Man Shoots 21-Year-Old Chasing Him In Huntington, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after police say he shot a 21-year-old man who was chasing him over New Year’s weekend.
The shooting happened around 5 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, on Wall Street in Huntington, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
John Rech, 71, of Huntington, fired a gun at the younger man during the encounter, police said.
The victim, a 21-year-old from Fort Salonga, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Rech was arrested and charged with second-degree assault. He was arraigned Sunday, Jan. 4, at First Distri…
Man Punches, Stabs Victim As They Try Running Away In Newburgh: Here's His Fate
An Ulster County man will spend years in prison for assaulting and stabbing a man on a street in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors said.
Marlboro resident Marvin Hampton, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 3 to six years in state prison, followed by three years of post-release supervision, after previously pleading guilty to second-degree assault in connection with a March stabbing in Newburgh, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Dec. 5.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. on March 1…
