CHESTER, N.Y. — Selina Nelson-Reilly, 46, of Chester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence after deleting 17 doorbell camera videos connected to her husband's May 2025 shooting of a DoorDash delivery driver, according to the local prosecutor's office. Nelson-Reilly's plea agreement calls for one year of probation and 200 hours of community service, according to the office of the prosecutor.
In May 2025, Nelson-Reilly's husband, John Reilly III, who was then the highway superintendent of Chester, fired at a DoorDash delivery driver's car as the driver was trying to leave his property. Doorbell camera footage showed Reilly leaving the home with a handgun and firing a shot into his lawn, then shooting at the driver's car as the driver made a three-point turn in the driveway. One clip from the camera showed the delivery driver walking up to Reilly's front door with a plastic bag.
State police investigators visited Nelson-Reilly's home the day after the shooting and spoke with her. She denied any knowledge of the incident when questioned. After investigators left, Nelson-Reilly deleted 17 videos from a doorbell camera at the residence and sent a text message to a friend saying she had permanently deleted the videos.
The delivery driver, Alpha Barry, testified in court that he had approached the home only to ask to charge his phone. Barry underwent emergency surgery after the shooting and had part of his small bowels removed, according to prosecutors.
Under the terms of her plea agreement, if Nelson-Reilly completes probation and community service, the felony count of tampering with physical evidence will be vacated and she will be sentenced on a misdemeanor count of attempted tampering with physical evidence, according to the prosecutor's office. If she fails to abide by the plea bargain conditions, she could face up to four years in state prison, according to prosecutors.
Reilly was found guilty of assault and faces up to 25 years in prison on the top charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2026, and remains in custody. An attorney for Reilly said they plan to appeal his conviction.