John Reilly III, the former highway superintendent for the town of Chester, New York, was convicted on March 26, 2026, for the May 2025 shooting of a DoorDash driver. He is currently being held without bail and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2026.
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Conviction Details
A jury found Reilly guilty of several felony charges related to the shooting of Alpha Oumar Barry:
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First-degree assault (specifically “depraved indifference” assault)
Second-degree assault
Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
D.A. says Reilly faces up to 25 years in prison on the top charge and was remanded to the Orange County Jail without bail.
The Orange County D.A. also reports that Reilly’s wife is also accused of allegedly deleting doorbell camera footage connected to the case.