Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility
Ex-State Psychologist Admits Sexually Abusing Teens At Claverack Juvenile Facility A former New York state psychologist admitted to sexually assaulting multiple teenagers while working at a juvenile detention center in the Hudson Valley. Maya Hayes, 62, of Albany, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual act in Columbia County Court on Wednesday, June 25, court records show. Under New York law, the conviction is defined as engaging in oral or anal sexual conduct with someone incapable of consenting. The charges stem from a multi-agency investigation into abuse allegations at Columbia County’s Brookwood Secure Center for Youth, a state-run juvenile facility in the to…
Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case
Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case Rabbi Binyomin Kubani walks free. The Lakewood father of seven was ordered released from the Ocean County Jail by a judge on Monday, July 7 pending trial on Level 2 monitoring, four days after he was arrested and charged with attempting to lure or entice a minor into a motor vehicle in a move his community called a "miscarriage of justice," the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office confirms. Kubani was taken into custody on Thursday, July 3, after he approached a 15-year-old boy at a car wash on Ocean Avenue while in his van and asked if he had a job, the Asbury Park Press reports, citing A…
Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife In Albany Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife In Albany
Undocumented Immigrant Admits Threatening US Attorney With Knife In Albany The man accused of lunging at a US attorney with a knife near the New York State Capitol pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will serve 90 days behind bars. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, admitted to Menacing in the Second Degree in Albany County Court on Thursday, July 3, in connection with the June 17 incident involving US Attorney John Sarcone. As part of a negotiated deal, Morales-Garcia was sentenced to 90 days in jail, and a stay-away order of protection was issued for Sarcone. The Albany confrontation happened just before 10 p.m. on Lodge Street, when Sarcone said Morales-Garcia threat…
21-Year-Old Repeatedly Ran Over Man, Killing Him, Outside Brentwood Bar: DA 21-Year-Old Repeatedly Ran Over Man, Killing Him, Outside Brentwood Bar: DA
21-Year-Old Repeatedly Ran Over Man, Killing Him, Outside Brentwood Bar: DA A 21-year-old man is facing murder charges after intentionally running over another man multiple times with his BMW outside a Brentwood bar, prosecutors said. Alex Reyes, of Brentwood, was indicted for second-degree murder in connection with the violent death of 46-year-old Alexander Velasquez, also of Brentwood, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 3. The deadly encounter unfolded around 4 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, in a parking lot on Clarke Street near Miguelino’s Bar, as Daily Voice reported. Velasquez was standing in the lot when Reyes and a group of unidentified men attacked hi…
PA Man Re-Sentenced To Life For Killing Baby, Toddler, Raping Mother: AG PA Man Re-Sentenced To Life For Killing Baby, Toddler, Raping Mother: AG
PA Man Re-Sentenced To Life For Killing Baby, Toddler, Raping Mother: AG More than 50 years later, he’s not getting out. A Pennsylvania man who murdered a baby and a toddler and raped their mother in a brutal 1973 attack has been re-sentenced to life in prison without parole, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced. The children were found deda in the home from blunt force trauma, while their mother survived the brutal rape and beating, officials said. John Veltre, now 69, was just 16 years old when he committed the crimes in Westmoreland County.  He became eligible for a resentencing hearing after the US Supreme Court ruled mandatory life se…
Mays Landing Woman Stole $147K, Faked Child's Cancer To Delay Case: Prosecutor Mays Landing Woman Stole $147K, Faked Child's Cancer To Delay Case: Prosecutor
Mays Landing Woman Stole $147K, Faked Child's Cancer To Delay Case: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Mays Landing woman pleaded guilty on Friday, June 27 to stealing $47,000 from an Ocean County senior community and lying about her child's cancer treatment to delay court proceedings, authorities said. Alicia Campbell pleaded guilty to theft and obstruction of justice, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Campbell is expected to be sentenced to six years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer said. Campbell was the former lifestyle director at Greenbriar Oceanaire Community & Golf Course in Waretown, Billhimer said, responsible…
DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney In Albany DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney In Albany
DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney In Albany The man accused of chasing a US Attorney with a knife near the New York State Capitol will not face attempted murder charges. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face reduced charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, a spokesperson for the Albany County District Attorney’s Office told Daily Voice, citing video surveillance footage and other evidence. “A fair reading of the evidence and controlling case law informs that this incident did not rise to the level of attempted murder,” Albany County DA Lee Kindlon said in a statement. He noted that US Attorney John Sarcone, the allege…
Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits
Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Nationwide Executive Order Limits The Supreme Court has reined in the power of federal judges to block presidential actions across the country in a decision with major implications for executive authority. The 119-page decision was issued Friday morning, June 27, in a 6–3 vote along ideological lines. In a ruling tied to a challenge involving President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the court’s conservative majority agreed to narrow the use of so-called “universal injunctions.”  These broad orders have allowed lower court judges to halt nationwide policies, even when …
Woman, 24, Stabs Victim Several Times At Warwick Home: Police Woman, 24, Stabs Victim Several Times At Warwick Home: Police
Woman, 24, Stabs Victim Several Times At Warwick Home: Police A 24-year-old woman is facing felony assault charges after a stabbing that left another woman seriously injured in Orange County, police said. The incident happened around 9:18 p.m. Thursday, June 19, when officers responded to a reported assault on Helene Road in Warwick, the Warwick Police Department announced on Wednesday, June 25.  When they arrived, they found a 30-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to police. Officers gave first aid to the victim, who was later able to identify her attacker and was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown. He…
ICE Arrests 11 Iranians As Sleeper Cell Threat 'Never Higher,' Feds Say ICE Arrests 11 Iranians As Sleeper Cell Threat 'Never Higher,' Feds Say
ICE Arrests 11 Iranians As Sleeper Cell Threat 'Never Higher,' Feds Say A sniper. A convicted felon with Hezbollah ties. A U.S. citizen who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE officers. These are just some of the 11 Iranians arrested in a sweeping weekend operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal officials announced. The coordinated enforcement effort, which unfolded across eight states, was part of what DHS officials described as a proactive mission to "get the worst of the worst out" of American communities. “Under Secretary Noem, DHS has been full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and violent extremists th…
EXCLUSIVE: Grafton Triple Murderer Threatened Similar Scenario Year Prior, Victim’s Dad Says EXCLUSIVE: Grafton Triple Murderer Threatened Similar Scenario Year Prior, Victim’s Dad Says
Exclusive: Grafton Triple Murderer Threatened Similar Scenario Year Prior, Victim’s Dad Says In the days before her tragic death, Whitney Fowler was trying to escape what friends and loved ones describe as a long and dangerous pattern of domestic violence. Fowler, 27, was one of three people fatally shot at a Rensselaer County home in Grafton on Wednesday evening, June 18, as Daily Voice previously reported. Her husband, 26-year-old Joshua Fowler, is now charged with murder after allegedly gunning down Whitney, his father Wilson Fowler, 55, and his step-grandmother Anita Krandle, 69, before reportedly hoping police would end his life in a “suicide by cop” scenario, according to New…
Colonia Doctor Indicted In Sex Assaults Across 3 NJ Counties, Attorney General Says Colonia Doctor Indicted In Sex Assaults Across 3 NJ Counties, Attorney General Says
Colonia Doctor Indicted In Sex Assaults Across 3 NJ Counties, Attorney General Says A Middlesex County doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients at urgent care centers in three New Jersey counties has been indicted, authorities said. Gurvindra Johal, 57, of Colonia, was charged with two counts of sexual assault, 11 counts of criminal sexual contact, and two counts of falsifying or tampering with medical records, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday, June 19. The incidents happened in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Essex counties, according to Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice. Investigators say five incidents happened in Middlesex County, three …