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Man Found Guilty Of Killing Girlfriend By Running Her Over With Van In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley has been found guilty of intentionally running over his girlfriend with his van and then dragging the victim inside her apartment to die.
William Dicke, age 42, of Rhinebeck, was found guilty on Friday, Jan. 13 of manslaughter and second-degree murder for the murder of Danielle DiStefano, said Dutchess County Assistant District Attorney Kristine Whelan.
DiStefano was killed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, around 12:30 p.m., on Mill Road in the town of Rhinebeck, according to state police at the time of the crime.
Responding troopers found DiStefano, age 35, dead inside her…
Man Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Senior Citizen In Hudson Valley Road Rage Incident
A Hudson Valley grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man for manslaughter in connection with a stabbing death during a road rage incident.
Orange County resident Horace Duke, of Wallkill, was indicted on Thursday, Nov. 3 for manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon for the Sunday, Oct. 30 incident, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Duke was remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, $500,000 bond, or $750,00 partially secured bond.
It is alleged that Duke was involved in a motor vehicle accident with Joel Laddy, age 74, of the to…
Man Sentenced For Killing Wife During Dispute At Home In Westchester
A man has been sentenced for stabbing his wife to death during a dispute at her Westchester home.
Kirk Fisher, age 60, of the Bronx, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 29, to 20 years in state prison for killing his wife Kaya Green, at her Mount Vernon home, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.
“This is a devastating case of domestic violence and we hope the family of Kaya Green has some sense of closure,” Rocah said.
On the night of Thursday, April 8, 2021, Fisher repeatedly stabbed the 47-year-old victim, who suffered numerous stab wounds to various parts of he…
NY Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says
After removing his shirt and using it to cover a security camera, a bouncer at a New York sports bar brutally beat a 32-year-old customer, who would die in the hospital 11 days later, prosecutors alleged.
Long Island’s David Cruz, age 31, of Medford, was indicted for first-degree manslaughter Thursday, Sept. 22, in Suffolk County in the death of Jake Scott, of Centereach.
Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s Office.
Aware of the building’s …
Man Sentenced For Strangling Death Of His Mother At Her Westchester Home
A Westchester man has been sentenced to state prison for killing his mother by strangling her to death.
New Rochelle resident Daniel Flores-Arteaga, age 28, was sentenced to 17 years in state prison, with five years of post-release supervision, on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Earlier report: Man Indicted For Strangling Death Of His Mother In Westchester, DA Says
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at approximately 1 p.m., Flores-Arteaga put his 54-year-old mother into a chokehold during a dispute, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah's office said.
When police resp…
24-Year-Old Charged Following Triple-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter following a triple-fatal crash.
Orange County resident Anthony Jones, age 24 of Walden, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 12, following a 14-count indictment by a grand jury for the Aug. 4, 2021 crash in Wallkill.
On Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, the New York State Police at Middletown investigated a motor vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of State Route 17 in the town of Wallkill between exits 118 and 119, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
The collision resulted in the deaths of Maria Abrigo Morocho, age 36; Jorge Eduardo Pa…
Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man
Nearly five years after a Westchester man was killed by a hit-and-run driver, prosecutors have announced criminal charges in his death.
A grand jury indicted Bronx resident Edmund Pennil, age 45, on felony manslaughter charges Friday, Aug. 19, in connection with the death of Tremayne Williams in Mount Vernon.
Emergency crews found Williams, who was 41 at the time, just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, lying unresponsive on East Third Street in Mount Vernon.
He later died at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital.
Nearly two months went by before Mount Vernon Police arrested Pennil …
