GOSHEN, N.Y. — A Middletown man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for setting fire to the home of a New York State Trooper’s father in an act of retaliation, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Tuesday.
Tyler Williams, 26, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown following his guilty plea to second-degree arson. He will also serve five years of post-release supervision.
Prosecutors said the arson took place in the early hours of December 21, 2023, hours after Williams was pulled over and issued traffic tickets by a state trooper in Middletown. Investigators later determined that Williams had searched online for the trooper’s address before setting fire to a house in Warwick, where he knew or should have known people were inside.
Authorities conducted an extensive five-month investigation, executing over 20 search warrants and numerous subpoenas before arresting Williams. The probe involved multiple agencies, including the Town of Warwick Police Department, New York State Police, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“The two-decade long sentence imposed is warranted by this offender’s senseless and unjustified act of violence,” Hoovler said. “We will not permit outrageous retribution against police officers for simply doing their jobs.”