Stony Point Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder for Brutal Attack at Hotel in West Nyack
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Todd Humphrey, 46, of Stony Point, New York has pleaded guilty to Attempted Murder in the Second Degree stemming from a violent attack at a hotel in West Nyack, New York.
On October 17, 2022 at approximately 5 am, officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Tappan Zee Hotel, located at 110 North Route 303 in West Nyack, NY, for reports of a woman screaming. Officers located a female victim who had substantial lacerations to her head. The victim was using the shower when the defendant struck her in the head with a mini-sledgehammer and proceeded to use a regular sized sledgehammer to continue striking her. She was able to escape the room and was assisted by hotel staff who called 9-1-1. The suspect fled the hotel before officers arrived on scene. A regional alert was issued notifying officers of the subject and his vehicle. Humphrey was located in Putnam County, NY and led New York State Police in a vehicle pursuit that ended in Orange County, NY when he crashed his vehicle and was taken into custody.
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said, “The defendant in this case engaged in a brutal act of extreme violence that showed no regard for the life of the victim. He will now be held accountable fo his criminal actions with a lengthy prison sentence. I would like to commend the swift response by the Clarkstown Police Department with the assistance from the New York State Police for apprehending the
defendant.”
Todd Humphrey pleaded guilty before Judge Schwartz on March 28, 2023. The defendant will be sentenced to 10 years in state prison with 5 years post release supervision.
The case was prosecuted by Executive Assistant District Attorney Nabeela McLeod.
