littlefieldjohn
April 15th, 2011, 02:20 PM
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Police have charged a rabbi and two hard-core felons in last month's killing of an ex-cop and his nephew in Newburgh.
All three suspects were arrested by City of Newburgh and state police Wednesday night in New York City.
Rabbi Victor Koltun, 41, of Brooklyn, faces two counts of second-degree murder. He was arraigned separately from the other two suspects in City Court in Newburgh after spending Thursday morning at the Arden Hill campus of Orange Regional Medical Center. Koltun, who weighs more than 450 pounds, leaned hard on a walker as he shuffled into Judge B. Harold Ramsey's courtroom.
"How are you doing, sir?" Koltun asked the judge.
Defense lawyer James Winslow said Koltun suffered from diabetes and depended on insulin. He also claims to have a seizure disorder, Winslow said. Koltun pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
"He absolutely denies that he murdered anyone," Winslow said. "He's a rabbi and a businessman."
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All three suspects were arrested by City of Newburgh and state police Wednesday night in New York City.
Rabbi Victor Koltun, 41, of Brooklyn, faces two counts of second-degree murder. He was arraigned separately from the other two suspects in City Court in Newburgh after spending Thursday morning at the Arden Hill campus of Orange Regional Medical Center. Koltun, who weighs more than 450 pounds, leaned hard on a walker as he shuffled into Judge B. Harold Ramsey's courtroom.
"How are you doing, sir?" Koltun asked the judge.
Defense lawyer James Winslow said Koltun suffered from diabetes and depended on insulin. He also claims to have a seizure disorder, Winslow said. Koltun pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
"He absolutely denies that he murdered anyone," Winslow said. "He's a rabbi and a businessman."
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