Orange County Man Who Shot At State Troopers Receives Sentence

DEERPARK, NY — An Orange County man who tried to kill two state troopers in 2021 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

Brian P. Conaty, acting district attorney of Sullivan County, said Patrick Hermanowski, 41, of Westbrookville, was sentenced to 80 years to life Friday in Sullivan County Court.

Hermanowski was convicted March 24 after a four-day jury trial, of two counts of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted robbery, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Prosecutors said, on Sept. 12, 2021, he had in his possession and shot a 9mm “ghost gun” pistol at two on-duty uniformed members of the New York State Police.

Hermanowski was also found to have more than 2 ounces of methamphetamine.

Troopers had been called to the location in Westbrookville for a report of a domestic dispute and a man inside the home shooting a weapon.

When troopers got there, Hermanowski fled and was found hiding in an abandoned Airstream trailer in Wurtsboro in Sullivan County.

As troopers approached him, he fired his pistol at them from inside the trailer.

Law enforcement returned fire and Hermanowski was taken into custody. No troopers were injured, police said.