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18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident 18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident An 18-year-old will spend several years in prison after fatally shooting a Westchester man as he was leaving a store.  Maliki Johnson, age 18, of Dover, Delaware was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison on Friday, May 5 for the 2020 murder of Yonkers resident Javon Merrill, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident On the day of the shooting, Oct. 27, 2020, just after 9:30 p.m., the then-15-year-old Johnson shot the 27-year-old victim in the chest with a .38 pistol …

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault For High School Stabbing Westchester Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault For High School Stabbing
Westchester Teen Pleads Guilty To Assault For High School Stabbing A teenager has pleaded guilty to assault for his role in a high school in Westchester County stabbing earlier this year. Bryan Stamps, 16, appeared in Westchester County Court on Thursday following his extradition from Alabama in May.  Stamps had been charged as a juvenile offender on charges that include second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Following his guilty plea, Stamps has been remanded into custody at Woodfield Cottage in Valhalla. He is scheduled to appear in Westchester County Court for senten…

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by Zak Failla
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Danbury Teen Whose Punch Led To Gabe Bardo's Death Pleads Guilty Danbury Teen Whose Punch Led To Gabe Bardo's Death Pleads Guilty
Danbury Teen Whose Punch Led To Gabe Bardo's Death Pleads Guilty A teenager who delivered the fatal blow that led to the death of Gabe Bardo last year during a drug deal pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Lorenzo Santana, 17, accepted a plea deal Monday from prosecutors, confirmed Prosecutor Deborah Mabbett. “He demanded marijuana from Gabe and struck him in the head,” Mabbett told the court. “Gabe laid down on the ground and never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead a day later.” Mabbett said that following a pre-sentencing investigation, Santana faces four to 15 years in prison. According to police, Bardo was delivering $30 worth of marijuana…

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by Kathy Reakes