QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR TRYING TO KILL TRANSGENDER GIRLFRIEND WHEN SHE REFUSED TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a 30-year-old Cambria Heights man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for trying to kill his transgender girlfriend whom he was pimping out. The victim refused to continue selling sex to strangers to fill his wallet with cash when he beat and slashed her in April of…

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ CO-HOSTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION WITH AWARDS FOR NOTABLE QUEENS LEADERS AND A TRIBUTE TO THE OFFICE’S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASSISTANT

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, joined by Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, hosted a celebration of Black History Month yesterday evening in the Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Borough Hall with music, dances and awards to several outstanding individuals who exemplify the best of Queens, including Karlton Jarrett, an assistant district attorney with the…

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ST. ALBANS BIKER SENTENCED TO PRISON TERM IN 2018 ROAD RAGE SHOOTING DEATH OF OFF-DUTY CORRECTIONS OFFICER

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that a 31-year-old St. Albans man has been sentenced to prison for [23] years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for the September 2018 road rage shooting that killed a 27-year-old, off-duty corrections officer in South Richmond Hill, Queens. Queens District Attorney Melinda…

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