Monticello man’s murder conviction upheld

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MONTICELLO – A man, who shot and killed another man in Monticello in the evening of June 28, 2016, had his murder conviction affirmed by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, Third Department.

Carlos Serrano, also known as Jay Menor Serrano, 25, was also convicted by a Sullivan County Court jury of reckless endangerment in February 2017. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison.

The appeals court rejected Serrano’s contention that his conviction was against the weight of evidence.

District Attorney James Farrell said Serrano had approached a porch at 62 Park Avenue in Monticello armed with a loaded shotgun and, after asking where his estranged wife and his son were, opened fire, killing Juan Medina, 28, of Brooklyn. Two women and an eight-year-old child were also on the porch at the time of the shooting.

Serrano was taken into custody three hours after the shooting at Sleepy Hollow apartments by Monticello Village Police with the aid of the DA’s office and State Police.

DA James Farrell, who prosecuted the case, said Serrano received “a fair trial as affirmed by the appellate court.” The DA terms Serrano’s actions as “ruthless and violent.”

He said the defendant “set out to kill Juan Medina in cold blood, and committed this act in broad daylight, without care of who saw him, and without care for who he could have killed in the process.”

Farrell said Serrano “belongs behind bars for the rest of his natural life as he is a clear and present danger and violent threat to our community.”




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