NEWBURGH, N.Y. — A Newburgh man was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years in prison for a string of violent gang-related attacks, including a near-fatal stabbing and multiple shootings, as part of an investigation into street violence in Orange County.
Wilmer Reyes-Bran, 24, previously pled guilty to five felony charges — including attempted murder and weapons possession — stemming from four separate incidents that took place between September 2023 and February 2024. His sentencing in Orange County Court also includes five years of post-release supervision.
The attacks, investigated by the Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce, were described by prosecutors as targeted acts of gang-related violence. The task force includes members of the City of Newburgh Police Department, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center, and is part of a state-funded initiative to combat gun violence.
According to court records, Reyes-Bran and co-defendant Jesus Bravo confronted a man on Sept. 21, 2023, asking if he belonged to a gang before Reyes-Bran stabbed him multiple times in the arms, face and torso, while Bravo punched and kicked the victim.
On Dec. 11, 2023, the pair followed two males in Newburgh before Bravo opened fire on one. When the second man was caught, Bravo pistol-whipped him while Reyes-Bran kicked him, investigators said.
A few weeks later, on Dec. 30, 2023, a ShotSpotter alert led police to a vehicle riddled with bullet holes. Surveillance footage showed Reyes-Bran handing Bravo a gun, who then fired at the SUV. A victim later appeared at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.
Police executed a search warrant at Reyes-Bran’s home on Feb. 12, 2024, recovering an untraceable firearm and ammunition. The weapon was later linked to the December shootings.
District Attorney David M. Hoovler praised the task force’s efforts, stating, “The lengthy prison sentence imposed on this defendant closes the book on his reign of violence committed in Newburgh.”
Bravo was sentenced in January to 19 years in prison with five years of supervision.