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Wallkill man faces 10 years in prison for shooting girlfriend

Joseph Lightfoot,18, of Wallkill, faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon for shooting his girlfriend during a fight in April.

News 12 Staff

Aug 1, 2024, 11:51 AM

Updated 126 days ago

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Wallkill man faces 10 years in prison for shooting girlfriend
Joseph Lightfoot,18, of Wallkill, faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon for shooting his girlfriend during a fight in April.
According to police, Lightfoot got into an altercation with a man in Walden and attempted to shoot him, but instead hit his girlfriend in the wrist.
The woman was treated at the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries.
Lightfoot's sentencing is expected to take place in the coming weeks.