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Liberty man gets 20-year prison sentence in attempted murder plea deal

Officials say Banegas-Ortiz attempted to cause the death of another by striking the victim in the neck.

News 12 Staff

Jan 27, 2025, 12:20 PM

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A Sullivan County man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempted murder.

Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty says Darwin Banegas-Ortiz, 40, of Liberty, admitted to attacking three people with a knife outside the Star Bar in Liberty in July 2023.

Officials say Banegas-Ortiz attempted to cause the death of another by striking the victim in the neck.

Conaty called it an “unprovoked attack.”

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