SILVER LAKE – Justin Speights’ mother, Lisa, Monday asked
the community to come forward with any information leading the arrest
of those who stabbed her son to death on New Year’s morning.
Speights, 20, was a firefighter with the Silver Lake Fire Department in
the Town of Wallkill. He was at a party in the Town of Crawford where
an estimated 100 people attended and when he attempted to break up a fight,
was stabbed to death.
Silver Lake spokesman Jeff Jaques said Speights was a “true hero”
conveying stories of how he would take a cab to a fire if he had no transportation
or would ride his bike to the firehouse if the fire alarm sounded. “He
was very dedicated to his work.”
Jaques announced the fire department and members of the community are
offering a $10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those
responsible for Speights’ death. State Police, who are investigating
the murder, may be reached at 845-344-5300.
