Chester Man Who Shot Delivery Driver Sentenced to 17 Years

The former highway superintendent also illegally possessed eight pistols.

The Orange County Courthouse on May 19, 2026. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

MOUNT HOPE, N.Y.—The former town of Chester highway superintendent was sentenced to 17 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision on May 18 for shooting a delivery driver in 2025.

John Reilly III, 49, of Chester shot the driver as he was trying to leave Reilly’s property on the evening of May 2, 2025. Reilly faced assault and weapons charges.