Long Island Man Admits To Targeting, Attacking Hispanic Men
A Long Island man has admitted to targeting Hispanic men, bringing them to remote locations, and then violently attacking them.
Christopher Cella, of Selden, pleaded guilty to multiple hate crimes in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 18, including strangulation and assault.
Original Report: Long Island Teen Accused Of Targeting, Attacking Hispanic Men
Cella, who was 19 at the time, was arrested in September 2021 after Suffolk County Police said he lured Hispanic day laborers into his vehicle on three separate occasions before assaulting them.
First Attack
The first incident occurred…
30-Year-Old Woman Killed In Suspected DWI Long Island Crash
A 30-year-old woman has died following an apparent drunk driving crash on Long Island.
Suffolk County Police were called at around 2:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, with reports of a car crash in Farmingville, near Blue Point Road and Clearview Avenue.
Investigators determined that Anthony Milano, age 31, of Farmingville, had been driving westbound on Clearview Avenue when he struck a parked van before hitting a tree.
The van was unoccupied at the time, police said.
The impact killed Paige Swiecicki, age 30, of East Patchogue, who had been sitting in a backseat, according to police. She wa…
One Killed, Two Injured In Shooting At Long Island Shopping Center
Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and injured two others at a Long Island shopping center.
It happened overnight at the Tiffany Plaza in Farmingville.
A group of people were involved in a fight in the parking lot, located at 1075 Portion Road, when one person fired shots at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, Suffolk County Police said.
Three men were struck.
Jorge Mauricio Sevilla-Barrara, age 28, of Farmingville, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Two other men, ages 21 and 22, were tr…
