Accused Murderer From Mississippi Found In Dutchess County

PLEASANT VALLEY, NY — A woman wanted on a homicide warrant from Mississippi was located in Dutchess County.

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that Stephanie M. Vance, 26, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, was located in the town of Pleasant Valley Jan. 11.

Authorities said Vance was wanted on a homicide warrant in Mississippi. Through further investigation by the sheriff’s office’s Detective Bureau, Patrol Bureau and Domestic Violence Unit, she was found and taken into custody without incident.

Vance was charged in Dutchess County as a fugitive from justice. After being processed, she was arraigned in the Town of Hyde Park Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail pending extradition proceedings.