GOSHEN – A New Windsor man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a man to death in the city of Newburgh last month.

Cameron Williams, 25, of New Windsor, was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder, a felony, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.

He is being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1 million cash bail, $3 million fully secured bond or $10 million partially secured bond, pending a Dec. 4 conference in Orange County Court.

According to Hoovler, in documents filed and in court testimony, Williams allegedly took several kitchen knives from a Newburgh home after an argument, approached a man lying on West Parmenter Street, and stabbed him multiple times to death. .

The stabbing took place on October 13 at around 22.45. The victim was not identified by authorities and no motive was given for the stabbing.

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An investigation by Newburgh city police identified Williams as a suspect and led to his arrest.

“The alleged acts of violence committed by this defendant are unconscionable,” Hoovler said in a statement released by his office.

Williams’ attorney, Paul Nicholas Weber Jr. did not make any comment.

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This article first appeared in the Times Herald-Record: New Windsor man charged with stabbing man to death in Newburgh city