District Attorney Robert V. Tendy Announces Sentencings of Louis Weber IV and James Mcinerney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NUMBER 21-009

CARMEL, NEW YORK – November 16, 2021, Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. Tendy announced today that on November 9, 2021, Louis Weber IV, of Philipstown, New York, was sentenced by the Honorable Joseph J. Spofford to an aggregate sentence of 20 years in state prison with 5 years post-release supervision. Weber, 21, had pleaded guilty on August 24, 2021, to Manslaughter in the First Degree and Arson in the Third Degree for killing his father, Louis Weber III.
Weber was sentenced after the Court heard heartfelt statements from the victim’s daughter and two of his brothers, who described what the loss of the victim meant to them. The District Attorney’s Office also informed the Court that the defendant admitted to going to his father’s house in the middle of the night and killing him in his sleep, and that he did so because he believed his father was keeping money he received as child support for himself instead of spending it on the defendant.
District Attorney Tendy also announced today that on November 9, 2021, James Mcinerney, of Coram, New York, was sentenced by the Honorable Joseph J. Spofford to an aggregate sentence of 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison. Mcinerney, 52, had been convicted after a jury trial of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, and Resisting Arrest. As proven at trial, Mcinerney had stolen $103,050 from an 85-year-old woman in Cold Spring over the course of six months by making false representations and promises to her.
When imposing the sentence, Judge Spofford stated that Mcinerney was a “career criminal” who “preyed upon” his victim and committed a “despicable” crime. In addition to the sentence described above, Judge Spofford issued a criminal order of restitution for the victim in the full amount of the theft and issued an order of protection prohibiting the defendant from having any contact with her.
The case against Louis Weber IV was prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Larry Glasser and Assistant District Attorney Breanne Smith. The case against James Mcinerney was prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Larry Glasser and Assistant District Attorney Mackenzie Ferguson.