TOWN OF WALLKILL – A 24-year-old Otisville man has been arrested in connection with a December incident of shots fired outside a Town of Wallkill bar.
At about 4 a.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2021, Wallkill Police heard several shots fire in the area of Whispers Cocktail Lounge at 428 North Street. Several spent shell casings were recovered. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
On Wednesday, January 26, at about 5:30 p.m., Detective Dane Wakefield, working with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, arrested Jason Mendoza on two counts of criminal possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment.
He was remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail or $50,000 bond.