Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Cameron Leath, 25, of Pine Bush, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.  Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Leath pled guilty, the People will recommend he be sentenced to five (5) years in prison when he is in court next on June 24, 2024.  

As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on January 27, 2024 City of Middletown Police officers were dispatched to a warming station in the City for a report of a fight involving a man who was seen with a gun the night before.  At the warming station, the police found Leath, who matched the description of the person involved in the fight.  Leath admitted to getting into a verbal argument but denied possessing any weapons.  The police ultimately recovered a loaded pistol from a jacket on a chair at the location.  Surveillance video from prior to the officers’ arrival showed Leath wearing the jacket.  At the plea proceedings Leath admitted to illegally possessing the loaded firearm.

Hoovler thanked the City of Middletown Police for their investigation and the arrest of the defendant.

“Illegally possessed firearms pose a credible threat to law-abiding citizens of the County,” said Hoovler. “Making and keeping our streets safe takes proactive policing, coupled with a prosecutorial dedication to hold these offenders accountable.  I commend the work of the City of Middletown Police that ensured that another illegally possessed handgun, and the offender who chose to wield it, is off the street before it can be used against anyone in an act of violence.”

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Alexis Gregory.