Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl In Westchester A 41-year-old Northern Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars and register as a sex offender after he admitted to sexually abusing a girl under the age of 13. Bedford Hills resident Julio Cortez was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 30 to 12 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after Cortez pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child last year. Upon his release, Cortez will also have to register as a sex offender. In October 2018, the Bedford Police Department received a phone call from a te…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Promoting, Possessing Child Porn Westchester Man Sentenced For Promoting, Possessing Child Porn
Westchester Man Sentenced For Promoting, Possessing Child Porn A Westchester County man has been sentenced after admitting to possessing and promoting child pornography earlier this year. Pelham resident Danny Manich, 62, has been sentenced to 10 years of sex offender probation after he pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court to one count of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and two counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child dating back to two incidents last year. Manich pleaded guilty in March. His sex offender registration hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 17. According to Westchester County Distri…
Former City Counsel In Westchester Sentenced For Corruption Conviction Former City Counsel In Westchester Sentenced For Corruption Conviction
Former City Counsel In Westchester Sentenced For Corruption Conviction The former top lawyer for the City of Mount Vernon will avoid immediate prison time as he appeals his sentence for corruption involving former Mayor Richard Thomas. Lawrence Porcari Jr. was found guilty by a jury of corrupting government, second-degree grand larceny, degrading government, and filing false statements for using $365,000 from the city’s water funds to assist Thomas, who was ousted out of office last year. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Porcari was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison, but he will remain free without bail while he appeals his conviction. He had faced a maximum term of 2…
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Driver From Westchester Charged With Murder For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash An allegedly drunk driver from Northern Westchester involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287 that killed a father taking his teenage son’s friends to a basketball game is facing multiple murder charges. Amawalk resident Jaime Paucar was indicted for murder and other charges in a wrong-way crash on the interstate in Harrison that left Ardsley residents Jordan Wachtell and his son’s friend, 17-year-old Eric Goldberg dead in January. Specifically, Paucar was charged with: Two counts of murder; Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Two counts of manslaughter; Assault. Each of those cha…
Indictments For Westchester County Homicides Announced By DA After COVID-19 Delays Indictments For Westchester County Homicides Announced By DA After COVID-19 Delays
Indictments For Westchester County Homicides Announced By DA After Covid-19 Delays After being delayed by the COVID-19 outbreak, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced several indictments on recent homicides that happened during the pandemic. Scarpino announced that four suspects have been indicted on murder and manslaughter charges for their roles in four deaths between Friday, March 27, and Wednesday, May 27. Peekskill resident Jahliv Niles has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the alleged fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Omarion McKenzie on Friday, March 27. Original story - IDs Released For Victim, Suspect In Fata…
Westchester Man Charged With Setting Easter Sunday House Fire Westchester Man Charged With Setting Easter Sunday House Fire
Westchester Man Charged With Setting Easter Sunday House Fire A 43-year-old Westchester man is facing an arson charge after allegedly burning down a home early on Easter Sunday. Mount Vernon resident Lamont Riddenhour has been arraigned on an arson charge for setting a fire that destroyed a South Tenth Avenue home in Mount Vernon. The alleged arson happened at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 12. No injuries were reported, though the fire destroyed the home. Fire officials said the property may have been vacant when it went up in flames. The fire also damaged a neighboring home. Riddenhour was arraigned and charged with second-degree arson, a fe…
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Westchester, Police Say A suspect has been charged after nearly two dozen hospital staffers who ended shifts battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic found the tires on their vehicles slashed. It happened in Northern Westchester at the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt. At about 7 a.m. Friday, April 10, state police say they received a report of criminal mischief. An investigation determined Daniel Hall, 29, of Peekskill, slashed the tires on 22 vehicles parked in the hospital parking lot, state police said. At the time of his arrest, Hall, was in possession of a small quan…
New Rochelle Man Now Charged With Murder After Mother Dies In Hospital New Rochelle Man Now Charged With Murder After Mother Dies In Hospital
New Rochelle Man Now Charged With Murder After Mother Dies In Hospital 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…
16-Year-Old Admits To Attempted Murder Of Another Teenager In Westchester 16-Year-Old Admits To Attempted Murder Of Another Teenager In Westchester
16-Year-Old Admits To Attempted Murder Of Another Teenager In Westchester A 16-year-old in Westchester admitted to attempted murder in the shooting of a teenager last June. Christian Rodriguez, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree attempted murder before Westchester County Court Judge Helen Blackwood in the County Court Youth Part. Rodriguez was indicted as a Juvenile Offender due to his age. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that shortly after 5 p.m. on June 21 last year, Rodriguez fired a semi-automatic pistol at a teenage boy in the area of Hyland and Stanley avenues in Yonkers. Rodriguez was caught by a survei…
Westchester Man Sentenced On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun Westchester Man Sentenced On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun
Westchester Man Sentenced On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun A Westchester man will spend time in prison after being found guilty by a jury of possessing an illegal weapon. Richard Johnson, 37, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty on Monday, Dec. 2, following a jury trial in Westchester County Court on multiple felony weapons charges. Johnson was found guilty of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. This week, Johnson was sentenced to eight years in state prison, followed by five year…
Former City Counsel In Westchester Convicted Of Corruption Charges Former City Counsel In Westchester Convicted Of Corruption Charges
Former City Counsel In Westchester Convicted Of Corruption Charges A former top lawyer for the City of Mount Vernon has been found guilty of corruption charges. Lawrence Porcari Jr. was found guilty by a jury of corrupting government, second-degree grand larceny, degrading government and filing false statements for using $365,000 from the city’s water funds to assist former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, who was ousted out of office earlier this year. When he is sentenced, Porcari will face a minimum term of between one and three years in prison, and may see a maximum sentence of up to 25 years. According to documents filed with the Westchester Count…
Westchester Man Convicted On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun Westchester Man Convicted On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun
Westchester Man Convicted On Weapons Charges For Defaced Handgun A Westchester man was found guilty by a jury of possessing an illegal weapon. Richard Johnson, 37, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty on Monday, Dec. 2, following a jury trial in Westchester County Court on multiple felony weapons charges. Johnson was found guilty of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. On Aug. 16 last year, Mount Vernon Police officers responded to a 911 emergency call on Hussey Road where there were rep…