GOSHEN – Jury selection in the trial of alleged DoorDash shooter John Reilly III begins on Friday in Orange County Court Judge Craig Brown’s courtroom.
Reilly, the Town of Chester’s Highway Superintendent, faces attempted murder charges, which carry a maximum sentence of 25 years. He was also charged with two counts of assault and eight counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
“We look forward to having the case presented to a fair and impartial jury of Mr. Reilly’s peers,” said Reilly’s attorney Thomas Kenniff, who gained national headlines in 2023 when he convinced a jury to acquit Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide after he used a chokehold on an agitated New York City subway rider. “We remain confident that once the full picture of the circumstances confronting Mr. Reilly on the night in question are known, the reasonableness or his actions will be apparent, and Mr. Reilly will be found not guilty.”
It is alleged that on the evening of May 2, 2025, a DoorDash driver who had become lost and whose phone battery had died, approached the Reilly home on Valerie Drive in the Town of Chester with a bag of food, asking whether Reilly had placed the order.
Prosecutors say Reilly told the driver to leave. As the driver attempted to return to his vehicle, Reilly allegedly came outside with a .45-caliber Glock pistol and fired a round into the front lawn.
As the victim tried to drive away, Reilly allegedly fired additional shots at the vehicle. One round pierced the car and struck the driver in the lower back, causing serious injuries. The victim underwent emergency surgery, during which more than two feet of his small intestine were removed.
Reilly is still employed as the Town of Chester’s Highway Superintendent with the next election for the position set for November of next year.
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