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DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds
DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds A District man is facing life in prison for an October 2022 stabbing that he committed while on release and under indictment for the near-murder of a 14-year-old boy, federal authorities announced. Darnell Lamont Savoy, 24, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, which was uncovered during an investigation into the stabbing. According to court documents, in October 2022, Savoy stabbed a person during an argument and fled the scene, before he was tracked by investigators to the 3900 block of Southern Avenue SE to a residence he w…
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Troy Home, Jury Finds Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Troy Home, Jury Finds
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Troy Home, Jury Finds Two of three defendants have been convicted for their roles in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy from the region. A Rensselaer County jury found Ramel Gulley, age 29, of Schenectady, and William Webb, age 30, of Brooklyn, guilty of second-degree murder on Friday, March 22, in the killing of Christopher Anthony. Prosecutors said Gulley, Webb, and a third defendant forced their way into Anthony’s Troy home, located near River Street and Glen Avenue, on Jan. 5, 2022. Earlier Report: Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Troy They shot the boy multiple times in the torso and onc…
Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney
Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney Prosecutors in Harford County are throwing the book at a repeat drug offender who was convicted - again - of trafficking crack cocaine and faces a lengthy prison stay. Edgewood resident Xavier Alexander Stanfield, 30, who is no stranger to clashing with law enforcement, is facing decades in prison after being convicted of new charges for dealing drugs in the region after he was busted by an undercover officer. "The jury in this case confirmed that Xavier Stanfield is a drug dealer, and this verdict is a huge win for Harford County," State's Attorney Alison Healey, who personally prosecuted …
41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Uniondale Burglaries 41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Uniondale Burglaries
41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Uniondale Burglaries A man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for his back-to-back burglaries on Long Island. Kevin Carroll, age 41, of Manhattan, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for his 2020 Uniondale burglaries, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On the evening of June 22, 2020, Carroll forced open the back door of 429 Fenimore Avenue, a Uniondale boarding house that has both shared and single-occupancy rooms. Carroll had once been a resident of the boarding house himself, the DA’s Office said. Once inside, he punched one of the home’s occupants in the face and head multiple ti…
20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors 20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors
20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man admitted to shooting another man on the boardwalk early in the morning, authorities said. Wesley Briscoe, 20, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree pointing a firearm, and fourth-degree hindering his own apprehension. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release on Friday, Feb. 23. A 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the Atlantic City Boardwalk at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Investigators said surveillance video and witnesses confirmed Briscoe was the shoo…
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview A pair of Long Island men were found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing a young father outside of his parents’ home. Douglas Coudrey, age 26 of Eastport, and Kenneth Regan, age 25 of Centereach, received their convictions on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The jury deliberated for three hours. On January 14, 2020, 27-year-old Justin Gottlieb, who was recently engaged and had an infant daughter, was driving home to Plainview from his electrical engineering job in Jericho. Earlier Report: Duo Indicted For Apparent Long Island Road-Rage Mur…
Accokeek Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison Accokeek Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
Accokeek Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …
Man Who Plotted Violent Murder In Fairfax Over Stolen Lunch Demands Max Sentence: Prosecutors Man Who Plotted Violent Murder In Fairfax Over Stolen Lunch Demands Max Sentence: Prosecutors
Man Who Plotted Violent Murder In Fairfax Over Stolen Lunch Demands Max Sentence: Prosecutors The man who planned out the violent murder of a co-worker who took his lunch at the Bailey's Crossroads Target got exactly what he was asking for when he was sentenced this week, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano. Bazen Berhe, 25, may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 100 years in prison - with 30 years suspended - for the 2021 murder of Hernan Leiva, 58, in the parking lot of the business they both worked. Descano made note that at his sentencing hearing, Berhe was demonstrative, "threatening to kill or hurt other people if he was…
Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute
Slippery Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Cold-Blooded Attack During DC Dispute A District man who evaded Metropolitan Police detectives for nearly a year after a violent shootout that left four people injured won't be hard to find after being sentenced to decades behind bars.  Travis Littlejohn, 38, was sentenced this week to 42 years in prison for the July 2019 shooting of three men and a woman in the 3500 block of Clay Place in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced. He was convicted by a jury last March of all charges in the 28-count indictment, following a two-week trial in the Superior Court Specifically, Littlejohn was found guilty of: Four cou…
Woman Robs Bank Inside West Hartford Stop & Shop Supermarket: Here's Her Sentence Woman Robs Bank Inside West Hartford Stop & Shop Supermarket: Here's Her Sentence
Woman Robs Bank Inside West Hartford Stop & Shop Supermarket: Here's Her Sentence A 28-year-old woman will spend more than two years in prison for robbing a bank inside a Stop & Shop supermarket in Connecticut, officials announced.  Former Middlesex County resident Jalania Pantano of Middletown, age 28, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 5 to 30 months in prison for robbing a bank in Hartford County in July 2022, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced. Earlier Report - Middletown Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside Stop & Shop Supermarkets According to federal officials, on July 20, 2022, Pantano a…
NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In Bucks County NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In Bucks County
NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In Bucks County A New Jersey man will spend up to 55 years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder he and his brother committed during a 2021 robbery, officials say.  Anthony Joel Gamble, 22, previously pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in October, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Gamble and his younger brother Joshua David Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Kevin Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021, prosecutors have claimed.  They were arrested that night whe…
Teacher's Hit-Run Killer Gets 1 To 3 Years For South Glens Falls Crash; Widow Says 'Not Enough' Teacher's Hit-Run Killer Gets 1 To 3 Years For South Glens Falls Crash; Widow Says 'Not Enough'
Teacher's Hit-Run Killer Gets 1 To 3 Years For South Glens Falls Crash; Widow Says 'Not Enough' The family of a beloved teacher who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the region is calling for change after the man responsible was given no more than 36 months behind bars. Saratoga County resident John Lincoln-Lynch, age 57, of Moreau, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to three years in prison in Saratoga County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 31. It followed his guilty plea to a felony charge of leaving the scene of the crash that claimed the life of 67-year-old South Glens Falls native Paul Trombley. Earlier Report: Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Teacher In South Glens Falls …
Accokeek Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities Accokeek Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities
Accokeek Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities A Maryland woman is facing decades in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend and another man, then had help from her twin sister killing her teen brother, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017. Court documents show that Leaundra told her mom that Howard held him down as Lipford choked him. At the time the …
Calverton Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife Calverton Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife
Calverton Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife A Long Island pleaded guilty to pushing, biting, and slashing his ex-girlfriend’s family members while trying to get to her, authorities announced. On Monday, Aug. 21, the Suffolk County DA announced that 30-year-old Calverton resident Guillermo Ayala Jr. admitted guilt for the attack, which occurred in December 2022. According to both the court documents and Ayala’s guilty plea, on Dec. 2, 2022, he went shopping and to dinner with his ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his children. After their dinner, he drove around for hours demanding that she show him who she was talking to o…
Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor
Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor A pair of men from Galloway Township have admitted to weapons and drug dealing offenses, authorities said. Ibin Ingrum, 19, of pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and second-degree unlawful possession of a community gun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Robert Gunter, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, the prosecutor said. The convictions of Ingrum and Gunter arose from a residential search warrant executed in Galloway Township in July 2022. In an upstairs bed…
Newburgh Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring 5-Year-Old Newburgh Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring 5-Year-Old
Newburgh Man Sentenced For Killing 1, Injuring 5-Year-Old A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced for killing a 29-year-old man and injuring a 5-year-old boy. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced Wednesday, July 26, that Lamont Williams, age 29, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 25 years in prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, in the early evening of Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, Williams possessed a loaded pistol that he used to fire at two people. One of the victims, Daquan Corbette. a 29-year-old Newburgh resident, was struck with wounds that p…
Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch
Man Gets 30 Years For Strangling Woman During Argument Over Cocaine In Long Branch A Monmouth County man who admitted to killing a woman in his Long Branch home has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Christopher "Chato" Aparicio-Reyes, 28, must serve at least 25 years of his sentence prior to the possibility of parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The 40-year-old victim reportedly stole cocaine and a $50 bill from Aparicio-Reyes as he snorted, sparking an argument and fatal beating, according to earlier news accounts…
Karl Exantus Guilty In 2019 Killing In Springfield; Will Spend Life In Prison Karl Exantus Guilty In 2019 Killing In Springfield; Will Spend Life In Prison
Karl Exantus Guilty In 2019 Killing In Springfield; Will Spend Life In Prison A 35-year-old Hampden County man who was found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this month was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, June 27, authorities said.  Karl Exantus, of Springfield, was accused of shooting Alexis Martinez in a parking lot at Five Town Plaza as Martinez sat in his Jeep Compass in 2019, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Martinez died in that Cooley Street parking lot before he could get help.  Hampden DA Anthony Gulluni said he hopes the verdict and sentence will help ease the suffering of M…
Life In Prison Possibility For Bellport Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Suffolk County Cop Life In Prison Possibility For Bellport Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Suffolk County Cop
Life In Prison Possibility For Bellport Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Suffolk County Cop A convicted drug dealer from Long Island who was busted with a cache of hard drugs after selling heroin to an undercover cop could spend the rest of his life in prison. Johnnie Funderburke, age 38, of Bellport, was found guilty on over a dozen drug and weapons charges by a Suffolk County jury on Monday, June 12. According to prosecutors, Funderburke sold heroin to an undercover detective from the Suffolk County Police Department in June 2021. He later sold heroin and cocaine to the same undercover detective on two other occasions. In July 2021, police executed a search warrant at his Bell…
Guilty Plea For Long Beach Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting Guilty Plea For Long Beach Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting
Guilty Plea For Long Beach Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting A Long Island Man accused of shooting and killing an Uber driver in March 2022, as well as participating in a serious hit-and-run the year before, has pleaded guilty to both offenses, officials announced. Shaun Teemer, aged 24 of Long Beach, pleaded guilty to multiple charges for two different incidents on Wednesday, June 14, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. In a statement, District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly called Teemer “an extraordinarily violent defendant who has consistently broken the law.” Earlier Report: Long Beach Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Uber Driver A…
DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder
Done AND Done: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder UPDATE: Two Hudson County men who killed a Fairview pot dealer during an armed robbery at his home were sentenced to a plea-bargained 30 years each in state prison. Carlos Burgos of Jersey City and Raul Torres of North Bergen, both 23, must each serve 25½ years behind bars before they'll be eligible for parole under the terms of their respective plea agreements. The plot's mastermind, Lexie Burke, 24, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter last year in the June 2019 shooting death of David Duque-Soto. He's scheduled for sentencing on June 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Ma…
Elmont Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades Elmont Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades
Elmont Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades A former racehorse trainer from Long Island will likely spend the remainder of his life behind bars for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography, officials announced. Daniel Mullan, aged 83, of Elmont, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, which is the maximum sentence based on the criminal statutes in place at the time of Mullan’s offenses, according to the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. Earlier Report: Ex-Elmont Racehorse Trainer Produced, Appeared In Child Porn For Decades, Authorities Say According to court filings, Mullan was convicted of pos…
Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At Montgomery County Motel Gets Life In Prison Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At Montgomery County Motel Gets Life In Prison
Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At Montgomery County Motel Gets Life In Prison The final suspect implicated in a motel murder in Montgomery County will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for the violent assault in front of his girlfriend, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Sergey Danshin, 35, of Rockville, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 20 years, after being convicted in January of first-degree murder and related weapons charges for his role in the death of 39-year-old Javier Gonzalez-Mena last summer. Javier Gonzalez-MenaMontgomery County State's Attorney Prosecutors say that on June 22, 2022, Danshin and Virginia resident M…
Man Guilty In 2020 Haverhill Stabbing Murder; Faces Life In Prison: DA Man Guilty In 2020 Haverhill Stabbing Murder; Faces Life In Prison: DA
Man Guilty In 2020 Haverhill Stabbing Murder; Faces Life In Prison: DA A Merriman man was convicted on Thursday, April 13, of stabbing a man to death during an armed robbery gone wrong, authorities said.  Kaiden Henderson, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of  26-year-old Jose Vasquez in 2020, the Essex County District Attorney said. Vasquez was killed on Nov. 21 in his Marble Street home in Haverhill.  Devaughn Johnson, 28, of Haverhill, was found guilty of accessory after the fact of armed robbery, but the jury acquitted him on accessory after the fact of murder, the prosecutor said.  Henderson faces a manda…
Hamilton Man Admits Assault, Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun Hamilton Man Admits Assault, Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun
Hamilton Man Admits Assault, Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun A 36-year-old man has admitted to assault during a domestic dispute and to illegally owning a sawed-off shotgun, authorities said. On Thursday, March 23, Joseph Ferante, of Hamilton Township, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and unlawful possession of the weapon, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  Ferante was arrested on Sept. 9, 2021, when police responded to a residence in Hamilton Township for a domestic dispute. Police found the victim who stated that Ferante had assaulted him and then fled the property, the prosecutor said. A search of the h…
Bridgeton Pair Convicted In 9-Year-Old Girl's Shooting Death: Prosecutor Bridgeton Pair Convicted In 9-Year-Old Girl's Shooting Death: Prosecutor
Bridgeton Pair Convicted In 9-Year-Old Girl's Shooting Death: Prosecutor Two Cumberland County men were sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison in the shooting death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities said. Michael Elliot, 30, and Zahmere McKoy, 23, both of Bridgeton, were sentenced on Wednesday, March 22, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. The co-defendants previously were found guilty in October 2022 of conspiracy to commit murder and reckless manslaughter, Webb-McRae said. The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on July 17, 2018, in the City of Bridgeton, where the victim, 9-year-old Jennifer Trej…
Sexual Abuse Of 3-Year-Old Lands Saugerties Man In Prison For 20 Years Sexual Abuse Of 3-Year-Old Lands Saugerties Man In Prison For 20 Years
Sexual Abuse Of 3-Year-Old Lands Saugerties Man In Prison For 20 Years A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for the sexual abuse of a 3-year-old child and photographing the horrific crimes. Ulster County resident Benjamin Santiago, age 28, of Saugerties, was sentenced by Judge Bryan Rounds in Ulster County Court to 20 years to life on Monday, March 20. The sentence comes after a June 2022 conviction of predatory sexual abuse against a child, following an investigation by the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center of Santiago’s crimes. The Advocacy Center was assisted by members of the Town of Saugerties Police Department. “This case has s…
Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years
Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who admitted to sexually exploiting multiple children and filming each assault was sentenced to two decades in prison on Thursday, March 16.  Atticus J. Bernard, of Barnstable, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography in November, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He will also spend the rest of his life on supervised release.  Investigators accused Bernard of assaulting two girls younger than 5 years old multiple times from November 2019 until October 2020, the prosec…
'Brutal Killing': Man Convicted In 2017 Lawrence YMCA Rooming House Slaying 'Brutal Killing': Man Convicted In 2017 Lawrence YMCA Rooming House Slaying
'Brutal Killing': Man Convicted In 2017 Lawrence YMCA Rooming House Slaying A 67-year-old was convicted on Wednesday, March 15, of the beating death of another in a Lawrence YMCA rooming house in 2017.  Martin Rodriguez was found guilty of first-degree murder following a weeklong trial for the killing of 53-year-old Jose Burgos, the Essex District Attorney's Office announced. Rodriguez was accused of beating Burgos to death with a baseball bat.  The two lived at a boarding house at 40 Lawrence St.  “This was a brutal crime, and I’m pleased the jury considered all of the evidence before delivering a just verdict,” Essex DA Paul F. Tucker&nb…
Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Carmel Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Carmel
Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Carmel A Westchester County man will spend years in prison after breaking into the Hudson Valley home of the mother of his children and then evading law enforcement for nearly a year. Jorge Sari-Tenesaca was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for breaking into the Carmel home where the mother of his children and her current partner were residing along with the children, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Feb. 16.  The break-in happened sometime in late 2021 or early 2022 when Sari-Tenesaca entered the home through a kitchen window aroun…
Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video)
Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Sentencing proceedings for the 19-year-old gunman who shot and killed ten Black people in a racist attack at a New York grocery store were briefly halted Wednesday, Feb. 15, when someone inside the courtroom charged toward the admitted killer. Video posted on Twitter captured the tense moment, which came as a relative of one of the victims addressed the shooter inside an Erie County courtroom. “You don’t know a damn thing about Black people. We’re human,” the woman is heard saying to Payton Gendron. “We like our kids to go to good schools. We love our kids. We never go to no neighborhoods …