Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion
A Hartford jury has found two men guilty of a violent 2022 home invasion in Farmington that left two victims bloodied, bound, and stripped of their clothing.
Joshua Jenkins, 33, of East Hartford, and Branden Holloway, 26, of Hartford, were convicted on multiple charges, including home invasion, sexual assault, assault, and robbery.
According to prosecutors, the pair stormed the home of one of the victims late at night, emerging from a tree line dressed in black and armed with firearms equipped with lasers. They ordered the two victims out of a hot tub, stripped them, and forced them into th…
Ex-Jail Guard Who Viciously Beat Wife For 'Disrespecting' Him Sentenced In Saratoga County
A former correction officer in the Capital Region will spend years in prison for subjecting his wife to years of horrific abuse.
Stephen Frank, 48, was sentenced to an aggregate of 8 ⅓ to 25 years behind bars in Saratoga County Court on Friday, May 2, after a jury found him guilty of multiple felony domestic violence charges.
Frank, a former Warren County correction officer, repeatedly subjected the woman to verbal and physical abuse over a period of years, the Saratoga County DA’s office said.
His now ex-wife took the stand, telling jurors she suffered repeated bruising, cuts, and even d…
Dad Who Shook, Punched Infant Daughter In Damascus Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
A Montgomery County father will spend more than a decade in prison after brutally shaking and punching his 5-month-old daughter, causing catastrophic injuries that left her hospitalized for a month, prosecutors announced.
Oliver Hernandez-Caballero, 26, of Damascus, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, to 25 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended after being convicted of first-degree child abuse, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
He will serve five years of supervised probation when he is released.
The abuse happened on Dec. 28, 2023, when Hernandez-Cabal…
Failed Restaurateur Murdered GF At Mineola Penthouse Before Stealing Her Dog, Jury Finds
A Long Island man angered over an impending breakup shot his girlfriend to death inside her penthouse apartment, a jury found.
Mark Small, age 57, of Elmont, was found guilty of murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the death of 39-year-old Marivel Estevez.
Prosecutors said Small entered Estevez’s penthouse apartment at the Allure Mineola apartment complex on Old Country Road sometime overnight on July 28, 2022.
He then went to her bedroom, where he shot her with a handgun once in the arm and once in the head. He fled in Estevez’ car with her dog, Tuf…
CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder
A year after a Connecticut man called 911 to report he had just shot a woman, he is headed to prison.
New Haven County resident Leon Guerrero, age 31, of New Haven, was found guilty of murder by a jury on Wednesday, June 5, said John P. Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the District of New Haven.
According to evidence introduced at trial, Guerrero shot the victim, Tayna Rodriguez, age 26, of New Haven, on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
The incident stemmed from an altercation between two men who were fighting on a New Haven street and did not involve Rodriguez, a single mother of a young son,…