’s violent crimes demands the significant sentence imposed,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Criminals such as this defendant have no business carrying or wielding illegally possessed firearms. 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.
