Armonk, NY
News
Ex-Westchester Resident Sentenced For 2008 Cold Case Murder
A former Westchester resident may spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of fatally shooting a man in a taxicab more than a decade ago and attempting to flee the state to avoid arrest. Damon Scott has been sentenced to a term of 20 years to life in prison after he was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a Yonkers man in 2008 following a cold case investigation. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that a jury returned the guilty verdict shortly after noon on Wednesday, Oct. 10. A Lincoln Town Car taxi pulle…
Armonk, NY
News
Man Sentenced For Fatal Road Rage Incident In Westchester
The 22-year-old man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to fatally stabbing another motorist during a road rage incident on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Lagrangeville resident Christian Walcyzk pleaded guilty on Sept. 17 to manslaughter for the stabbing death in May last year of Daniel Siino, a 28-year-old father who lived in Hartsdale. On Wednesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Walcyzk has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison. He was initially scheduled to …
Armonk, NY
News
Inmate Sentenced For Assaulting Officers At Westchester County Jail
An inmate at the Westchester County Jail has been sentenced to prison time after admitting to assaulting a pair of corrections officers in separate incidents in the past year. John Wooten, an inmate at the jail, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault for attacking officers in December last year and in January. Wooten was being held at the jail on a felony criminal mischief charge dating back to an incident last December at the Grasslands Homeless Shelter in Valhalla. On Wednesday, Wooten was sentenced to seven years in state prison, the maximum allowable sentence. The guilty plea last…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Firing Shot Into Moving Car In Westchester
The investigation into an October shooting in Westchester has led to an attempted murder charge for a suspect who struck his victim in a moving car. Bronx resident Dahjuantay Douglas, 21, was arraigned over the weekend on an attempted murder charge, following a non-fatal shooting in downtown Mount Vernon, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. According to the felony complaint, on Oct. 4, Douglas fired one shot in the air and a second into a moving car, striking a passenger at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 in the area of Gramatan and West Sidney avenues. …
White Plains, NY
News
Be Extra Vigilant After Pipe Bombs Sent To Westchester Homes Of Clintons, Soros, Says DA
In the wake of incidents involving pipe bombs sent to the home of Bill and Hillary Clinton and political activist George Soros in Westchester, area officials in Westchester are teaming with federal officials to increase security in the region. On Wednesday, pipe bombs that were headed to the home of the Clintons in Chappaqua and former President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. were intercepted by Secret Service members. Explosives were also received at CNN in Manhattan (addressed to former CIA director John Brennan) as well as other Democratic leaders. On Monday, a pipe bomb was also found…
Armonk, NY
News
'Persistent Violent Felony Offender' Guilty Of Assaulting Man In Westchester
A “persistent violent felony offender” already facing two life sentences has been found guilty of beating an older man and stealing his wallet in Westchester. Coty Highsmith of Yonkers was found guilty by a jury of robbery and assault for the beating of a man in his 60s in a city apartment in November. The trial took nine days. On Nov. 28 last year, Highsmith followed the man into a Highland Avenue apartment building at approximately 1 p.m. Highsmith choked his victim from behind, tackled him to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the face, causing multiple broken bones, according to W…
Armonk, NY
News
Three Men Charged For Roles In Monthlong Westchester Burglary Spree
Three men are facing a host of charges for a monthlong burglary ring that spread throughout Westchester. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Friday that Valhalla resident Christian Rosa and White Plains resident Damien Williams have been arranged in Westchester County Court in connection to a string of burglaries in the area that were reported earlier this year. The indictment alleges that between Jan. 22 and Feb. 21, Rosa burglarized multiple homes in Mount Pleasant, Eastchester, New Rochelle and Scarsdale. Williams was involved with Rosa in the New Ro…
Armonk, NY
News
Gang Member Admits To Using Violence, Weapons To Control Neighborhood In Westchester
The latest member of a prominent Westchester street gang has admitted to his role in using violence and weapons to control their neighborhood in Yonkers. Trinard “TJ” Jackson, a member of the Blood Stones Army, pleaded guilty on Wednesday one count of conspiracy, a felony, which was accepted by Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit. Jackson was arrested and charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several members of the Blood Stones Army, who were charged on a multi-count indictment. According to…
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
New York 'Raises The Age' For Teen Offenders
New York has joined 48 other states and changed the legal status for teenagers who commit crimes in the state. The Westchester County District Attorney’s office has been “actively involved in working groups preparing for the change in legal status of 16- and 17-year-old offenders.” The new law, which raises the age of criminal responsibility to 18, went into effect on Monday, Oct. 1. New York had been one of two states that automatically prosecuted 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. The new legislation includes statutory amendments that, among other things, creates a new Adolescent Offender (A…
Armonk, NY
News
Burglar Targeting Westchester Food Markets Faces Series Of Charges
A 46-year-old man who allegedly manipulated metal roll-down security gates to break into Westchester food marts and steal thousands of dollars is facing a host of criminal charges. Kareem Johnakin, of Bethlam, Pennsylvania, was arraigned in Westchester County Court following a multi-count indictment for burglarizing at least five businesses in Yonkers and New Rochelle last year. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., Johnakin and his co-conspirator, Patrick Willis, broke into food markets and a restaurant during the earliest hours of the morning, stealing m…
Armonk, NY
News
Violent Westchester Gang Member Admits To Attempted Assault, Conspiracy
A member of a prominent Westchester street gang has become the latest to admit to his role in using violence and weapons to control their neighborhood in Yonkers. Travis Pearson, 28, a member of the Blood Stones Army, pleaded guilty one count of attempted assault, a violent felony, and one count of second-degree conspiracy. His plea was accepted in Westchester County Court on Tuesday. Pearson was arrested and charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several members of the Blood Stones Army, who were cha…
Armonk, NY
Schools
Violence At Schools Keeps Him Up At Night, Westchester DA Says As New Commission Starts
Elected officials, educators, local leaders, students, law enforcement agents and mental health experts were on hand for the first meeting of the newly formed Westchester County School Safety Commission. Westchester County Anthony Scarpino, Jr., formed the Commission over the summer with the goal of “implementing the best practices in safety evaluation and procedures in schools of all levels throughout Westchester County to keep students safe in the event of a credible threat or violent incident.” Scarpino said that the thought of a possible violent incident at a Westchester school “keeps h…
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