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Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime
Rapist Who Fled To Philippines Finally Gets Jail Time Over 5 Years After Hudson Valley Crime An Orange County man who fled the country for years to avoid prosecution on rape charges has finally faced justice.  Dominic Mamaat, 46, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.  As part of the sentence, Mamaat will also be required to register as a sex offender under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act. The case dates back to May 2020, when Mamaat admitted he engaged in sexual interco…
'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Westchester Gets Jail Time 'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Westchester Gets Jail Time
'Serial Sexual Assailant' Who Violently Raped Woman, Child In Westchester Gets Jail Time A Westchester County man convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing two victims, including a child, will spend decades in prison, prosecutors announced. Yonkers resident Eleuterio Duran, 38, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 27, by Westchester County Court Judge Robert Prisco to consecutive prison terms totaling 45 years, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 29. As previously reported by Daily Voice, a jury convicted Duran in December of multiple felony sex crimes following a trial in Westchester County Court.  Prosecutors said the evidence showed…
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Westchester: Here's His Fate Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Westchester: Here's His Fate
Man Strangled Partner To Unconsciousness In Front Of 2-Year-Old In Westchester: Here's His Fate A Westchester County man will spend years in state prison after prosecutors said he strangled his partner until she lost consciousness during a violent domestic assault that unfolded in front of their young child. Yonkers resident Jorge Garcia, 42, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, to five years in state prison for the 2023 attack, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.   The attack happened on Oct. 10, 2023, after the victim accidentally knocked over a coffee machine in the kitchen, authorities said.  Prosecutors said Garcia became enraged, tore d…
LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison
LI Sex Offender Who Raped Hospital Patient On Drive Home Gets Over Decade In Prison A previously convicted sex offender will spend years more in prison for raping a woman he befriended at a Long Island hospital. Rupert Cruz, 65, of Coram, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after pleading guilty to first-degree rape Cruz met the 32-year-old victim while they were both patients at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson in June 2023, according to prosecutors. He offered her a ride home when they were discharged, and she accepted. Once inside the car, Cruz gave the woman a drink from an opened soda can and began making sexual ad…
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time 'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Brutal NY Attack Gets Jail Time A man has learned his fate following his violent attack on a woman in Orange County that was so severe that it left her with hearing loss, prosecutors said.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 44-year-old Francisco Ceballos-Rosario of Port Jervis was sentenced in Orange County Court to 13 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 21.  The sentencing follows Ceballos-Rosario’s guilty plea to second-degree kidnapping in connection with the December 2024 attack. As detailed by prosecutors, t…
Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA
Man Admits Pistol-Whipping Burger King Employee In Violent NY Robbery: DA A Dutchess County man has admitted to carrying out a violent armed robbery at a Burger King in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors announced.  On Tuesday, Aug. 19, 50-year-old Joseph Rico of Poughkeepsie pled guilty in Orange County Court to first-degree robbery, District Attorney David Hoovler said on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The robbery happened in New Windsor on Thursday, March 27, at the Burger King on Windsor Highway, as Daily Voice reported at the time.  Prosecutors said Rico entered the restaurant before it opened by following employees inside. Once in the building, Ri…
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY A man found guilty of pointing a gun at a victim's head and firing in Dutchess County, killing him, will spend decades behind bars.  Gloversville resident Jan Deere, age 39, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, Aug. 18, after being found guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges in Dutchess County Court, prosecutors announced.  Deere received the maximum sentence of 25 years for first-degree manslaughter and an additional five years for two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all violent felonies. He will also serve five years of post-release …
Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA
Man Caught Dropping Crack-Filled Vials In Broad Daylight In NY Pleads Guilty: DA A 41-year-old man faces years in state prison after admitting to selling crack cocaine in Rockland County, prosecutors announced. Donovan Mais, of Congers, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Authorities said the arrest stemmed from a drug bust on Saturday, March 22, when Spring Valley Police officers spotted Mais on North Madison Avenue around 1 p.m. carrying gloves. Officers said they saw him remove p…
Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In Westchester: Here's His Fate Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In Westchester: Here's His Fate
Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Teen Boys, Filmed It In Westchester: Here's His Fate A 53-year-old Westchester County man will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting three boys, prosecutors announced.  New Rochelle resident Fernando Rincon, 53, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 12, to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty in March to one count of second-degree criminal sexual act and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13.  The DA’s Office said that between January and April 2024, Rincon sexually assaulted three boys between the ages of 14 and 15. He a…
NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids
NY Child Predator Used Parents' Friendship To Gain Trust Before Sexually Abusing Kids An Albany man formally confessed to gaining his friends’ trust in order to sexually abuse their children for more than a year. Denzell Ritzie pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and related charges in Albany County Court on Friday, Aug. 1. Ritzie admitted to sexually abusing three children whose parents he had occasionally lived with for more than a year, from August 2022 to March 2024, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. One of the victims was 9 years old at the time and two older victims were 13. Prosecutors painted a picture of a man who relied on his relations…
'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate 'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate
'Truly Hideous Crime': Man Who Raped Young Child In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate An Orange County man will spend decades in prison after admitting to raping a young child, prosecutors announced.  Kelvin Dubon-Rivas, age 35, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, June 23, in Orange County Court to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after previously pleading guilty to first-degree rape, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced the same day.  As part of the sentence, he will also be required to register as a sex offender. Dubon-Rivas admitted in court that the offense took place in September 2024 and invo…
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left NY Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate A man who left a New York sushi restaurant owner with a traumatic brain injury after skipping out on a $425 bill will spend more than two decades in prison. Lucas Healey, age 43, of Albany, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision in Albany County Court on Friday, May 30, for the violent 2024 assault and robbery that nearly killed Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar co-owner Su Wen Zheng. During the trial, prosecutors described how Healey racked up a hefty food and drink tab at the popular Madison Avenue eatery but attempted to leave after paying just $50 on …
Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping
Dragged by Hair, Slammed Into Signpost: Man Admits To Vicious Hudson Valley Kidnapping A man accused of brutally assaulting a woman after forcing her out of her Orange County home and into her car in violation of an order of protection has admitted to his heinous actions, prosecutors said.   Port Jervis resident Francisco Ceballos-Rosario, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and faces more than a decade behind bars in connection with the attack, which happened in late December 2024, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 21.  According to court records and statements made during the plea proceedings, the vi…
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Westchester Learns Fate 'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Westchester Learns Fate
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Westchester Learns Fate A man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester home and shot her in front of her children will now spend decades in state prison, prosecutors announced.  Sleepy Hollow resident Ruben Santiago, 40, was sentenced Friday afternoon, April 25, to 20 years to life in state prison for a brutal attack in January 2024, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As previously reported by Daily Voice at the time, the attack happened on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, around 4:30 p.m., when Santiago forcibly entered his ex-girlfriend’s residence on Chestnut Street near Valley …
14-Year-Old Shot Dead: Man Who Provided Gun In Westchester Murder Gets Jail Time 14-Year-Old Shot Dead: Man Who Provided Gun In Westchester Murder Gets Jail Time
14-Year-Old Shot Dead: Man Who Provided Gun In Westchester Murder Gets Jail Time A Yonkers man will spend decades in prison for his involvement in the killing of 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez in March 2023, officials announced.  Phillip Ferrell, age 48, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 16 to 25 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Fernandez in Mount Vernon on March 9, 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, Ferrell provided his 9 mm pistol to his stepson, 23-year-old Tyrese Coghiel, and instructed him to "do what you gotta do." Shortly after, Coghiel used the weapon to fatally shoot Fe…
Man Who Bit Girlfriend’s Face In Westchester Attack To Serve Prison Time Man Who Bit Girlfriend’s Face In Westchester Attack To Serve Prison Time
Man Who Bit Girlfriend’s Face In Westchester Attack To Serve Prison Time A 27-year-old man who brutally assaulted his girlfriend by biting her face and choking her in a Westchester parking lot will spend years in prison, officials announced. Bronx resident Christian Rosado will serve six and a half years in state prison in connection with the assault, which happened in Pelham Manor in August 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4. According to the DA's Office, the attack happened at around 9:15 p.m. on August 14, 2023, inside the victim’s parked vehicle on Pelham Parkway in Pelham Manor. Rosado, sitting i…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a dramatic burglary incident where he and an accomplice posed as FBI agents during a violent home invasion.  Westchester County resident Oscar Castillo, age 37, from Yonkers, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 18, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. He was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision.  The sentence stems from Castillo's 2023 guilty plea to burglary charges linked to a 2017 incident in Washingtonville. Castillo, who initially evaded sentencing by not appearing in c…
DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence
DNA Helps Implicates Man In 2 Sexual Assaults In Peekskill: Here's His Sentence A 43-year-old Northern Westchester man who was implicated in an attempted sexual assault after his DNA was collected from a cup he drank from following his arrest for a separate rape case will spend more than a decade in prison.  Peekskill resident Cristian Panza was sentenced to 16 years in state prison in connection with his rape of a woman in 2021 and his attempted rape of another victim in 2018, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 14.  According to the DA's Office, Panza was implicated in the 2018 incident after drinking from…
Man Gets Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teenagers In Westchester Man Gets Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teenagers In Westchester
Man Gets Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teenagers In Westchester A 22-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting two teenagers during separate incidents in Westchester, officials announced. Port Chester resident Richard Olmino was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for the two incidents, which both happened in Rye in June 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, June 3.  According to the DA's Office, the first incident Olmino was linked to occurred on June 23, 2023, around 12 a.m., when he asked for help from a 16-year-old jogger in Rye Town Park. Olmino then too…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to repeatedly sexually abusing a victim under the age of 13. Orange County resident Byron Romero, age 36, of New Windsor, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday, Oct. 3, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Romero was also sentenced to 20 years post-release supervision. Prior to his release from state prison, Romero will be registered as a sex offender, Hoovler said. Hoovler thanked the Town of New Windsor Police Department for their investigation and the arrest of Romero. “This d…
Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area
Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area An Orange County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 13. Douglas Castro, 64, of Warwick, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty to the crime in May, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. According to the District Attorney, Castro admitted that between September 2012 and June 2014, he repeatedly engaged in acts of oral sexual conduct, and other acts of sexual contact with the child. In addition to his prison sentence, Castro will also be required to register as a sex offender and ser…
Man Sentenced For Armed Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children In Westchester Man Sentenced For Armed Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Armed Barbershop Robbery In Front Of Children In Westchester A 31-year-old man is going to spend a decade behind bars after terrorizing a Westchester barbershop during an armed robbery in front of two children. Mount Vernon resident Ronald Jones has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to robbing a city barbershop while armed with a gun in October last year. He was also sentenced for a DWI dating back to last September in an unrelated case. On Oct. 7 last year, Jones walked into the Mount Vernon barbershop with a loaded handgun, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced this week. He proceeded to rob three e…
Former Teacher's Aide Sentenced For Raping Boy In Hudson Valley Former Teacher's Aide Sentenced For Raping Boy In Hudson Valley
Former Teacher's Aide Sentenced For Raping Boy In Hudson Valley A former teacher’s aide from the Hudson Valley is heading to prison after being found guilty of having sexual intercourse and oral sex with a minor under the age of 17. Montgomery resident Mary Thompson was sentenced in Orange County Court to six years in state prison and post-release supervision after being found guilty of having twice engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sex with the child. At trial, it was argued that on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20 of 2017, Thompson took the minor to a motel room, where they spent the night and engaged in sexual acts. Thompson, 46, was found guilty at trial o…