Archive for March 2023
Your Weekly Update – March 31, 2023
Hate-motivated incidents of violence are especially pernicious. The perpetrators of these terrible acts strike… (continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR FATAL SHOOTING OF GROCERY EMPLOYEE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dewayne Henry was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 65-year-old grocery clerk during a botched robbery in Jamaica in 2011. The defendant has been incarcerated on unrelated charges for much of the time since the murder. District Attorney Katz said: “Today’s…
Read MoreLONG ISLAND MAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Cleveland Sterling was arraigned on charges of sex trafficking, robbery and other crimes for allegedly forcing two victims to engage in prostitution and assaulting and robbing them. District Attorney Katz said: “Traffickers use violence, intimidation and claims of financial debt to force victims into sex work. We are…
Read MoreDEFENDANT CHARGED WITH HATE CRIMES FOR MULTIPLE SWASTIKA INCIDENTS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Antoine Blount was charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and aggravated harassment for allegedly drawing swastikas on the sidewalk in front of the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, a day care center and a residential building. District Attorney Katz said: “Cowardly acts of hate, especially in…
Read MoreWOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ARSON FOR NYCHA APARTMENT FIRE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Tandika Wright was arraigned on murder, arson and other charges in the death of a neighbor found inside a burning New York City Housing Authority apartment with numerous lacerations about her body. District Attorney Katz said: “We will seek justice for the brutally murdered victim in this case.…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WEAPONS POSSESSION FOR CACHE OF ILLEGAL GHOST GUNS IN BAYSIDE HOMES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Andrew Chang pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon stemming from a March 2022 ghost gun bust. District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant pleaded guilty to amassing an arsenal of lethal illegal weapons and ammunition and gear. We will continue to do everything we can to get…
Read MoreQUEENS MEN CONVICTED FOR DEADLY RICHMOND HILL SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shakim Allen and Dreshaun Smith were convicted of murder and other charges for shooting two brothers, killing one, during a Richmond Hill robbery in January 2017. District Attorney Katz said: “One of the victims, who was visiting from Guyana, lost his life trying to protect his younger brother.…
Read MoreBRONX MAN CONVICTED FOR SHOOTING INTO MTA BUS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Melvin Adams was convicted of attempted murder for shooting at an MTA bus and striking two passengers in August 2021. Adams’ did not like how someone looked at him and shot at him, hitting the bus instead. District Attorney Katz said: “No one should have to worry about…
Read More16-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME IN FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK ATTACK OF JEWISH MAN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a 16-year-old male was charged today with assault as a hate crime for an attack in Flushing Meadows Corona Park during which the defendant is accused of yelling anti-Semitic slurs while he and others kicked a Jewish man after knocking him to the ground. District Attorney Katz said:…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 24, 2023
This week’s gang takedown was perhaps the largest ever in Queens: a 151-count indictment brought against 33 reputed gang members, five of whom are charged with murder… (continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Atekel Donaldson was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the death of a 15-year-old getting off of a city bus in Far Rockaway in February 2018. District Attorney Katz said: “A teenager’s life was senselessly cut short by gun violence, which continues to steal family, friends, and…
Read MoreDEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR DEADLY SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Edson Giron Figueroa was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2021 shooting death of a 25-year-old. District Attorney Katz said: “This is a case of yet another young person’s life cut short by gun violence. We will continue to fight against illegal guns with everything we…
Read More33 REPUTED GANG MEMBERS INDICTED ON MURDER, GUN VIOLENCE CHARGES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, joined by NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell, announced one of the largest gang takedowns in the history of the office, a 151-count indictment brought against 33 alleged gang members, five of whom are charged with murder. The murder charges are for the shooting death of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin, gunned down in…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING TEENAGE GIRLS AT JAMAICA HOTEL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Tyrone “Angel” Miles was sentenced today to seven years in prison for sex trafficking of a child. The defendant, along with co-defendant Bryant Lowery, forced female victims to have sex with strangers for cash at the JFK Inn Hotel in Jamaica, Queens. An escape by one of the…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 17, 2023
A major victory was achieved this week with the takedown of a firearm and drug trafficking operation… (continued)
Read MoreSON CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH OF MOTHER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dennis Cho was arraigned today, accused of murder in the stabbing death of his 59-year-old mother inside their Flushing home. According to the charges against him, Cho stabbed his mother multiple times in the back. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant is charged with the gruesome, cold-blooded stabbing…
Read MoreMAN SENTENCED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING TEENAGE GIRL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Quan Raheem Booker was sentenced today to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl for several days inside a Flushing hotel. District Attorney Katz said: “Undercover operations like this one are key in finding and helping girls that are trafficked. We will continue…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS FOR FATAL SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Tyseam McRae was sentenced to 22 years in prison for manslaughter, assault and robbery for three separate incidents, including the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Rochdale in October 2019. District Attorney Katz said: “A violent, dangerous man is going to prison for a long time. The…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING AND ASSAULTING THREE YOUNG WOMEN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Andres Portilla was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with kidnapping and sexually assaulting three young women whom he kept captive in his car. District Attorney Katz said: “The brutality inflicted upon these vulnerable young women is unspeakable. This indictment is the first step toward providing some…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 10, 2023
Earlier this month, a 44-year-old woman was thrown to the ground in Corona and repeatedly kicked and punched… (continued)
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