The Daily Catch’s recent profile on Anthony Parisi, one of the candidates for District Attorney in Dutchess County.

The Hudson Valley Pilot sat down with Parisi to talk about his service in the Dutchess County criminal justice system and his ideas for modifying some of the existing policies and procedures.

Twenty-five-year-old Sebastian Antonio Morataya Mendez has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for trying to kill his 17-year-old girlfriend with a rolling pin in April of last year. Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Bureau Chief Anthony Parisi was assigned the case on the day of the attack and carried it through to Wednesday’s sentencing.

Carlos Belton, 32, was sentenced to 41 years to life in prison by Dutchess County Court Judge Jessica Segal on Tuesday. The terms will run consecutively, according to Dutchess County District Attorney Bureau Chief Anthony Parisi, who prosecuted Belton.

At year’s end, William Grady will be retiring as Dutchess County district attorney, having worked in the county’s top law enforcement office for over 50 years, including four decades as DA. Two new candidates have emerged to fill the role, the first time each is running for the office: Matthew Weishaupt and Anthony Parisi.

The Dutchess Democratic Committee held its nominating convention for countywide elections Thursday night, endorsing Tommy Zurhellen for County Executive, Anthony Parisi for District Attorney, Kenya Gadsden for County Clerk, and James Rogers for Family Court Judge.

Dutchess County District Attorney, accused of threatening one of his assistants who is considering running for the DA position, has drafted a “Politics in the Office Policy” to address issues relating to employees of his office that choose to run for public office.

A jury convicted Carlton Belton, an ex-convict, on felony murder and weapons charges on Wednesday afternoon in the death of 27-year-old Atiba Proverbs after a June 2022 shootout at a Main Street convenience store. Dutchess County Senior Assistant District Attorney Anthony Parisi prosecuted Belton for the recent murder.

Republican Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady is being criticized for asking for the resignation of one of his top prosecutors, a Democrat who is considering a campaign to be the county’s next DA.

The impact two warring street gangs had on the city of Poughkeepsie was evident in 2012, said Dutchess County Assistant District Attorney Anthony Parisi.