An arrest has finally been made months after a non-verbal Hudson Valley resident was found dead inside a parked van. ssqfuneralhome ssqfuneralhome loading...An autopsy conducted by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death was environmental heat exposure. Employee ChargedOn Wednesday, following an indictment by a Dutchess County grand jury, 66-year-old Owen Ekpo of Poughkeepsie was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, a class E felony. For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing, make sure to follow Hudson Valley Post on Facebook, and download the Hudson Valley Post Mobile AppOfficials say Anderson was a resident with severe intellectual disabilities and autism. Ekpo was arraigned in Dutchess County Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center.