'Guilty': Jury Convicts The Man Who Robbed 10-Year-Old

NEWBURGH, NY — An Orange County man faces a hefty prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of callously robbing a child.

Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Jamar Murry-El was convicted on Thursday after a jury trial of all charges against him, including third-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, and endangering the welfare of a child. The Newburgh man faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 22.

The 31-year-old was remanded back to the Orange County Jail without bail following the jury's verdict.

On Oct. 18, around 5 p.m., the victim, a 10-year-old, was walking to his babysitter's home in the City of Newburgh with $200 cash from his parents to pay the babysitter. While the victim was on the porch of the residence, Murry-El approached the child and asked for $10. When the child said the money was for his babysitter, Murry-El forcibly took the money from the childs hands and fled.

The police promptly responded and found Murry-El, who was identified as the suspect.

Hoovler thanked the City of Newburgh Police Department for their investigation which led to the arrest of Murry-El.

"Every citizen of Orange County deserves to walk our streets free of the fear of being attacked by the violent acts of another," the district attorney said. "That this defendant would choose to rob an innocent child is particularly galling. I commend the bravery of the young victim in this case who stood before the defendant and a jury of the defendant’s peers and spoke of the criminal acts that led to the defendant’s conviction. The dedicated prosecutors of my office will not halt in our relentless pursuit of justice on behalf of crime victims."