Your Weekly Update – June 28, 2024

My office secured a 22-year prison sentence this week for a man who unleashed a violent, unprovoked attack on a commuter at the Howard Beach-JFK Airport subway station in September 2022… (continued)

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TWO MEN INDICTED IN 2021 MURDER-FOR-HIRE CASE IN SOUTH JAMAICA

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jayson Scott and Richard Swygert were arraigned today on an indictment charging Scott with first- and second-degree murder and Swygert with second-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of 47-year-old Darius Guillebeaux in South Jamaica. Scott is alleged to have been hired to kill Guillebeaux. District Attorney Katz…

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Your Weekly Update – June 21, 2024

We charged a man this week with first-degree rape, two counts of kidnapping, predatory sexual assault and other crimes for attacking two 13-year-olds in Kissena Park in the middle of the afternoon on June 13… (continued)

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FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED FOR ATTEMPTED GANG ASSAULT OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE CHECKING ON WELFARE OF UNATTENDED CHILDREN OUTSIDE LONG ISLAND CITY HOTEL

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that two NYPD officers, who were checking on the welfare of three unattended children on bikes outside a Long Island City hotel, were attacked by a group of adults at approximately 4:20 a.m. on June 17. Four defendants were arraigned today, accused of attempted gang assault and related charges,…

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DA KATZ SEIZES UNLICENSED MOBILE CANNABIS DISPENSARY IN SUNNYSIDE

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the takedown of an illegal cannabis dispensary operating out of a converted school bus in Sunnyside.  The seized product was determined to have been overtly marketed toward children, with names such as “Skittles,” “Gummy Sharks,” “Jolly Ranchers,” and packaging nearly identically to snacks popular with kids. The vehicle’s owner…

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Your Weekly Update – June 14, 2024

My office seized an unlicensed mobile cannabis dispensary, known as “The Green Empress,” on the corner of 43rd Street and Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside this week… (continued)

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NEARLY 100 ILLEGALLY PARKED SCOOTERS SEIZED BY DA’S OFFICE AND NYPD

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the seizure of 99 scooters parked illegally on the sidewalk and in the street in South Jamaica, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill, Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. One unregistered motorcycle and one unregistered dirt bike parked on a sidewalk were also confiscated. The vast majority of the parked…

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ WELCOMES SUMMER INTERNS

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz welcomed 64 law school and college students for the start of an enriching nine-week summer internship program. District Attorney Melinda Katz said: “We are happy to bring on board this bright and diverse group of interns to spend the summer gaining invaluable experience learning about the inner workings of the…

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Your Weekly Update – June 7, 2024

My office filed two counts of attempted murder in the first degree against a man who allegedly shot two NYPD officers in East Elmhurst on Monday… (continued)

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