Westchester Man Now Charged With Murder After Mother Dies In Hospital, DA Says
A 25-year-old Westchester man is now facing a murder charge after charges were elevated when his mother died in the hospital after he admitted to strangling her unconscious last month.
Daniel Flores Arteaga, of New Rochelle, who had been facing an attempted murder charge, is now charged with second-degree murder, a violent felony, for allegedly strangling his mother, who recently was taken off life support.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, members of the New Rochelle Police Department responded to Sound St…
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder
A Northern Westchester man pleaded guilty to attempted murder and a weapons charge after shooting a man in Ossining last year, authorities announced.
Mario Mieles, 31, of Ossining, pleaded guilty this week to attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon after shooting at a man nine times with a semi-automatic pistol, striking him multiple times.
Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10, last year, Mieles shot a man with a semi-automatic pistol several times on Van Cortlandt Avenue in Ossining.
The shooting …
Man Sentenced For Killing, Burning, Pet Dog In Westchester
A fugitive has been sentenced for his role in killing a pet dog in Westchester earlier this year.
Ian De Los Reyes, 34, who has no known address, but is a fugitive from North Carolina and Utah, has been sentenced to eight months at the Westchester County penitentiary after pleading guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals and tampering with physical evidence, both felonies, in connection to the incident in Greenburgh.
Another man, Greenburgh resident Danilo Tolentino, 59, has charges pending against him for his role in the murder of the dog.
On Saturday, July 13, Greenburgh Police officers …
Murder Trial For Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Man Scheduled
The murder trial for three men implicated in the death of a college student from Westchester is set to begin next week.
Jury selection for the trial for Tasjawn “Tay” White, 20, Pierre Mensah, 43, and Phillip Spearman, 54, who have been connected to the fatal shooting of Mount Vernon resident Donovan Brown, 24, in March last year, is expected to begin on Monday, Nov. 18.
It is alleged that on the night of March 13, leading into the early morning hours of March 14, Mensah and White were involved in a series of incidents, including a robbery and subsequent attempted robbery, which resulted in…
Westchester Man Faces Rape, Other Charges After Attack
A Westchester County man is facing multiple counts of rape and other charges for an alleged sexual assault of a woman in White Plains last month.
Greenburgh resident Sidney Crockett, 42, was arraigned on Monday, Nov. 4, and charged in a 15-count indictment that includes two counts of rape, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, it is alleged that Crockett repeatedly strangled, physically, and sexually assaulted a woman he knew in a White Plains residence. The two had been in a relationship, according to the indictment.
After the attack,…
