Hudson Valley Man Killed Outside Club, 1 Charged With Murder

After months on the run, a man turned himself in for allegedly killing a Hudson Valley man outside a local club.

On January 27, Noel McClinton was shot several times in front of the Exempt Fireman's Association club on Mansion Street in Poughkeepsie. McClinton, 35, from Poughkeepsie was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time after he was shot.

Following an investigation, police alleged 38-year-old Robert L. Whitaker was the killer. However, authorities couldn't find the alleged gunman and believed he fled to North Carolina.

Several attempts were made to arrest Whitaker in North Carolina without success, police say.

Last month, New York State Crime Stoppers, acting as a resource for the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, offered a reward of up to $2,500 for information that would lead to the location, arrest and conviction of Whitaker.

The 38-year-old was also indicted by a Dutchess County grand jury on a murder charge and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

On Friday, Whitaker, armed with an attorney, turned himself into City of Poughkeepsie police headquarters. He was arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.