GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose husband was convicted of shooting a DoorDash delivery driver has entered a guilty plea for destroying doorbell camera footage that captured the incident.
Selina Nelson-Reilly, 46, from Chester, entered her guilty plea on Friday for evidence tampering, Orange County prosecutors announced. Her plea comes shortly after her spouse, John Reilly III, was convicted on assault charges for opening fire on the delivery driver’s vehicle as he attempted to exit their property in May 2025.
At the time of the shooting, Reilly served as Chester’s highway superintendent in the town situated roughly 60 miles north of Manhattan. During trial, he claimed he was protecting his household after delivery driver Alpha Barry allegedly demanded entry into their residence. However, Barry’s court testimony indicated he had simply requested to charge his mobile phone. Following the gunfire, Barry required emergency medical treatment and surgeons had to remove a portion of his small intestine, according to prosecution officials.
The day following the shooting incident, state police visited the residence and questioned Nelson-Reilly, who claimed she had no information about what had occurred, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler’s office stated. However, once the investigators departed, she proceeded to erase 17 video recordings from the home’s doorbell camera system, officials reported.
Prosecutors revealed that she subsequently sent a text to an acquaintance stating she had irreversibly erased the video files.
Despite her efforts, several doorbell camera clips surfaced following the shooting. One recording captured the delivery driver approaching Reilly’s entrance carrying a plastic bag. Additional footage showed the driver returning to his vehicle while Reilly emerged from the house armed with a pistol, discharging a round into his yard while commanding, “Go.” As the driver performed a three-point turn to leave the driveway, the video appeared to document Reilly firing at the departing car.
Under Nelson-Reilly’s plea arrangement, she will serve one year of probation and perform 200 hours of community service, Hoovler’s office confirmed. Upon successful completion of these requirements, she may return to court to have the felony evidence tampering charge dismissed, receiving sentencing only on the misdemeanor attempted evidence tampering charge.
Should she violate the plea agreement terms, she could receive up to four years in state prison, prosecutors warned.
Her husband potentially faces 25 years imprisonment on the primary assault charge when sentencing occurs on May 18. He remains incarcerated, and his legal counsel has indicated plans to challenge the conviction through appeal.
Nelson-Reilly’s defense attorney, Andrew Jason Proto, did not provide an immediate response to requests for comment on Tuesday.
