District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence for Serial Larcenist

Defendant Sentenced to 3-6 Years in Prison After Multiple Arrests While Pending Sentence

Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, David Mead, age 32, of Middletown, was sentenced to an aggregate term of three to six (3-6) years in prison in connection with his previous guilty pleas in Orange County Court to Burglary in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.  After Mead pled guilty in November, 2023 he was subsequently re-arrested three times while he was pending sentence.  Mead admitted that he had violated the conditions of his plea and was subject to the enhanced sentence imposed.

As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, in the early morning hours on October 20, 2023 Mead broke a window at a bar in the Village of Montgomery and entered in search of money.  Later that same day, Mead broke into a vehicle in the Town of Wawayanda and stole credit cards from within that he later attempted to use.  Two days later, in the Town of New Windsor, Mead broke into another vehicle and stole tools.  A day after that, Mead broke into another car in the Town of Newburgh and stole a gym bag.  When Mead was arrested on October 24, 2023, members of the Town of Newburgh Police Department recovered from Mead’s vehicle property he stole from the incident in New Windsor.

District Attorney Hoovler thanked the Village of Montgomery Police Department, Town of New Windsor Police Department, Town of Newburgh Police Department and the New York State Police for their investigation which led to the arrest of Mead.

“Break-ins can not only result in costly damage or loss of property, but constitute an inexcusable invasion of privacy,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “It required the cooperative involvement of all of the police agencies in this case to ensure that the defendant was held to account for his string of crimes across Orange County.  My Office reiterates our dedication to the protection of innocent victims and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to seek justice in cases like this one.”

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Amanda Arroyo.

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.