Posts by Renea Henry
QUEENS MAN INDICTED IN FATAL CAR CRASH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Kassun Brown has been charged with manslaughter and drunk driving in connection with a fatal car crash in St. Albans. Brown is accused of speeding through a stop sign and hitting another vehicle, killing its driver, a police officer from the 63rd Precinct. District Attorney Katz said: “There…
Read MoreDISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ HOSTS 8TH ANNUAL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
The Queens District Attorney’s Office hosted its 8th Annual Mock Trial Competition over the weekend, with Rutgers School of Law defeating 15 other teams from top-tier, nationally ranked law schools. New York Supreme and Criminal Court judges presided as law school students competed before senior prosecutors and members of the defense bar. The event was…
Read MorePIONEERING USE OF STATUTE RESTORES HOME TO DEED FRAUD VICTIMS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a house in St. Albans was returned to its rightful owners, a disabled veteran and his family, through the first-ever use of a state law enacted to protect deed fraud victims. District Attorney Katz said: “This is the first time the law has been applied in New York…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 3, 2023
A home in St. Albans was returned to its rightful owners this week through the first-ever use of a state law enacted to help deed fraud victims… (continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN DEADLY SHOOTING OF ELMONT MAN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Edson Giron Figueroa pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of a 25-year-old Elmont man in Jamaica, Queens. District Attorney Katz said: “By pleading guilty, the defendant admitted responsibility for ending a man’s life during a craven robbery attempt. I hope this resolution brings closure for…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Paul Verite has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and other crimes for allegedly repeatedly injuring his 10-week-old female Boston Terrier to the point the puppy could neither walk nor stand. A necropsy and review of medical records revealed that the puppy, named Espy, suffered excruciating pain…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update- February 24, 2023
Brothers Shawn and Neshawn Plummer were gunned down three years and a few blocks apart in Far Rockaway… (continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS FOR DEATH OF PEDESTRIAN AND OTHER CRIMES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Nigel Covington was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the death of a pedestrian struck by a stolen car he was driving before leaping out to evade police, and for driving into another woman, then beating her and stealing her purse. The incidents occurred November and December…
Read MoreDISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ APPEALS TO PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SHOOTING DEATHS OF BROTHERS
Brothers Shawn and Neshawn Plummer were gunned down three years and a few blocks apart in Far Rockaway, the innocent, unintended victims of the gun violence that is a national plague. On July 13, 2012, 18-year-old Shawn Plummer was hit by gunfire intended for someone else as he stood on Seagirt Avenue. Detectives found no…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – February 17, 2023
I was joined by Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell this week to announce…(continued)
Read MoreDEALER SENTENCED FOR SELLING DRUGS, LOADED FIREARM
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Renshan Lin was sentenced on February 7th to 7 ½ years in prison for selling narcotics and a loaded firearm to an undercover officer in 2021. On February 10th, the defendant received an additional 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison, to run concurrently, for possessing a loaded…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – February 10, 2023
NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz was laid to rest yesterday, as the city mourned the senseless loss of the 26-year-old hero… (continued)
Read MoreLAURELTON MAN INDICTED FOR CAUSING LIE CRASH THAT KILLED TOW OPERATOR
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Denzel Porter was indicted and arraigned today on charges of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and other crimes. The defendant allegedly caused a chain of collisions on the Long Island Expressway that resulted in the death of a tow operator and serious injury to a…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – February 3, 2023
New York City is dependent on its public transit system. It is the lifeblood of our economy and a critical factor in… (continued)
Read MoreLONG ISLAND CITY MAN SENTENCED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF SCHOOL TEACHER WALKING HIS DOG
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Ike Ford was sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a schoolteacher who was walking his dog when the defendant fired upon a rival gang member in broad daylight. The teacher, George Rosa, was shot in the abdomen by…
Read MoreHUSBAND INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY MOWING DOWN WIFE WITH SUV AND STABBING HER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Stephen Giraldo was indicted by a Queens grand jury on attempted murder, assault and other charges for allegedly hitting his wife with his SUV and then stabbing her with a knife. The couple’s three children were in the vehicle at the time of the incident, which occurred in…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – January 27, 2023
The data is clear: Where there are more guns, there are more … (continued)
Read MoreQUEENS MAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Troy Siddons was arraigned on charges of sex trafficking of a child, rape and other crimes. Siddons was separately indicted for criminal weapon possession related to an incident in September. District Attorney Katz said: “I have put significant resources into finding and helping those who are being forced…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – January 20, 2023
Protecting homeowners and renters from schemers and scammers is one of my top priorities. This week…(continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN SCHEME TO STEAL EAST ELMHURST HOME
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jorge Vasquez Jr. and Andy V. Singh pleaded guilty to grand larceny for filing fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of an East Elmhurst home. The defendants impersonated a deceased woman and her son to unlawfully access the property’s mortgage information, then sold the house to a shell corporation.…
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