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Duo Indicted In Fatal July 4th Shooting At Nassau County Block Party Duo Indicted In Fatal July 4th Shooting At Nassau County Block Party
Duo Indicted In Fatal July 4th Shooting At Nassau County Block Party Two men are facing felony charges in a shooting during a block party on Long Island that left a man dead and injured two others. Michael Wright, age 34, and Lawrence Sims, age 29, from Roosevelt, were indicted by a grand jury on Friday, Aug. 13, according to an announcement from Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith on Monday, Sept. 27. Wright was arraigned on Monday, and Sims was arraigned on Friday, Sept. 10. “A traditional Fourth of July block party turned deadly when these two defendants – allegedly in a verbal argument – pulled guns and fired indiscriminately at one …
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party A second suspect has been charged in connection to a shooting that killed one person and injured two others at a Long Island July 4th block party. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4 in Roosevelt, where Nassau County Police say two groups were involved in an altercation at the party on Hudson Avenue. Multiple shots were fired and as a result, three people were struck by gunfire, police said. A 27-year-old man from Hempstead, identified as Tavon Greenhill, age 27, of Hempstead, was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.  On Friday, Aug. 6, the second suspec…
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Party A second suspect has been charged in connection to a shooting that killed one person and injured two others at a Long Island July 4th block party. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4 in Roosevelt, where Nassau County Police say two groups were involved in an altercation at the party on Hudson Avenue. Multiple shots were fired and as a result, three people were struck by gunfire, police said. A 27-year-old man from Hempstead, identified as Tavon Greenhill, age 27, of Hempstead, was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.  On Friday, Aug. 6, the second suspec…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Block Party Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Block Party
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island July 4th Block Party A Long Island man was charged with second-degree murder for his alleged role in a shooting that killed one man and injured two other people at a July 4th block party.  Police said Michael Wright, age 34, of Roosevelt, was arrested on Tuesday, July 27.  He is also charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  The shooting happened at a block party in Roosevelt at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, Nassau County Police reported. Authorities said two groups of people were involved in an altercation on…
Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To WFAN After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To WFAN After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme
Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To Wfan After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme Westchester native Craig Carton is back in the WFAN booth more than three years after he was last on the air following a conviction for operating a Ponzi scheme. Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, was ordered to spend 42 months in prison last April, three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $4,835,186.56 in restitution, and to forfeit $4,590,000 for running a Ponzi scheme that purportedly covered his gambling debts. On Thursday, Oct. 29, after 1,150 days off the air, Carton was back on WFAN in the afternoon drive, making a solo guest spot during the last hour on what will be his f…
WFAN May Welcome Back Westchester's Craig Carton After Prison Stint, Reports Say WFAN May Welcome Back Westchester's Craig Carton After Prison Stint, Reports Say
Wfan May Welcome Back Westchester's Craig Carton After Prison Stint, Reports Say Could disgraced WFAN sports radio talking head Craig Carton make a return to the station after serving out his jail sentence for operating a Ponzi scheme? The Westchester native is reportedly on the radar of WFAN higher-ups after “ally” Chris Oliviero was hired in May to run WFAN as Entercom’s senior vice president and market manager. Last April, Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, was ordered to spend 42 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,835,186.56 in restitution and to forfeit $4,590,000 for running the Ponzi scheme that reportedly covered his g…
'I’ll Be Back,' Westchester Native, Ousted Radio Host Craig Carton Says In New Interview 'I’ll Be Back,' Westchester Native, Ousted Radio Host Craig Carton Says In New Interview
'I’ll Be Back,' Westchester Native, Ousted Radio Host Craig Carton Says In New Interview Westchester native and WFAN sports talk personality Craig Carton vehemently denied that he was engaged in an alleged Ponzi scheme tied to a fake ticket scam during his first radio appearance nearly a year after he was charged in federal court. The 48-year-old Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, has been charged with wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy for his role in the scheme, which was allegedly aimed with an eye toward clearing gambling debt. His tiral is scheduled to begin on Oct. 29. Carton co-hosted the “Boomer and Carton” morning show for a decade alongside retired NFL quar…