Archive for March 2022
QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS IN PRISON IN STABBING DEATH OF HIS WIFE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jawad Hussain, 60, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for fatally stabbing his wife and injuring his daughter in January 2019. District Attorney Katz said, “In pleading guilty, the defendant has now admitted to the stabbing rampage that killed his wife. This brutal outburst also…
Read MoreRÈN GASON TE KONDANE A 19 AN NAN PRIZON NAN KOUT KOUTO LANMÒ MADANM LI.
Queens Distri a, Melinda Katz te anonse jodi a ke Jawad Hussain, ki gen 60 tan, te kondane pou pase 19 ane nan prizon pou madanm li ak blese pitit fi li an janvye 2019. Avoka Distri a Katz te di: “Nan plede koupab, akize a kounye a admèt nan ranp ki te touye madanm…
Read MoreQUEENS GRAND JURY INDICTS DEFENDANT ON MURDER CHARGES IN DEATH OF MAN SHOT THROUGH WALL DURING BOTCHED DRUG HEIST
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Joseph Barahona, 19, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder, burglary and attempted robbery charges. The defendant – along with two others – allegedly tried to steal marijuana from an 18-year-old man by holding him at gunpoint in…
Read MoreMANHATTAN MAN INDICTED ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR BRUTAL BLUDGEONING ATTACK ON WOMAN IN SUBWAY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that William Blount, 57, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on attempted murder, assault and other charges. The defendant allegedly attacked a woman as she entered the subway – kicking her down the stairs and hammering her in the head…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 25, 2022
This week marked a historic moment with the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated to serve on the United States Supreme Court by President Joe Biden. Judge Jackson – an American lawyer and jurist who served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals and is also the Former Vice…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON IN DEATH OF WOMAN HIT BY STRAY BULLET IN SEPTEMBER 2020
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Issam Elabbar, 32, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for firing an illegal gun in the middle of the night that killed a woman. The victim, a mother of three, was struck when the bullet pierced a window of her apartment in Jackson Heights, Queens,…
Read MoreFORMER COLLEGE LACROSSE PLAYER CONVICTED AT TRIAL OF ASSAULT FOR STABBING TEAMMATE IN 2019
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Matthew Stockfeder, 23, has been convicted by a jury for assault in the first degree. The defendant and the victim had been former lacrosse teammates at St. John’s University. On a fall evening in 2019, an argument between the two escalated to physical violence leading to the…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CONVICTED AT TRIAL OF MURDER IN BOTCHED SOUTH RICHMOND HILL HOME INVASION IN 2016
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Kristof Williams, 27, has been convicted at trial of murder in the second degree and other crimes for his participation in a botched home invasion that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man. The victim was stabbed to death when the defendant and others broke into…
Read MoreOZONE PARK WOMAN AND JUVENILE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR KNIFE ATTACK NEAR JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jamia Dean, 20, and a sixteen-year-old juvenile have been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly hitting and stabbing two teenagers on Rockaway Boulevard on March 15, 2022. The teens sought refuge inside John Adams High School. District Attorney Katz said, “This defendant and…
Read MoreMANHATTAN MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR 2020 ROBBERY AND HATE CRIME
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Kevin Carroll, 39, has been sentenced to 18 years-to-life in prison after a jury convicted the Manhattan resident of robbery and aggravated harassment, a hate crime. District Attorney Katz said, “Our Office successfully prosecuted the defendant after he targeted a man waiting for a train at the…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 18, 2022
This week, President Biden signed into law the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress… (continued)
Read MoreTWO QUEENS MEN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING TEENAGE GIRLS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Mario Serrano and Shaquille Lopez, both 23, have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court. Both men – acting independently of one another – allegedly trafficked the same two teenage girls between November 2021 and February 2022. District Attorney Katz said,…
Read MoreQUEENS WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF IMMIGRATION LAWYER STABBED IN HIS FLUSHING OFFICE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that XiaoNing Zhang, 25, has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon in the death of a well-known Queens immigration lawyer. The defendant allegedly repeatedly stabbed the 66-year-old man late Monday morning in the victim’s office on 39th Avenue in Flushing. District Attorney Katz said, “As…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN BUSTED FOR BOGUS UNION MEMBERSHIP CASH CON
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jofre Ortega, 54, has been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly conning people eager to join the Mason Tenders Local 79 Union that he offered memberships for cash – even though he did not have the authority to do so. District Attorney Katz said,…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR STABBING WOMAN TO DEATH IN 2020
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Edwin Sarmiento, 31, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for stabbing a 30-year-old woman to death in February 2020. District Attorney Katz said, “The defendant has now admitted to the brutal slaying of a young woman. The victim was stabbed with at least two…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 11, 2022
This week marks National Consumer Protection Week, a time to spread awareness about trending scams and fraudulent activity and help consumers understand their rights… (continued)
Read MoreMARYLAND RESIDENT CHARGED WITH 336 COUNTS OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON AND OTHER CRIMES IN LARGEST BUST OF “GHOST GUN” KITS IN NEW YORK STATE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Wenli Bai, 57, has been charged with 129 counts of criminal possession of a weapon and hundreds of additional counts for other crimes after a long-term investigation conducted by the District Attorney’s Office. Recovered were enough parts to build 74 ghost guns, 129 high-capacity magazines and…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN STABBING DEATH OF HIS WIFE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jawad Hussain, 60, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault for the January 2019 fatal stabbing of his wife and for injuring his daughter during the attack. District Attorney Katz said, “In pleading guilty, the defendant has now admitted to the stabbing rampage that killed his wife.…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR 2012 KILLING OF VICTIM WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND AMID BEACH DEBRIS FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Thyron Aycock, 48, has been sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison following his conviction after trial of murder in the beating death of a man in 2012. The victim’s remains were discovered by park employees as they cleared garbage and debris from the damaged sand dunes on…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO STABBING TO DEATH HIS SON-IN-LAW IN 2019
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Marco Ortiz, 48, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty last month to manslaughter in the first degree. The defendant stabbed to death his daughter’s husband in January 2019 in the Briarwood, Queens, home they all shared. District Attorney Katz said, “This was…
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