Man Jailed For Murder Of NY Football Coach Has Conviction Overturned Nearly 30 Years Later Man Jailed For Murder Of NY Football Coach Has Conviction Overturned Nearly 30 Years Later
Man Jailed For Murder Of NY Football Coach Has Conviction Overturned Nearly 30 Years Later A man convicted in the murder of an assistant football coach at Hofstra University on Long Island has been set free after spending more than three decades in prison. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Patricia Harrington ordered a new trial for Nassau County resident Christopher Ellis, age 51, of Hempstead on Monday, Aug. 9.  Ellis was convicted in 1993 of the second-degree murder of 25-year-old Harry Joseph Healy on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1990, by a jury based on testimony from a single eyewitness and without forensic or physical evidence. The judge made the ruling after Ellis’ attorney…
New England Attorney Once On People's 'Top 50 Bachelors' List Charged With Rape New England Attorney Once On People's 'Top 50 Bachelors' List Charged With Rape
New England Attorney Once On People's 'Top 50 Bachelors' List Charged With Rape A Massachusetts attorney who was once People’s list of “America’s Top 50 Bachelors” has been charged multiple times with rape. Gary Zerola, 49, was arraigned on Jan. 15 on charges of rape and breaking and entering with felony intent, according to the NY Post. Zerola, a Boston defense attorney and former assistant district attorney in Essex and Suffolk counties, appeared in People’s national list of top single men in 2001 alongside “eye-candy” Matt Damon, Josh Hartnett, and Ben Affleck. In his write up, People described Zerola as a foster care advocate who earned a dual degree in law and p…
Video: Tearful Judge Details Moments Before Deadly Attack On Family, Son Takes Husband's Bullet Video: Tearful Judge Details Moments Before Deadly Attack On Family, Son Takes Husband's Bullet
Video: Tearful Judge Details Moments Before Deadly Attack On Family, Son Takes Husband's Bullet Federal Judge Esther Salas has spoken out about last month's shooting that killed her son and injured her husband, in a tearful video released Monday morning, Aug. 3.  Salas and her son, Daniel, 20, were chatting and cleaning up after a weekend of birthday celebrations for him at their North Brunswick, New Jersey home on Sunday, July 19. Daniel turned to his mom and said, "'Mom, let's keep talking 'I love talking to you, Mom,' " the judge recounted. That moment, the doorbell rang. Daniel looked at his mom and said, "Who is that?"  Before Salas could say anything, he sprinted upstairs. T…
Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note
Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband and accused killer of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, said “I refuse to spend even an hour more in jail for something I had NOTHING to do with," in a hand-written suicide note. The note was found inside a Chevrolet Suburban parked at his Farmington, Connecticut mansion where a vacuum cleaner hose had reportedly been attached to the tailpipe and run into the vehicle by carbon monoxide on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the day he was scheduled to attend an emergency bond hearing in Stamford. “Enough is enough,” the 52-year-old Dulos said i…
Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area
Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area Two men and a woman associated with a Chilean ring who are allegedly are responsible for multiple burglaries on Long Island and throughout the tristate area have been arrested, police said. For weeks, Nassau County Burglary Squad detectives have been investigating a string of residential burglaries, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The burglaries are allegedly tied to an organized burglary ring based out of Chile. Ryder said that two days ago, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, detectives were on Sixth Avenue in College Point following intel involving a burg…
Man Violated Protection Order By Staying At Victim's Residence, Darien Police Say Man Violated Protection Order By Staying At Victim's Residence, Darien Police Say
Man Violated Protection Order By Staying At Victim's Residence, Darien Police Say A Fairfield County man is in trouble with the law after allegedly staying at an ex-girlfriend’s house while she was staying at a hotel, in violation of a court order of protection, police said. A woman came to Darien Police Headquarters stating that Darien resident James Reilly, 59, had violated a restraining offer that had been applied for due to a physical altercation the two had during their relationship. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, police said that Reilly was served notice of the order, which forbids him from contacting his victim. Despite the court order, Reilly allegedly texted and called hi…
Video: Estranged Husband Says He Had Dinner With Missing Mom Two Days Before Her Disappearance Video: Estranged Husband Says He Had Dinner With Missing Mom Two Days Before Her Disappearance
Video: Estranged Husband Says He Had Dinner With Missing Mom Two Days Before Her Disappearance The estranged husband of New Canaan missing mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos says he had dinner with her just two days before her disappearance in an interview with NBC News 4 New York's Sarah Wallace. Fotis Dulos said he had an improved relationship with Jennifer Dulos before she disappeared without a trace on Friday, May 24. Related story: Police Shift Search For Missing Mom To Property Of Reservoir In Connecticut "The interesting thing was the last month, I tried many times to make an opening and start communicating with her directly, and that didn't go anywhere in the past," Fotis…
Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Heroin Distribution Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Heroin Distribution
Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Heroin Distribution A convicted felon from Fairfield County will spend more time behind bars after being busted with an illegal stolen handgun, heroin and drug paraphernalia. Ismael Mangual, 43, of Bridgeport, was sentenced in New Haven federal court to a term of 137 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and one count of possession a firearm in furtherance of a narcotics trafficking offense in March. On Aug. 31, 2017, police in Milford stopped Mangual while he was driving on an area…
Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite
Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite An undocumented immigrant and former employer of Northern Westchester socialite Lois Elizabeth Colley has been sentenced for her 2015 murder at the family's estate. Esdras Marroquin Gomez, an ex-day laborer also known as “Victor,” was sentenced on Thursday, June 13, in Westchester County Court, to 22 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder earlier this year. On Nov. 9, 2015, at approximately 5 p.m., a farmworker found Colley’s body lying in a pool of blood in her home’a laundry room after she had been bludgeoned to death at the family's North Salem farm. West…
New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport
New Charges For Man Accused Of Leaving Decapitated Chickens In Westport The 48-year-old man facing charges for dumping headless chickens in a box in the front yard of a Fairfield County home is facing new charges, police said. In March and April, four packages containing headless chickens were left in the yard of a Franklin Street residence in Westport. On April 13, the victim reported to investigators that another box had been left on the property and the suspect fled on foot. Officers were able to track down Ajamu Obataiye of New York City at the Saugatuck Train Station and taken into custody. An arrest warrant application for Obataiye for the previous f…
Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time
Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time A citizen of Mexico illegally living in Fairfield County will spend time behind bars after being busted for the third time by police following a motor vehicle crash. Fabiola Bastian Mojica, 38, who had been living in Stamford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of reentry of a removed alien. It is her third conviction for illegally entering the country. In May 2003, Bastian Mojica, while a legal resident of the country, was convicted in Stamford of possession of a hallucinogen, leading to her lawful permanent residence status to be revoked. In November that year, she was …
TV Reporter's Husband Faces Domestic Violence Charges TV Reporter's Husband Faces Domestic Violence Charges
TV Reporter's Husband Faces Domestic Violence Charges The husband of Blaise Gomez, a Hudson Valley reporter at News 12, has been indicted on numerous domestic violence charges following, what she says, is more than a year of domestic abuse in which, she says, she thought she was going to die. Sean Doyle, 36, of Cornwall in Orange County, was hit with 15 counts, including strangulation, attempted assault, coercion and criminal mischief, all felonies.  In a Facebook post on March 25, Gomez described one of the attacks: "My legal husband and daughter’s father (a combat Marine) assaulted me in my home last Monday, in a drunken, drugged attack…