NEWBURGH, NY – A Newburgh man has been sentenced to nine years in prison with five years of supervised release after he was convicted for terrorizing his former lover and her family inside their home. According to police when Alex Livingston, 37, first into the home of his former lover, her children head in a closet in the home for fear of their own safety.
“At the time that Livingston pleaded guilty, he admitted that on December 22, 2020, a valid court-ordered order of protection was in effect which commanded him to stay away from a former intimate partner and her home. Livingston admitted breaking into his former partner’s home on that day and damaging property throughout her house,” The Orange County District Attorney’s office said in a press release issued today. “Prosecutors had argued that Livingston had broken through the door or the residence and entered the home while demanding to see some children who were hiding in a closet with their grandmother. The defendant was also alleged to have taken his former partner’s phone from her to prevent her from calling 911 and striking her. After the burglary, Livingston fled to the State or Georgia, where he was eventually arrested and returned to New York State to face these and related charges.”
“This defendant’s outrageous conduct not only endangered the adult victims of his crime, but children as well,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “Those offenders who fail to abide by orders of protection and who commit violent acts against the protected parties deserve significant incarceratory sentences. I urge all who are victims of domestic violence to reach out to law enforcement, and to groups such as Fearless! Hudson Valley for help. Survivors of these crimes deserve our admiration and assistance.”
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