SULLIVAN COUNTY — Brian P. Conaty, Acting District Attorney of Sullivan County, announced that Patrick Hemanowski, 41, of Westbrookville, was sentenced to 80 years to life incarceration in state prison by Sullivan County Court Judge Jim Farrell on June 23, upon his convictions for two counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, Attempted Robbery in the First Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree. These convictions came after a four-day jury trial which reached a verdict on March 24. The jury found that on September 12, 2021, Hermanowski intentionally possessed and discharged a nine-millimeter “ghost gun” pistol at two on-duty uniformed members of the New York State Police. After the incident, Hermanowski was found in possession of over two ounces of methamphetamine. This case was prosecuted at trial by Acting District Attorney Brian P. Conaty with the assistance of Assistant District Attorney William Varade. 

Conaty said: “The defendant’s attempt to kill on-duty police officers warrants the stiffest penalties provided for under law and justified the lengthiest prison sentence this Office has asked for in decades. Hermanowski’s actions terrorized an entire community and the New York State Police acted swiftly to identify and neutralize this threat thereby placing their own lives in danger. I re-affirm my praise to all those who put on the uniform and seek to make Sullivan County a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. My Office has been, and will remain, committed to standing with law enforcement in protecting the citizens of Sullivan County from all those who engage in these violent acts.”