TOWN OF WALLKILL – The
man wanted in connection with the firing of a gun at the Galleria at Crystal
Run in the Town of Wallkill last Sunday is in custody.
Michael Perez-Rodriguez, 27, of Monticello turned himself in to Monticello
Police after a Sullivan County deputy sheriff recognized him from the
surveillance video released by the police late Tuesday afternoon.
Perez, whose residence was lost due to a fire recently, had been living
elsewhere in Sullivan County. He is originally from Forest City, Pennsylvania.
The deputy alerted Wallkill detectives who were able to identify Perez-Rodriguez
resulting in him, accompanied by an attorney, turning himself in to police.
Perez is a former security guard who had been employed some time ago for
a company that provided security at Sullivan Community College in Loch
Sheldrake.
Investigators said he has a license to carry a gun and was charged with
one count of felony reckless endangerment and two counts of misdemeanor
assault and was committed to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $2,500
cash bail or $5,000 bond.
When asked if the shooting was accidental or intentional, Orange County
District Attorney David Hoovler said the charges “speak for themselves.”
