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QUEENS MEN SENTENCED FOR DEADLY RICHMOND HILL SHOOTING

April 26, 2023

Defendants Killed Guyanese Man and Shot Brother During Richmond Hill Robbery Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shakim Allen and Dreshaun Smith were sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for killing a man visiting from Guyana and shooting his brother during a Richmond Hill robbery in January 2017. District Attorney Katz said:…

MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON IN SHOOTING DEATH OF DELI WORKER

April 25, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Steven Cohen has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of a 26-year-old deli worker after a brief verbal altercation. District Attorney Katz said: “The callous actions of this defendant cost the life of an innocent man who was simply doing his job. I…

BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING INTO MTA BUS

April 21, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Melvin Adams was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for opening fire on a busy thoroughfare intending to hit a stranger and instead shooting at an MTA bus and striking two passengers. District Attorney Katz said: “A dangerous man is now off our streets and will serve…

BROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR 2021 SHOOTING AT QUEENS MOTEL

April 20, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rawle Washington was sentenced to 12 years in prison for injuring a man he shot at the Surfside Motel in Howard Beach in September 2021. District Attorney Katz said, “DNA evidence was instrumental in identifying the defendant after he callously shot a man and fled. Today he faces…

QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ASSAULT OF LIRR WORKERS; BRANDISHED KNIFE AFTER REFUSING TO PRODUCE TRAIN TICKET

April 20, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Taijuan Corse pleaded guilty to attempted assault for waving a knife at four Long Island Rail Road workers, causing minor injuries to two of them, during an incident last summer. As part of the conditions of his plea, the defendant is banned from Long Island Rail Road and…

BROOKLYN WOMAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CHEESECAKE POISONING OF LOOK-ALIKE

April 19, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Viktoria Nasyrova was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for poisoning a woman who resembled her with sedative-laced cheesecake and then stealing her identification and other property. District Attorney Katz said: “A ruthless and calculating con artist is going to prison for a long time for trying…

QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ APPOINTS 5 NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

April 18, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced the appointment of five new assistant district attorneys to join the Queens District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Katz said: “I am proud to welcome this group of talented professionals into the Queens District Attorney’s office.  I look forward to working with them in support of this office’s mission…

DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF WENDY ERDLY

April 18, 2023

District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the appointment of Wendy Erdly as Chief of Staff. Erdly joins the office after nearly a decade of public service experience, most recently at the New York State Department of Financial Services as Deputy Superintendent for Cybersecurity. District Attorney Katz said: “I am pleased to welcome Ms. Erdly to the…

LONG ISLAND TEEN CHARGED WITH LEAVING SCENE OF CRASH THAT KILLED 14-YEAR-OLD

April 12, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yaser Ibrahim, 18, was arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal incident without reporting it, as well as driving without a license, speeding and other vehicle and traffic violations, following a crash Monday night that left a 14-year-old boy dead in Astoria. DA Katz…

LONG ISLAND TEEN CHARGED WITH LEAVING SCENE OF CRASH THAT KILLED 16-YEAR-OLD

April 12, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yaser Ibrahim, 18, was arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal incident without reporting it, as well as driving without a license, speeding and other vehicle and traffic violations, following a crash Monday night that left a 16-year-old boy dead in Astoria. DA Katz…

DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER IN OFF-DUTY COP SHOOTING

April 12, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Chad Collie pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer who he was trying to carjack. The incident took place on February 1, 2022, in Far Rockaway. District Attorney Katz said: “We will not allow our communities to devolve into a state of…

QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE IN POLICE SHOOTING

April 7, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Devin Spraggins was arraigned today in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of attempted murder in the first degree in connection to a confrontation with NYPD officers on Wednesday during which rookie Officer Brett Boller was shot. District Attorney Katz said: “We will not allow our great city…

ICYMI: LOWER NEW YORK’S BAC LIMIT NOW TO SAVE LIVES

April 6, 2023

Studies show that most adult drivers are too impaired to drive safely with a BAC of .05 percent because, even at that level, crucial driving skills — like coordination, and the ability to steer, track moving objects, and effectively respond to emergency situations — are diminished… (continued)

COUPLE INDICTED FOR BASEBALL BAT AND KNIFE ATTACK ON NEIGHBORS

April 3, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Arturo Cuevas and Daisy Barrera were indicted by a grand jury and arraigned today for attempted murder and other crimes for a brutal attack on their neighbors, allegedly as revenge for a previous fight over a parking spot. District Attorney Katz said: “As alleged, the husband stabbed the…

GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED IN DEATH OF DAUGHTER’S BOYFRIEND

April 3, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Suzette Olin was convicted of manslaughter for her role in the death of Shaka Ifil, her daughter’s boyfriend and the father of her daughter’s newborn. Ifil was shot once in the back while in his Woodhaven home. District Attorney Katz said: “The jury convicted this defendant in the…

DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ LAUNCHES STATE’S FIRST PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL GHOST GUN TRAFFICKING OPERATION

April 2, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of a Queens man and his associate in Texas, charging them with assembling ghost guns and selling the untraceable firearms in New York City and Trinidad. The case is the first prosecution in New York State of an international ghost gun trafficking operation. The investigation was conducted…

DEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR FATAL SHOOTING OF GROCERY EMPLOYEE

March 30, 2023

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…

LONG ISLAND MAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES

March 29, 2023

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…

DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH HATE CRIMES FOR MULTIPLE SWASTIKA INCIDENTS

March 29, 2023

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…

WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ARSON FOR NYCHA APARTMENT FIRE

March 28, 2023

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….

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