Archive for February 2022
DE MESYE YO TE AKIZE SOU AKIZASYON ASASINAY NAN KOUT KOUTO LANMÒ NAN MOUN; YON AKIZE TE AKIZE TOU POU DEZYÈM TOUYE JIS DE JOU APRE
Queens Distri a, Melinda Katz te anonse ke Raymond Kenner, 22, ak Alexander Stephens, ki gen 31 an, te akize pa yon gran jiri Queens County ak asiyen nan Tribinal Siprèm sou akizasyon asasinay lanmò y...
DE REZIDAN QUEENS TE AKIZE SOU AKIZASYON ASASINAY AK LÒT KRIM POU KONDWI BWÈ, TRENNEN AKSIDAN KI TE TIYE TRAVAYÈ LOPITAL LA.
Avoka Distri Queens Melinda Katz te anonse jodi a ke Alamin Ahmed ak Mir Fahmid, tou de nan Jamayik, Queens, te akize pa yon gran jiri konte Queens ak asiyen nan Tribinal Siprèm sou asasinay, manulag ...
DA MELINDA KATZ GEN TOUT POUVWA A ISTWA MWA SELEBRASYON AK ONÈ YO REMAKAB MANM KOMINOTE QUEENS YO
Queens District Avoka Melinda Katz te òganize yon pwogram selebre nan onè nan istwa Nwa nan Teyat Nwa a sou 16 fevriye 2022. Pwogram nan enkli ap viv mizik ak pèfòmans dans soti nan atis lokal yo, rem...
MANHATTAN MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR BRUTAL ATTACK ON WOMAN IN SUBWAY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that William Blount, 57, has been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for the vicious beating of a woman as she entered a Quee...
QUEENS MAN AND WOMAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING HOMELESS WOMAN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Adam “Damian” Lee, 29, and Ida Copeland, 35, have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on sex trafficki...
QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR STABBING TO DEATH SON-IN-LAW IN 2019
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Marco Ortiz, 48, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for killing his son-in-law while the defendant’s daughter was in the ...
QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO KILL WIFE AT COHEN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER AND POSSESSING "GHOST GUNS"
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Thomas Saxton, 34, has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes. The ...
DA MELINDA KATZ HOSTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION WITH HONORS TO NOTABLE QUEENS COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz hosted a celebratory program in honor of Black History Month at the Black Spectrum Theater on February 16, 2022. The program included live music and dance perform...
QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 26 1/3 YEARS-TO-LIFE IN PRISON FOR 2019 MURDER OF HIS PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Anthony Hobson, 51, has been sentenced to 26 1/3 years-to-life in prison for the February 2019 knife attack on his girlfriend, Jennifer Irigo...
TWO QUEENS RESIDENTS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES AND OTHER CRIMES FOR DRUNK DRIVING, DRAG RACING CRASH THAT KILLED HOSPITAL WORKER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Alamin Ahmed and Mir Fahmid, both of Jamaica, Queens, have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murd...
DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON IN 2018 MEMORIAL DAY SHOOTING DEATH OF 27-YEAR-OLD MAN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Denzel Floyd, 24, has been sentenced by the Court to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the May 2018 shooting death...
QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN 2018 SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Shahid Burton, 21, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man ...
TWO MEN INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES IN STABBING DEATH OF MAN; ONE DEFENDANT ALSO INDICTED FOR SECOND KILLING JUST TWO DAYS LATER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Raymond Kenner, 22, and Alexander Stephens, 31, have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder charges i...
JURY CONVICTS QUEENS DEFENDANT OF KILLING MAN IN 2012; VICTIM’S BODY FOUND AMID BEACH DEBRIS FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Thyron Aycock, 48, has been convicted at trial of murder for the brutal beating death of a man in 2012. The victim’s remains were discovered ...
QUEENS WOMAN ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGES IN STABBING DEATH OF NEIGHBOR
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Evelyn Cruz, 48, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on charges of murder and other crimes for all...
DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE FOR SHOOTING AT COPS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Chad Collie, 19, and Jayare Robinson, 18, have been charged with attempted murder and other crimes related to the shooting of an off-duty NYP...
QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING DEATH OF THE MOTHER OF HIS INFANT CHILD IN 2017
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Robert Rodriguez, 31, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing a 34-year-old w...
DISBARRED LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY TO LARCENY CHARGES FOR SWINDLING DOZENS OF CLIENTS OUT OF MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that former lawyer Yohan Choi, 47, has pleaded guilty to grand larceny for bilking more than 50 clients – whom he represented before and after he ...
Your Weekly Update - February 25, 2022
Earlier this week, my Office announced the indictment of two defendants on sex trafficking and other charges for allegedly forcing a homeless woman into sex work in various hotels and other locations ...
Your Weekly Update - February 18, 2022
Since the beginning of my administration, my Office has worked hard to alert you to the myriad scams and schemes that fraudsters devise to separate individuals from their hard-earned money.
That’s wh...
Your Weekly Update - February 11, 2022
There has been much renewed talk about bail reform in recent weeks, spurred by Mayor Adams’ call for revisions to current laws that more clearly address public safety... (continued)
Your Weekly Update - February 4, 2022
Yesterday, President Joseph Biden and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited New York City and unveiled a new federal initiative to help stop the flow of dangerous weapons into our communities....