QUEENS 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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MAN INDICTED IN BRUTAL, RANDOM ATTACK THAT LEFT WOMAN BLIND IN ONE EYE

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Waheed Foster was found fit to stand trial and arraigned today on an indictment charging him with attempted murder in connection with the violent, unprovoked assault that left a subway rider blind in one eye after she was beaten in September 2022 at the Howard Beach/JFK station on…

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MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN STABBING SPREE

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jermain Rigueur was arraigned today for attempted murder and assault following a two-day stabbing spree in Springfield Gardens and Jamaica during which four people were attacked, including three within an hour on Wednesday. District Attorney Katz said: “New Yorkers peacefully going about their business very nearly lost their…

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TENANT CHARGED FOR SHOOTING BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT, FIRING AT RESPONDING POLICE OFFICERS

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that William Hernandez was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault for allegedly getting into a shootout with police officers after holding his building superintendent at gunpoint and then shooting him. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant is charged with attempted murder in…

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MAN CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SLAMMING A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY ONTO PAVEMENT

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Laurence Gendreau was convicted of attempted murder, assault and other crimes for picking up a 6-year-old boy and slamming him into the pavement head first. The random assault took place outside the Kew Gardens home of the boy’s grandparents. Just two hours earlier, Gendreau stole an iPad from…

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QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN STABBING

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rahlik Pinnock was arraigned today for attempted murder after allegedly trying to solicit a woman to engage in prostitution and then stabbing her boyfriend, who had confronted him. District Attorney Katz said: “We have seen verbal disputes all too often escalate to brutal violence, in this case resulting…

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MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND RAPE IN ROOFTOP ATTACK ON WOMAN

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jerson Vasquez was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on attempted murder, rape and other charges for allegedly arranging to meet a woman for paid sex and then beating her and taking back the money he paid along with her cellphone. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant…

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BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING INTO MTA BUS

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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COUPLE INDICTED FOR BASEBALL BAT AND KNIFE ATTACK ON NEIGHBORS

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…

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BRONX 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…

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33 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…

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