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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 …
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…
Teen Girls Arrested After Greenwich High School Altercation Teen Girls Arrested After Greenwich High School Altercation
Teen Girls Arrested After Greenwich High School Altercation Two teen girls were arrested after getting into a fight with each other Friday afternoon at Greenwich High School, according to Greenwich Police. Linda Cortez, 18, of Pemberick Road, was charged with breach of peace, said Lt. John Slusarz. Police did not offer a reason for the physical fight. The other teen, considered a juvenile under state law,  was also arrested and is being handled through the juvenile court system, Slusarz said. Cortez was arraigned and released without bail.