Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon
Ex-Cop From Hudson Valley Gets Record Jan. 6 Riot Sentence For Assaulting Officer With Weapon A retired NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley received the longest prison sentence to date among those convicted of taking part in riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Orange County resident Thomas Webster, age 56, of the village of Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday, Sept. 1, after a jury convicted him of assaulting a Washington, DC police officer with a deadly weapon. In May 2022, the jury found him guilty of five felonies and one misdemeanor for his actions during the Capitol breach. Earlier Report: Ex-Cop From Orange County Convicte…
Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Capital District Jury Convicts His Killer Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Capital District Jury Convicts His Killer
Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Capital District Jury Convicts His Killer A New York mother who lost her 11-year-old son to a drive-by shooting in the Capital District never got to see her son’s killer brought to justice. More than a year and a half after Ayshawn Davis was fatally shot in Troy, a Rensselaer County jury convicted Jahquay Brown of manslaughter in connection with the boy’s death Thursday, June 30 after a nearly two-week long trial. He was acquitted of second-degree murder. Prosecutors said it was shortly before midnight on Sept. 13, 2020 when 22-year-old Brown, of Cohoes, rolled up to a home on Sixth Avenue in Troy in a dark vehicle and opened fir…
PA Man Found Guilty In Attempted Sex Assault Case Of Wife's Bridesmaid: Report PA Man Found Guilty In Attempted Sex Assault Case Of Wife's Bridesmaid: Report
PA Man Found Guilty In Attempted Sex Assault Case Of Wife's Bridesmaid: Report A Pennsylvania man was convicted on four of the five charges brought against him during his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his wife's bridesmaids two days before their wedding in the Poconos, the NY Post reports. Daniel Carney, 30, of East Stroudsburg, was acquitted of attempted rape and instead charged with attempted sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and simple assault in the incident that prosecutors say happened after a pre-wedding rafting trip in 2019, according to the outlet. He was accused of forcing himself on the 29-year-old woman in the …
NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor
NJ Movie Extra Who Had Help From Parents Covering Up Killing Convicted Of Murder: Prosecutor A New Jersey man who allegedly had help from his parents covering up a rapper's shooting death has been convicted of first-degree murder, authorities announced. Ryan D. Keough shot Terrence "T.R." Coulanges, 29, of Old Bridge, on Jan. 9, 2019 at a home on Farm Lane in Bound Brook around 5:45 p.m., when neighbors said they heard gunshots, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Keough — who reportedly made appearances in  Creed and The Dark Knight Rises — told police he was in a carriage house when Coulanges banged on the door, reached into his jacket and pulled out a gun, NJ Adva…
'Dreaming' Patient Attacked Penn State Hershey Medical Center Staff: DA 'Dreaming' Patient Attacked Penn State Hershey Medical Center Staff: DA
'Dreaming' Patient Attacked Penn State Hershey Medical Center Staff: DA A Pennsylvania man claims to have woken up from a dream and saw hospital staff "pulling at him"-- he claimed to "blackout" but he actually attacked two nurses and a patient care assistant who were caring for him, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney's office. Christian Bonnette, 37, of Harrisburg, was convicted of attempted rape and three counts of aggravated assault earlier this week for the Aug. 20, 2018, attack, as stated in the release by the DA. Bonnette was at the hospital awaiting surgery on a broken jaw he sustained during a fight, the DA says. At approx…
Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion
Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion A felony offender from Westchester who exposed himself to a woman and demanded she perform a sexual act on him will spend time in prison, the District Attorney announced. White Plains resident Derrick Toone, age 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to violently forcing himself onto a woman in her White Plains residence. Specifically, Toone pleaded guilty to burglary as a sexually motivated felony and attempted criminal sexual act, both felonies. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Toone, a seco…
Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence
Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence Nearly 5,000 people in Central Massachusetts convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol may be able to get a second trial. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said it would be notifying people convicted of OUI between 2011 and 2018 that they may be entitled to a new trial based on unreliable breathalyzer results. Statewide, about 27,000 cases could be retried. In Worcester County, 4,700 people will be getting such notices, the DA said. Each district attorney in Massachusetts is responsible for contacting qualifying OUI convicts in their regions. …
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader A Long Island man who was convicted of driving drunk into a group of boy scouts, killing a 12-year-old boy, has been given the maximum sentence following a lengthy trial last year. Thomas Murphy, 62, of Holbrook, was sentenced to a term of 8 ⅓ and 25 years in prison on Wednesday, Sept. 30, two years after a crash in Manorville that took the life of seventh-grader Andrew McMorris of Wading River. Specifically, Murphy was found guilty last December by a jury of: Two counts of aggravated vehicular assault; Two counts of second-degree vehicular assault; Two counts of third-degree assaul…
NYC Man Convicted In Killing Of Apparent Toms River Drug Dealer NYC Man Convicted In Killing Of Apparent Toms River Drug Dealer
NYC Man Convicted In Killing Of Apparent Toms River Drug Dealer UPDATED: A New York City man was found guilty after a jury trial on Monday in the 2018 killing of a drug dealer from Ocean County, authorities said. Anthony Barksdale, 26, also known as Shakar Barksdale and previously from Seaside Heights, was convicted in the fatal shooting of Steven E. Stallworth, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a statement. Stallworth, 30, of Brick was shot in the cheek outside a Toms River apartment building on March 5, 2018, with a 9mm, hollow-point bullet from a Ruger automatic handgun, prosecutors have said.  Authorities said Barksdale…
Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner
Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner Conflict erupted in only the second day of the trial of a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River charged with sexually assaulting a young girl. A detective was testifying Thursday in Hackensack when defense attorney Joshua Cohn referred to previously dismissed indictments against his client, Louis Tantillo, witnesses said. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristen DeMarco objected and Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci instructed the jurors to ignore the comment. After Vinci dismissed the jury for the day, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Joseph W. Torre asked the …
Vigilante Acquitted In Killing Of Area Rape Suspect Following Retrial Vigilante Acquitted In Killing Of Area Rape Suspect Following Retrial
Vigilante Acquitted In Killing Of Area Rape Suspect Following Retrial An area man has been acquitted of all charges for his role in the 2013 fatal shooting of an alleged rape suspect near his home. Orange County resident David Carlson, 48, of Sparrowbush, had been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide after shooting and killing Norris Acosta-Sanchez, who was a suspect in a rape in Ramapo. Carlson had previously been convicted of first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison before a state appeals panel dismissed that verdict in 2018. Prosecutors chose to retry Carlson, who was found innocent follo…
Ex-Suffolk DA's Obstruction Of Justice Trial Starts Ex-Suffolk DA's Obstruction Of Justice Trial Starts
Ex-Suffolk DA's Obstruction Of Justice Trial Starts The trial for former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and one of his former top aides has begun. Opening statements were heard on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Central Islip federal court, after Spota and his aide, Christopher McPartland, allegedly used their power to help cover up the crime of an associate. It is alleged that Spota and McPartland obstructed justice by covering for former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, who allegedly abused a suspect, Christopher Loeb, in 2012. Loeb had allegedly stolen a duffel bag from an unmarked police vehicle in front of Burke’s home. Bu…