New York Bail Reform: 3 Released From Putnam County Jail

CARMEL, NY — Three people incarcerated at the Putnam County Jail with pending criminal charges have been released under New York State's new bail laws, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. announced.

The criminal justice reforms took effect Jan. 1.

Among those released was 40-year-old Javier Lorenzano-Fercano, who was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal automobile accident, a felony. Police allege that Lorenzano-Fercano struck and killed a 38-year-old man in Philipstown on Oct. 25, 2019 and drove away. He was arrested the next day in Dutchess County. Since then he was in the Putnam County Jail on bail set at $25,000 cash/ $50,000 bond.

When Lorenzano-Mercano was released, federal immigration officials took him into custody on an ICE detainer, Langley said.

Also released under the new criminal justice reforms were 50-year-old Suffolk County resident James McInerney, who is charged with 2nd degree grand larceny, and Brooklyn resident Dusean Davis, 28, who is charged with first degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. Both crimes are Class C non-violent felonies.