Deadly Week Behind Bars: Three NY Inmates Killed in Separate Attacks
Three prisoners were killed in New York State prisons within five days last week, state police said Monday, April 13.
All three men were killed in altercations with other prisoners, according to New York State Police. Additional charges against the three suspects are pending.
The first incident was discovered Monday, April 6 around 4:30 p.m. at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, police said. Michael Campbell, 51, was found lying dead under a sheet, according to investigators.
Cops determined Campbell’s cellmate, Andrew Hernandez, had strangled him to death with a shoelace, according …
Abuse, Starvation Of LI Girl, 3, Found At Hospital Trip For Third-Degree Burns: Prosecutors
A Long Island couple abused and starved their 3-year-old daughter, and their actions were uncovered when she was hospitalized for third-degree burns, authorities said Monday, April 13.
Hanchelove Decius, 27, and Evenson Francois, 28, both of Freeport, were indicted on first-degree assault charges and arraigned Monday, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The couple’s 3-year-old daughter was admitted to Nassau University Medical Center on June 8, 2025, with third-degree burns, prosecutors said. She had been in the care of Decius, her mother, when she was scalded across the ches…
Wrong Way Head-On Wreck That Killed NY Man Leads To Schenectady Man's Plea: Prosecutors
A New York man admitted he caused a deadly head-on crash after crossing into oncoming traffic in Colonie, authorities said Monday, April 13.
Anthony Peterson, 53, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of William Merrihew in the wreck, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Peterson, of Schenectady, was driving on New Karner Road in Colonie around 7 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2025, when he crossed the double yellow line and struck Merrihew’s vehicle head-on, according to investigators.
Merrihew, a 64-year-old Albany man, was taken to Albany Medical Center and died fro…
Role Reversal: Wanted LI Fraudster Sought Jail Guard Job, Lands Behind Bars, Prosecutors Say
A schemer who admitted to stealing $77,000 from a Long Island lawyer — then jumped bail and skipped out on his sentence — has been returned to New York after applying for a new job in Colorado, authorities said Monday, April 13.
Osokam Ekufia, a 48-year-old Newark, NJ, man, tried to land a job as a jail guard at the Colorado Department of Corrections in October 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said Monday.
Instead, the department ran a background check on him and turned up his outstanding warrant in New York, prosecutors said.
“This defendant should have been occupying a…
Man Clings To Life After Devastating Car Wreck, LI Community Rallies In Fundraiser
The Long Island community has rallied in support of a man who suffered devastating injuries recently in a car crash.
Tony Gestone was severely injured in the wreck on Thursday, April 9, and has already undergone brain surgery and faces a long road to recovery, according to a GoFundMe created for his family.
“He is currently fighting for his life with severe injuries, including brain damage, spinal damage, and two collapsed lungs, among other things,” organizer Antonina Galasso wrote in the fundraiser. “Doctors have given Tony a very limited chance of survival. And if he does survive, it is …
