Shortly after midnight on Sunday, February 15, 2026, police in Port Jervis, New York, responded to a disturbance outside a Hammond Street residence and found 43-year-old Jason Allan Finch with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was taken to Bon Secours Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Authorities arrested 26-year-old David Rombousek of Port Jervis and charged him with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Officials described the homicide as drug-related and noted Rombousek is a convicted felon; he was arraigned in Orange County Court and remanded to the Orange County Jail without bail.

Finch, born March 20, 1982, in La Mesa, California, was remembered by his family as a son, brother, husband, stepfather, friend, outdoorsman and tattoo artist who loved animals and wildlife. A visitation and blessing service were held before cremation. If anyone knew Jason, his activities, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.