PORT JERVIS — On December 13, 2025, at approximately 11:39 p.m., The New York State Police from the Greenville Barracks along with the Town of Deerpark Police Department responded to a report of an assault at The Sentinel of Port Jervis, an assisted living facility, located at 2247 Greenville Turnpike, Port Jervis, NY.

The Town of Deerpark Police Department arrived on scene first and located the victim, Patricia Winters, age 62, of Port Jervis, NY, inside a bedroom obviously deceased with a stab wound.

The suspect, James Annear, age 84, of Port Jervis, NY, was also located inside the bedroom, suffering from apparent self-inflicted stab wounds.

The preliminary investigation determined that Annear and Winters were involved in a verbal confrontation that turned physical prior to the incident.

Annear received medical treatment at the scene and was ultimately transported to a local area hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Annear remains in the custody of the New York State Police and will be charged with Murder in the 2^nd Degree (A-I Felony) and arraigned, when his medical condition permits.

The investigation remains ongoing.