03/18/2025
DA Hoovler Announces Life Without Parole Sentence for Newburgh Man Who Murdered Family
Kaliek Goode-Ford Previously Convicted of All Charges After Jury Trial
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Kaliek Goode-Ford, age 35, of Newburgh, was sentenced by the Honorable Craig Stephen Brown in the Orange County Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a family in the Town of Newburgh in 2020. Goode-Ford was convicted by a jury in January of all charges against him, including Murder in the First Degree (three counts), Attempted Murder in the First Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
As alleged at trial, Goode-Ford entered into a residence in the Town of Newburgh and inside, fatally shot a man, his wife and nine-year-old son, and shot a three-year-old boy who survived. After the shooting, Goode-Ford threw the pistol and magazine he used during the murders into the Hudson River.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the Town of Newburgh Police Department and New York State Police for their investigation and the arrest of Goode-Ford and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York State Police Dive Team for assisting in the investigation.
“A prison sentence nothing short of forever is the only acceptable sentence in this case and, thankfully, was the one imposed,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “It is not often that, as prosecutors, we encounter defendants whose conduct is truly irredeemable, but the evil exhibited by this defendant is unparalleled. However, today, justice stood in the face of that depravity and refused to back down. This outcome is the culmination of incredibly hard work by the team of investigators, led by the talented detectives of the Town of Newburgh Police Department, and the dedication of the prosecutors who secured the conviction. My deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones of those lost in this utterly senseless crime.”
District Attorney Hoovler highly commended Chief Trial Assistant District Attorney Richard Moran and Assistant District Attorney Christine Maggiore who prosecuted the case.
This criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
