14-month manhunt leads to murder charge against Middletown man

There has been a break in a Wallkill murder case after an intensive 14-month manhunt.

News 12 Staff

Jan 21, 2021, 10:56 PM

Updated 1,434 days ago

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There has been a break in a Wallkill murder case after an intensive 14-month manhunt.
Police and the FBI raided a home on Dwight Avenue early Thursday, and arrested Jamaad Mikal Murphy.
He's accused of shooting and killing Matthew Napoleoni outside of the Made in Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine and Sports Bar in Wallkill in November 2019.
The 27-year-old Murphy is facing murder in the second degree and is being held at the Orange County jail without bail.
The house on Dwight Avenue was also involved in two separate incidents where shots were fired at the home.  There were no injuries, and no word from police if that has any connection to the arrest.