WAPPINGER, NY – A 32-year-old Poughkeepsie man has been charged with murder in the death of his ex-wife, State Police announced Friday night.
Timothy Alexander was arrested on Friday and charged with second degree murder.
According to police, Alexander stabbed 34-year-old Terrie DeGelormo at a home in the vicinity of All Angels Hill Road in Wappinger around 11 a.m. Thursday.
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DeGelormo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alexander fled the scene before police arrived, police said. He was arrested following an investigation.
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“This was a heartbreaking tragedy, where a young mother lost her life, due to domestic violence," State Police Captain John Ryan said.
Alexander was arraigned Friday in Town of Wappinger Justice Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.
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