Posts by Renea Henry
DRIVER INDICTED IN FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING 8-YEAR-OLD BOY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jose Barcia has been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly speeding through a crosswalk while making a left turn, killing an 8-year-old boy and injuring his 10-year-old brother in East Elmhurst on March 13. Arraignment on the indictment is pending. District Attorney Katz said: “Both victims in this…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN INDICTED FOR DEADLY STABBING AT MASPETH TAVERN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Marcin Pieciak was indicted for murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, Sarah McNally, at a Maspeth tavern in March. McNally was working as a bartender when Pieciak allegedly stabbed her and then slit his own throat. District Attorney Katz said:…
Read MoreMAN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING AT KEW GARDENS MOTOR INN [VIDEO]
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Leo Daley was sentenced to 19 years in prison for attempted murder for shooting 25-year-old Terrell Chery inside the Kew Motor Inn in September 2022 and firing at another man who managed to escape. District Attorney Katz said: “We are thankful we did not see the mass casualties…
Read MoreALLEGED SQUATTER CHARGED FOR ILLEGALLY OCCUPYING FLUSHING HOME
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Brian Rodriguez has been indicted on charges of burglary, grand larceny and other crimes for illegally occupying a single-family home in Flushing and renting out rooms to others. When the homeowner regained access to the property and changed the locks, the defendant forced himself back inside the home…
Read MoreTEEN CHARGED FOR SHOVING ELDERLY WOMAN DOWN CHURCH STEPS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that her office has charged a 16-year-old with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and grand larceny for attacking an elderly woman on the steps of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Briarwood on April 7. The teen is accused of shoving the 68-year-old victim down a flight of cement stairs…
Read MoreJAMAICA MAN SENTENCED FOR DEATH OF 14-YEAR-OLD AAMIR GRIFFIN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Sean Brown was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the mistaken-identity shooting death of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin in a South Jamaica playground and for an unrelated weapon possession charge. Brown mistook the teenager for a rival gang member in the 2019 shooting. District Attorney Katz said: “Aamir…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED IN DEADLY STABBING AT MASPETH TAVERN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Marcin Pieciak was arraigned today on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the fatal stabbing of Sarah McNally, his 41-year-old girlfriend. The woman was working as a bartender at a Maspeth tavern when Pieciak allegedly stabbed her then slit his own throat. District Attorney…
Read MoreBELLEROSE MAN WHO DEPOSITED STOLEN CHECKS INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Eduardo Soto is charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of a forged instrument and other crimes for depositing stolen and bogus checks totaling more than $40,000 into his bank account. In July 2023, a Forest Hills resident noticed unauthorized transactions on his credit card account and discovered checks…
Read MoreFAR ROCKAWAY WOMAN CHARGED AFTER EMACIATED, SICKLY DOG FOUND IN HER APARTMENT
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Evadne Harrington was arraigned on animal abuse charges after police discovered a dog chained to a small box without food or water inside her Far Rockaway apartment. The malnourished animal, whose coat was damp from urine and covered in filth, was rushed to a veterinary hospital and has…
Read MoreMAN SENTENCED FOR ATTACKING BLACK LIVES MATTER DEMONSTRATORS [VIDEO]
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Frank Cavalluzzi was sentenced today to 14 years in prison following his conviction on nine counts of attempted murder for attacking Black Lives Matter demonstrators. The 2020 assault in Whitestone began with Cavalluzzi yelling racial slurs at the BLM supporters and escalated to him charging at the demonstrators…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED IN FATAL FAR ROCKAWAY SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Tyrell Dennis was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 35-year-old man at point-blank range in a Far Rockaway apartment building in August 2020. District Attorney Katz said: “Senseless gun violence has tragically cut short too many lives including that of this…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN INDICTED FOR CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Umar Khan was arraigned today and charged with criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving and speeding for driving at nearly 100 mph on the outbound JFK Expressway ramp before losing control of the car, which went over a cement retaining wall and landed on the Belt Parkway below, killing…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Hector Galindo Capultitla was arraigned on sex trafficking charges for forcing a Mexican woman to engage in sex for money in Mexico and the United States, including Queens. During her three-year ordeal, whenever the victim failed to produce the amount of money Galindo Capultitla required of her, he…
Read MoreUNLICENSED DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, DWI IN DEADLY ASTORIA CRASH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rey Perez was arraigned today on charges of manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving for speeding through a stop sign in Astoria, where he collided with another vehicle, was propelled into parked cars and then drove approximately four miles before seeking help for his gravely injured passenger —…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED FOR STABBING DEATH FOUR YEARS AGO IN ASTORIA
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Luis Hernandez was arraigned today for murder and gang assault in the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man and the attempted murder of two others in Astoria in February 2020. District Attorney Katz said: “A young man’s life was cut short in a brutal act of violence four…
Read MoreFAR ROCKAWAY MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN BRUTAL BEATING DEATH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Gyasi Denis was indicted, charged with murder in the fatal beating of a 64-year-old man inside the victim’s Far Rockaway apartment. After leaving the apartment following the slaying, Denis is accused of returning and taking the victim’s bank card. District Attorney Katz said: “As violent and brutal as…
Read MoreFATHER AND SON CHARGED WITH POSSESSING LOADED GHOST GUN ASSAULT WEAPONS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Hyung-Suk Woo and his father, Ji-In Woo, were arraigned on charges of criminal possession of a weapon after a search of their Fresh Meadows home uncovered ghost guns, including assault weapons, as well as silencers made with a 3-D printer and other weapons-related paraphernalia. District Attorney Katz said:…
Read MoreCHARGES FILED IN DEATH OF MAN THROWN FROM HOOD OF CAR TRYING TO THWART ROBBERY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Kenny Panama was arraigned today for the murder of 43-year-old Mauro Chimbay, who was killed after his car window was smashed and he then frantically tried to stop the defendant from getting away in a BMW with property he had allegedly stolen. Chimbay was thrown to his death…
Read MoreADDITIONAL ILLEGAL SCOOTERS SEIZED BY DA’S OFFICE AND NYPD
Over the past week, in three separate operations, the Queens District Attorney’s office and the NYPD seized a total of 176 scooters as part of an ongoing joint operation between her office and local police precincts to address the vehicles’ persistent involvement in crimes such as drive-by shootings and robberies. The scooters were confiscated for…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING THAT KILLED ONE, LEFT TWO PARALYZED
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Eric Foster is charged with murder for a shooting in Jamaica that killed one man and seriously injured three others, two of whom were left paralyzed. District Attorney Katz said: “A cold-blooded shooting in broad daylight on a residential street cost a man his life and left three…
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