Crime & Safety
16-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Hillcrest Murder
Slaying took place just outside a children's birthday party, according to media reports.
A 16-year-old Orange County resident has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Hillcrest man outside of a six-year-old's house party last June.
Josiah Williams, a teen from New Windsor, is accused of killing 22-year-old Riccardo Barrett on June 9 at 5 Hickory Street by stabbing with a knife, police said. The slaying occurred outside of a youngster's birthday bash, according to reports by ABC.
Williams was arrested Monday afternoon in Hillcrest by Ramapo police, authorities said, with the help of the United States Marshal's Service.
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Williams faces murder in the second degree, a felony. He is currently at Rockland County Correctional Facility.
Future court dates will be set by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, authorities said.
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