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Man Carjacks Woman In Westchester, Fires Weapon Near Group: Here's His Sentence
A 28-year-old man will spend years in prison for committing several violent incidents in Westchester, including an armed carjacking during a police pursuit, officials announced.
Mount Vernon resident Christopher Smith, also known as "Christopher Johnson," "Mad Max," "Max," and "Trouble," was sentenced on Thursday, May 9 to eight years in prison for two shootings and an armed carjacking that took place in Westchester and the Bronx, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
According to federal officials, the first of these incidents happened in Septem…
Punxsutawney Phil's Twins Names Revealed On Mother's Day
Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, have been parents since the end of March but on Mother's Day, the twins' names were finally revealed by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
"The first family of groundhogs" announced the pups' name via the club vice president reading a scroll:
“Here ye, hear ye, hear ye. Now, on this 12th day of May in the town of Punxsy Phil, the news is not about the weather, spring air or winter’s chill. No. Today the first family of groundhogs has grown. Punxsutawney Phil and wife, Phyllis, have two kits of their own. Born to royalty — a boy and a girl. Names have b…
2 Brothers Shoot Man In Back Outside His Westchester Home: Here's Their Sentences
Two brothers will spend over a decade in prison after attacking and shooting a victim outside his Westchester home, officials announced.
Yonkers residents Daquann Johnson, age 34, and Dieandre Phillips, age 32, were sentenced to 16 years and 12 years in state prison, respectively, for an attempted murder that took place in Yonkers in January 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 10.
According to the DA's Office, on Jan. 20, 2023, at around 12:30 p.m., the two defendants repeatedly kicked and punched a Yonkers resident outside of his home.…
Hagerstown Man Charged For Nationwide Swatting Scheme With Online Group: Feds
Men from Maryland and Virginia are among three who have been charged in connection to a string of swatting incidents across the country, federal authorities announced.
This week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia, and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio with a host of offenses for making swatting calls to multiple police and emergency departments across the country.
According to the six-count indictment, between December 2023 and January 2024, the three, along with others, were part of an online …
Middletown Sex Offender Headed To Prison For 'Severely' Beating, Robbing Man
A Hudson Valley Level 2 sex offender has been sentenced to prison for robbing and beating a man unconscious.
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Orange County resident David Johnson, age 47, of Middletown, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 7, to six years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the Sunday, March 12, 2023 incident, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
According to documents filed and statements made in court, Johnson approached a man entering a grocery store in the City of Mi…
15-Year-Old Sexually Abused Inside Huntington Station Church Basement, Police Say
A Long Island church member is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl inside his place of worship.
Clinton Bucknor, age 71, of Huntington, was arrested Thursday, May 9, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives.
According to police, the victim’s sister called 911 on Wednesday, May 8, saying her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by an employee at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located on West 9th Street.
An investigation found that Clinton sent an inappropriate photo and text to the girl and had sexual contact with her in the church’s basemen…