Crime & Safety
FL Man Charged In Death Of FL Woman: NYSP
Authorities said the woman, who was found dead in a car, had recently arrived in the mid-Hudson Valley from Florida.
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY — A man from the state of Florida was accused of being involved in the death of a woman who recently arrived in the town of Wappinger.
The New York State Police said, around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation were sent to a home on Dorothy Heights in Wappingers Falls for an unresponsive woman in a car.
Police said Victoria Barnes, 43, of Sebastian, Florida, was found dead by responding emergency medical personnel and troopers.
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An investigation led to the arrest of David Osterhoudt, 56, also of Sebastian, Florida.
He was charged with second-degree manslaughter, a felony.
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Osterhoudt was arraigned in the Town of Wappinger Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, $750,000 bond or $1.5 million partially secured bond.
He is scheduled to reappear in court Aug. 9.
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