Anthony Mitchell, 26, of Haverstraw has been hit with a 135‑month federal prison sentence for enticement and coercion of a minor, even as he remains locked up on separate state charges tied to a 2022 killing in Spring Valley.
Federal Sentence and the Charges
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti sentenced Mitchell after prosecutors said he persuaded a 14‑year‑old to create sexually explicit photos and videos between January 2021 and September 2022.
Prosecutors say Mitchell did not stop when he was arrested. The U.S. Attorney’s Office states that he kept soliciting explicit material from the victim while already incarcerated at the Rockland County Jail following his July 2022 arrest on state charges. The federal sentence also includes a five‑year term of supervised release, according to the same announcement.
State Murder Case Still Pending
On the state side, local coverage reports that Mitchell was arrested in July 2022 in connection with the fatal shooting of 17‑year‑old Treynahel Cineus in Spring Valley, and that a grand jury later indicted him on murder and weapons charges. Court records and police statements from 2022 outlined those counts and the circumstances of his arrest near the parking lot of the Meadow Lane apartment complex, as reported by CBS New York and the Rockland County Times.
Officials Describe the Investigation
“Anthony Mitchell is a sexual predator,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in the federal release, calling Mitchell’s behavior “enticing” and urging the public to stay vigilant about online predators, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco III and FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle Jr. also praised the joint federal and local investigation that led to the prosecution.
The announcement from federal prosecutors also highlighted the FBI tips line for anyone with information about the sexual exploitation of children, underscoring that investigators are still looking for leads beyond this one case.
What’s Next
The federal case was handled by the Office’s White Plains Division, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ben Arad, Kathryn Wheelock and Jeffrey C. Coffman listed as the prosecutors in the announcement shared by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on X.
Mitchell will serve the 135‑month federal sentence, followed by a five‑year period of supervised release. Separately, his state murder case continues in Rockland County courts, where local prosecutors and court clerks will set the schedule for the proceedings. Federal officials said the prison term reflects the seriousness of the federal offenses, while the outcome of the state case is still to be decided.
