Prosecutors Say They Are Building a Case Against Wife of Convicted Chester Official After DoorDash Shooting

Selina Nelson-Reilly, 45, of Chester faces the prospect of her own criminal trial after Orange County prosecutors said this week they are actively building a case against her following her husband's conviction for shooting a DoorDash delivery driver.

John Reilly III, 49, the Town of Chester's highway superintendent, was found guilty March 26 by an Orange County jury on multiple assault and weapons counts stemming from a May 2, 2025 shooting at the couple's Chester home. Prosecutors said John Reilly opened fire as 24-year-old DoorDash driver Alpha Oumar Barry drove away after arriving at the Reillys' address, which Barry said he reached in error while trying to locate a delivery. Barry suffered life-altering injuries.

Selina Nelson-Reilly already faces a separate indictment handed down in October 2025, charging her with hindering prosecution and multiple counts of tampering with physical evidence. Prosecutors allege she deleted 17 smart-doorbell video files that could have documented what unfolded at the couple's address the night of the shooting. The Orange County District Attorney's Office confirmed this week that the charges filed against Selina remain part of an ongoing matter and that investigators are re-evaluating available evidence in the wake of the jury verdict against her husband.

The deletion of those files introduced a secondary criminal thread into a case already defined by its intensity. Defense lawyers previously argued the decision to erase footage was not criminal, or was made without knowledge that a crime had occurred. Prosecutors, by contrast, maintained that the files could have provided critical contemporaneous context and that their absence was not accidental.

Barry's account placed him on an unfamiliar route through Chester on what he described as a misdirected delivery run. His age and his status as a gig worker navigating dark, unfamiliar streets became central to how advocates framed the broader stakes, with delivery-worker groups citing the shooting as emblematic of the dangers faced by gig-economy workers.

The Reilly trial drew sustained attention across Orange County and nationally, in part because the defendant held public office and in part because the case raised direct questions about evidence preservation and accountability for public servants. If prosecutors formally move to try Selina Nelson-Reilly on the indictment counts, or bring additional charges based on new findings, the proceeding would center on forensic review of cloud-based doorbell footage, witness testimony about the file deletions, and legal arguments over spoliation of evidence.

The District Attorney's office has not announced a trial date for the Selina Nelson-Reilly matter, but further court filings are expected in the coming weeks as prosecutors consolidate the record from John Reilly's conviction and turn their full attention to the obstruction case that remains unresolved.