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Armonk, NY
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SUV Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Injuring Family Of Six In Westchester Admits To Vehicular Assault
A 36-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car while he was driving the wrong way in a February crash in Westchester has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres pleaded guilty this week to aggravated vehicular assault stemming from the head-on collision on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers that left several people hospitalized. Caceres was indicted earlier this year by a Westchester County Grand Jury on charges that include: Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony; Vehicular Assault, a felony; Two counts of Vehi…
Armonk, NY
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Uber Driver Charged With Groping, Imprisoning Westchester Woman During Ride
A 26-year-old Uber driver who sexually assaulted a Westchester woman has been arraigned for abusing his passenger after she fell asleep. Bronx resident Iqbal Hussain was arraigned in Westchester County Court on several charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger who was riding with him in June. Hussain picked up his victim at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, June 8, when she requested a ride from Manhattan to her Westchester home. She had been out with friends in the city, Rye Brook Police Det. Terence Wilson said. Because it was so late, the woman fell asleep in the vehicle and w…
Somers, NY
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Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester
The box truck driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run crash on I-95 that took the life of tow-truck driver Salvatore Brescia has been sentenced in Westchester County Court. Ozone Park resident Anthony Mangano, 53, has been sentenced to the 12 months he has already spent in the Westchester County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony count of leaving the scene of a personal injury incident resulting in a death, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday. Brescia, a New Rochelle native, had lived in Yonkers before moving to Stamford, just befo…
Armonk, NY
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Man Sentenced For Stealing Cars From Westchester Dealerships Using Fake ID
A 27-year-old man is going to spend time behind bars and must pay back thousands of dollars to several Westchester auto dealerships after taking elaborate steps to use a 10-year-old child’s identity to steal cars. Nanuet resident Andre Mendez has been sentenced in Westchester County Court after pleading guilty to identity theft and falsifying business records, both felonies. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and two counts of driving while intoxicated following incidents dating back to last year. Mendez created a synthetic identity u…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Engineer Who Lived In Westchester Sentenced For Attempt To Lure Child To Engage In Sex
A 26-year-old former Westchester resident who attempted to lure a child to engage in sexual activity was sentenced to 10 years probation and must register as a sex offender. The sentencing was delivered by Westchester County Court Judge Susan Cacace. The court approved his probation transfer to Erie County where he now resides. Rivu Dey, a chemical engineer who lived in White Plains, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal sexual act in the second degree, a Class E felony. This charge specifically stated the defendant attempted to engage in a sex act with “another person…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Registered Sex Offender From Northern Westchester Sentenced For Sexual Conduct With Boy
A registered sex offender has been sentenced for having sexual contact with a teenage boy in Northern Westchester. Kenneth Brody, 57, of Verplanck, received a 74-year state prison sentence from Westchester County Court Judge Susan Cacace on Tuesday, Nov. 20 after his Sept. 26 conviction following a jury trial. On Friday, April 21, New York State Police and the Westchester County Child Advocacy investigated reports of a sexual offense that had been reported involving the Level 2 sex offender. According to police, during the investigation, Brody subjected the boy to multiple acts …
Armonk, NY
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Violent Westchester Gang Leader Admits To Conspiracy, Violence
The 40-year-old leader of a prominent Westchester street gang has admitted to his role in recruiting new members, giving out orders to commit violence and dishing out punishment to his own underlings. James Bryant of the Blood Stones Gang has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, which was accepted in Westchester County Court last week. Bryant was arrested and charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several members of the Blood Stones Gang, who were charged on a multi-count indictment. Nine o…
Bedford, NY
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Former Head Cook At Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Admits To Committing Sexual Act
A former head cook at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills has admitted to sexually abusing an inmate at the complex. Garth Trail, 62, has pleaded guilty to one felony count of criminal sexual acts in Westchester County Court for engaging in a sexual act with an inmate on Sept. 27 last year. Trail admitted to having sexual contact with the inmate in the kitchen area of the facility. He resigned from the position on Sept. 30 last year. The guilty plea comes on the heels of a suspended Bedford Hills correctional officer who admitted to having similar contact with inmates.…
White Plains, NY
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Northern Westchester Sex Offender Gets 32-Year Sentence After Enticing Minor By Instagram
A registered sex offender in Northern Westchester is going to spend several more decades behind bars after enticing a 14-year-old girl to perform sexual acts through social media. David Ohnmacht of Katonah has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison for manipulating the teenager into taking sexually explicit photos of herself and sending them to him online. He was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on May 31. Beginning in November 2016 and extending February last year, Ohnmacht, who worked in New Rochelle, communicated online with his victim utilizing …
Armonk, NY
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'Criminally Negligent' Westchester Driver Charged For Crashing BMW, Killing 23-Year-Old
A Westchester man has been indicted on charges related to the car crash that left a 23-year-old in a coma for months before he suffered a seizure and died from cardiac arrest. Mount Vernon resident Ramel Douglas was arraigned in Westchester County Court this week in relation to his role in the crash that took the life of New Rochelle native Jyrel Daniel in June 2016. Daniel had come home from college for the summer when he was in a car on June 21 with his friends that was struck by a driver in a BMW going 75 mph in a posted 25 mph zone. First responders had to utilize the Jaws of Life to re…
Armonk, NY
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Gang Member Admits To Using Violence, Weapons To Control Neighborhood In Westchester
The latest member of a prominent Westchester street gang has admitted to his role in using violence and weapons to control their neighborhood in Yonkers. Trinard “TJ” Jackson, a member of the Blood Stones Army, pleaded guilty on Wednesday one count of conspiracy, a felony, which was accepted by Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit. Jackson was arrested and charged as part of a larger gang sweep in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers in the beginning of May, which led to the arrests of several members of the Blood Stones Army, who were charged on a multi-count indictment. According to…
Armonk, NY
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Three Men Plead Guilty To Westchester Robbery Spree
An investigation into a burglary spree in Westchester led to the arrests of three men who will all spend time behind bars after pleading guilty to their various roles in robbing several residential apartment buildings in Yonkers. Yonkers residents Darnell Echols, 28, and Rajad Daily, 29, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to eight counts of second-degree burglaries while jury selection for their trial was underway in Westchester County Court. A third suspect, Jonathan Terry, 27 who acted as a getaway driver, pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in August. On Dec. 30 last year, the three men carried …
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