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Vigil Shooting: Man Admits Opening Fire On Bellport Mourners, Assaulting Jail Guard Vigil Shooting: Man Admits Opening Fire On Bellport Mourners, Assaulting Jail Guard
Steven Reid Guilty In Bellport Vigil Shooting, Jail Assault A Long Island man is facing over a decade behind bars for opening fire on several mourners at a candlelight vigil, injuring two people, and later attacking a jail guard. Steven Reid, age 27, of Calverton, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, April 19. Prosecutors said more than 100 people were gathered at a vigil in Bellport on Thursday, July 6, 2023, to honor a community member who had died in a motorcycle crash. Earlier Report: Jailhouse Attack: Attempted Murder Defendant Injures Officer At Long Island Jail, Police Say At the e…

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Man Admits Killing 21-Year-Old, Burning Victim's Body In Backyard Of Shirley Home Man Admits Killing 21-Year-Old, Burning Victim's Body In Backyard Of Shirley Home
Man Admits Killing 21-Year-Old, Burning Victim's Body In Backyard Of Shirley Home A Long Island man has confessed to gunning down a 21-year-old victim and burning his body in a brutal Christmas night attack. Peter Pendzinski, age 24, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, April 12, in the death of 21-year-old Nathanael Rodriguez. Pendzinski admitted to picking up Rodriguez from his Bay Shore home at around midnight on Dec. 26, 2020. Moments later, he pulled out a revolver and shot Rodriguez five times in the head as the man sat in his passenger seat. Earlier Report: Man Arrested For Killing Victim,…

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Patchogue Man Masturbates In View Of Preschoolers, DA Says Patchogue Man Masturbates In View Of Preschoolers, DA Says
Patchogue Man Masturbates In View Of Preschoolers, DA Says A Long Island man accused of exposing himself and masturbating in front of preschool children will avoid jail while his case proceeds. Lawrence Gartner, age 68, of Patchogue, was arraigned on public lewdness charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 8. Prosecutors allege that Gartner exposed his genitals and masturbated in front of his apartment window as children were being dismissed from a preschool directly across the street on Monday, March 18. Kids who attend the school range in age from 3 to 5 years old. Suffolk County Police arrested Gartner the following day, but the judge…

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Toddler's Fentanyl Death Leads To Manslaughter Charges For Holbrook Couple Toddler's Fentanyl Death Leads To Manslaughter Charges For Holbrook Couple
Toddler's Fentanyl Death Leads To Manslaughter Charges For Holbrook Couple Prosecutors have filed upgraded charges of manslaughter against a Long Island couple whose toddler son died from a fentanyl overdose. Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on the new manslaughter charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 1. The couple is already facing dozens of drug and weapons charges in connection with the death of 14-month-old Joseph Adonis. Earlier Report: Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, emergency crews were ca…

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Hotel Torture: Lindenhurst Man Burned Women With Iron For Sleeping During Massage, Jury Finds Hotel Torture: Lindenhurst Man Burned Women With Iron For Sleeping During Massage, Jury Finds
Hotel Torture: Lindenhurst Man Burned Women With Iron For Sleeping During Massage, Jury Finds A Long Island jury convicted a man for subjecting two women to hours of torture that included beatings and burns with a hot iron. Johnathan Wright, age 34, of Lindenhurst, was found guilty of assault, witness tampering, and more than three dozen other charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, March 28. Prosecutors said Wright was staying at a Ronkonkoma hotel with two women, one of whom suffered from mental disabilities, on July 21, 2021. He became enraged when the women fell asleep while giving him a back massage. Wright choked and punched the victims in their faces and bodies and atte…

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'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds 'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds
'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Brentwood Home, Jury Finds A Long Island jury has convicted a mother and her boyfriend of murder for beating the woman’s young son unconscious and leaving him to die at a relative’s house. Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were found guilty of second-degree murder Friday, March 22, in the death of 5-year-old King Owusu following a two-week trial in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors argued that Owusu and Addae brutally beat the boy with at least four different instruments inside their Lefrak City apartment on March 30 and April 1, 2021. The couple watched King’s physical condition deteriorate…

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Brentwood Father Who Subjected 5-Year-Old Daughter To 'Unthinkable' Sexual Abuse Sentenced Brentwood Father Who Subjected 5-Year-Old Daughter To 'Unthinkable' Sexual Abuse Sentenced
Brentwood Father Who Subjected 5-Year-Old Daughter To 'Unthinkable' Sexual Abuse Sentenced A Long Island father will spend years behind bars for sexually abusing his 5-year-old daughter. The 45-year-old Brentwood man, who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, March 14. Prosecutors said the abuse happened in July 2021 while the man was alone with his daughter at his apartment. The child’s mother, who was estranged from the man, asked a relative to check on the girl after speaking to him on the phone and believing he was drinking alcohol.  When the relative arrived, they …

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Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison
Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison A Long Island man is facing decades behind bars for shooting and killing a 25-year-old man during a fight over a bag. Marcus Reid, age 24, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 11. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and related charges in the death of Branzel Bonner. Prosecutors said Bonner was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the morning of Dec. 21, 2021 in a wooded area in Coram, near Middle Country Road and Homestead Drive. As part of his guilty plea, Reid admitted that he fired multiple rounds from a semiautomatic handg…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman 'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman
'Every Driver’s Worst Nightmare': Drunk Motorist Sentenced For Patchogue Crash Injuring Woman An admitted drunk driver is facing years in prison for causing a four-vehicle crash on Long Island that left a woman seriously injured. Jeffrey Edsall, age 52, was sentenced to three to six years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 4 after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges. Prosecutors said Edsall was driving a stolen Ford Explorer northbound on North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue on June 15, 2023, when he rear-ended an SUV waiting to turn into a parking lot. The impact sent the stolen SUV spinning into the southbound lanes, where it collided …

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16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Mastic Beach Burglary Sentenced 16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Mastic Beach Burglary Sentenced
16-Year-Old Who Raped, Stabbed Woman In Front Of Child During Mastic Beach Burglary Sentenced An admitted home invasion rapist who was just 14 when he attacked his victim in front of her young daughter on Long Island is heading to prison for years. Randell Hollman, age 16, of East Patchogue, was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, March 5 after pleading guilty to rape and related charges. Prosecutors said Hollman and an accomplice broke into the victim’s Mastic Beach home on April 19, 2022, after waiting for one of its residents to drive away. Earlier Report: Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Mas…

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Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Centereach Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says Centereach Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says
Centereach Man Films Rape Of Woman He'd Drugged With Sleeping Pills, DA Says A Long Island man is accused of drugging and raping a woman while filming the abuse. Arthur O’Neal, age 36, of Centereach, was arraigned on felony rape and sexual abuse charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 23. Prosecutors said O’Neal brought the victim to his Centereach residence on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, after drugging her with a sleep aid while they had drinks in Huntington. He then sexually assaulted her until she lost consciousness, according to prosecutors. The woman later woke up in a bed next to O’Neal and saw blood on the sheets. She went to a hospital where an examin…

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ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Suffolk County Residents ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Suffolk County Residents
ID Thief Admits Stealing $10K From Suffolk County Residents An admitted identity thief is facing prison time after stealing nearly $10,000 from two Long Island victims. Donald Archibald, age 44, of the Bronx, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 9. Prosecutors said Archibald obtained a Suffolk County resident’s address and personal information from the dark web in April 2023 and used it to make a fake driver’s license with that person’s information but his own photo. He then went to an M&T Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut and used the phony ID to withdraw $2,000 from the v…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed LIE Crash In Farmingdale Admits To Manslaughter Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed LIE Crash In Farmingdale Admits To Manslaughter
Drunk Driver Who Killed Boy In High-Speed LIE Crash In Farmingdale Admits To Manslaughter A drunk driver has confessed to causing a high-speed crash on the Long Island Expressway that killed a 9-year-old boy. Travis Dickson, age 32, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 9. Prosecutors said Dickson was impaired by alcohol and marijuana when he got behind the wheel of a BMW sedan in the early hours of Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Earlier Report: Man Indicted On Manslaughter, DWI Charges In Farmingville Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old At around 1:50 a.m., he was speeding westbound on the Long Island Express…

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21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father 21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father
21-Year-Old Street Racer Admits Causing Huntington Crash That Killed Husband, Father A 21-year-old man formally admitted causing a street racing crash on Long Island that killed a husband and father. Jesus Bonilla, of Commack, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the death of James Beck. According to prosecutors, Bonilla was racing another car on Jericho Turnpike when he struck Beck in Huntington Station on the night of Nov. 19, 2022. Moments before the crash, witnesses saw Bonilla speeding westbound on Jericho Turnpike in a Honda sedan while racing an SUV. Both vehicles were seen driving side by side, running r…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Brentwood Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring Brentwood Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring
Brentwood Pawn Shop Owner Gets Prison For Running $2M Retail Theft Ring The owner of a Long Island pawn shop will spend years in prison and lose his business license after leading a multimillion-dollar retail theft ring. Carlos Ulloa, age 51, of Patchogue, was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 2, after pleading guilty to corruption and related charges. According to prosecutors, between May 2020 and August 2022 Ulloa regularly received stolen goods from Suffolk County retailers at his business, EZ Cash Pawn & Jewelry in Brentwood. Earlier Report: 4 Nabbed In Million-Dollar Suffolk County Retail Theft…

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Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Nesconset Park, DA Says Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Nesconset Park, DA Says
Fitting Punishment Awaits Man Who Cleared $20K Of Timber From Nesconset Park, DA Says He just wanted to spend more time in nature, and a Long Island judge was happy to grant his wish. Terence Wolffe, age 42, of Mastic, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 2 for causing thousands of dollars in damage to Nesconset’s Commerdinger County Park. Prosecutors said Wolffe spent “a prolonged period of time” clearcutting over 1,100 square-feet of trees and vegetation at the park beginning in April 2023, all in an attempt to make his own personal “hangout spot.” Earlier Report: Man Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Commer…

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18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Southold Man's Computer 18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Southold Man's Computer
18-Month-Olds Among Child Porn Images Found On Southold Man's Computer Kids as young as 18 months old were found on a Long Island man’s computer that contained dozens of child pornography images. James Gaffga, age 36, of Southold, pleaded guilty to 50 felony counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Prosecutors said a joint investigation by the FBI, Southold, and Suffolk County police departments turned up at least 50 images and videos depicting child sex abuse on Gaffga’s hard drive in December 2022. Children in the footage ranged in age from 18 months to 10 years old. Gaffga confessed to viewing th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Medford Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison Medford Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison
Medford Mom Who Murdered Twin Daughters Sentenced To Prison A Long Island mother who confessed to suffocating her twin daughters will spend decades in prison. Tenia Campbell, age 28, of Medford, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Jan. 29 after pleading guilty to two counts of murder. Prosecutors said Campbell’s mother called 911 at around 2:40 p.m. on June 27, 2019, saying Campbell was driving around in the family van threatening to kill her 2-year-old twin daughters. Earlier Report: Medford Mother Admits Suffocating Twin Toddler Daughters The call prompted a large-scale police search between Medf…

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Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison
Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison A convicted felon who stabbed his nurse ex-girlfriend to death on Long Island will spend decades more in prison. Wayne Chambers, age 51, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 25 after a jury convicted him of murdering Sandra McIntosh. The 46-year-old Stony Brook University Hospital nurse and Medford resident was found with multiple stab wounds on the night of July 22, 2021 in a wooded area of Holtsville. Earlier Report: Ex-Con Guilty Of Murdering Stony Brook Nurse Sandra McIntosh According to prosecutors, Chambers picked McIntosh u…

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Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges
Toddler Dies From Fentanyl, Cocaine Poisoning; Holbrook Couple Hit With Dozens Of Charges A Long Island couple has been criminally charged after a 14-month-old boy died from a suspected fentanyl and cocaine overdose. Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both age 38, of Holbrook, were arraigned on dozens of drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Holbrook home on Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, for an unresponsive child. When they arrived, police found Adonis, Leibrock and their toddler son, Joseph, in the couple’s bedroom. Earlier Report - Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under …

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Patchogue Man Admits Selling Fentanyl, Cocaine While Awaiting Sentence In Separate Drug Case Patchogue Man Admits Selling Fentanyl, Cocaine While Awaiting Sentence In Separate Drug Case
Patchogue Man Admits Selling Fentanyl, Cocaine While Awaiting Sentence In Separate Drug Case Not even a pending prison sentence could stop this admitted dealer from selling dangerous opioids on the streets of Long Island. Randheer Shewprashad, age 25, of Patchogue, pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 18. Prosecutors said Shewprashad was first arrested in May 2023 after he sold fentanyl and cocaine to undercover officers on two different occasions between March and April 2023. When the Suffolk County Police Department executed a search warrant at his Patchogue home, they reportedly found cocaine and fentanyl, as well as two semi-auto…

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'Let This Serve As Warning': Riverhead Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death 'Let This Serve As Warning': Riverhead Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death
'Let This Serve As Warning': Riverhead Man Jailed For Shooting German Shepherd To Death A Long Island man with a history of alleged animal neglect will spend the rest of 2024 behind bars after shooting a German Shepherd to death. Carlos Lauro, age 76, of Riverhead, was sentenced to one year in jail in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 18, after pleading guilty to animal abuse charges. It came one week after Lauro was arrested following a search of his South Avenue property by detectives with the Suffolk County DA’s office and the Riverhead Police department. Earlier Report: 'Horrific': Man Kills Dogs, Other Animals At Riverhead Illegal 'Slaughterhouse,' DA Says T…

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'Sheer Horror': Son Tried Saving Mom After She Was Fatally Stabbed By Lindenhurst Husband: DA 'Sheer Horror': Son Tried Saving Mom After She Was Fatally Stabbed By Lindenhurst Husband: DA
'Sheer Horror': Son Tried Saving Mom After She Was Fatally Stabbed By Lindenhurst Husband: DA New details are shedding light on the terrifying moments a Long Island man allegedly stabbed his wife to death in front of their teenage son. Ryszard Murawski, age 44, of Lindenhurst, was indicted on murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the death of Wioleta Murawski. Emergency crews were called to the couple’s Lindenhurst residence on South 14th Street at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, after their 15-year-old son called 911 saying that his father had stabbed his mother. Earlier Report - New Update: Husband Charged With Murder In Wife's Stabbing…

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Manager Admits Stealing $137K Worth Of Jewelry From Customers Of Huntington Business Manager Admits Stealing $137K Worth Of Jewelry From Customers Of Huntington Business
Manager Admits Stealing $137K Worth Of Jewelry From Customers Of Huntington Business A former manager at a Long Island jewelry store has admitted to stealing nearly $140,000 worth of jewelry from customers. Laura Bee, age 59, of Lake Grove, pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 16 after stealing from clients of Ever Love Jewelers in Huntington. Prosecutors said Bee offered to help her friends sell various jewelry items – valued at nearly $31,000 – and took possession of the pieces between September 2019 and June 2022. Earlier Report: Clerk Steals $125K Worth Of Jewelry From Customers Of Huntington Business, Police Say …

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New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect
New Update: Here Are Details On Fourth Murder Charge For Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Suspect Gilgo Beach serial murders suspect Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the killings of three women on Long Island, has been formally charged with murdering a fourth victim. Heuermann, age 60, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. The then-25-year-old disappeared in July 2007 while working as a sex worker. Her remains were discovered along a grassy area of the South Shore in 2010 near those of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. Earlier Report: Gilgo …

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Gilgo Beach Serial Murder Suspect To Be Charged In Connection To Fourth Case, Report Says Gilgo Beach Serial Murder Suspect To Be Charged In Connection To Fourth Case, Report Says
Gilgo Beach Serial Murder Suspect To Be Charged In Connection To Fourth Case, Report Says Gilgo Beach serial murders suspect Rex Heuermann, who sits behind bars charged with the killings of three women on Long Island and who is the prime suspect in a fourth murder, will soon be charged for a new homicide, according to a brand-new report.Heuermann was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court this past July for the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. He's also the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Prosecutors are expected to announce a new grand jury indictment charging Heurmann with a fourth mu…

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'Absent Father' Admits Sexually Abusing Daughter At Huntington Station Home For Years 'Absent Father' Admits Sexually Abusing Daughter At Huntington Station Home For Years
'Absent Father' Admits Sexually Abusing Daughter At Huntington Station Home For Years A Long Island father has confessed to subjecting his young daughter to years of sexual abuse. The 38-year-old Huntington Station man – who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity – pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10. According to prosecutors, the man began abusing the girl in the summer of 2016, when she was 7 years old, during his weekend visitations.  Prior to that time, he had not been involved in her life. The man admitted to telling the girl that “something bad” would happen to her if she told anyone a…

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'Disgraced His Role As A Father': Brentwood Dad Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter 'Disgraced His Role As A Father': Brentwood Dad Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter
'Disgraced His Role As A Father': Brentwood Dad Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter A Long Island man is facing more than a decade behind bars after confessing to sexually abusing his young daughter. The 45-year-old Brentwood man – who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity – pleaded guilty to rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Prosecutors said the abuse happened in July 2021 while the man was alone with his 5-year-old daughter at his apartment. The child’s mother – who was estranged from the man – asked a relative to check on the girl after speaking to him on the phone and believing he was drinking alcoho…

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Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Wheatley Heights 23-Year-Old, DA Says Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Wheatley Heights 23-Year-Old, DA Says
Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Wheatley Heights 23-Year-Old, DA Says A Long Island man is facing a host of charges in connection with an alleged Facebook Marketplace scam that left the victim confined to a wheelchair. Jordan Behling, age 23, of Wheatley Heights, was arraigned on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 9. According to prosecutors, the victim agreed to meet Behling on Friday, June 16, 2023 to purchase a PlayStation 5 gaming console that Behling had listed on Facebook Marketplace. At around 7:15 p.m., Behling pulled up to the victim’s home in an SUV and the victim handed him $280 in cash through the window. Once h…

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Family Brawl That Shut Down Sunrise Highway In Lindenhurst Nets Charges For Father, Son Family Brawl That Shut Down Sunrise Highway In Lindenhurst Nets Charges For Father, Son
Family Brawl That Shut Down Sunrise Highway In Lindenhurst Nets Charges For Father, Son It was a family feud that stopped traffic. A man and his teenage son have been formally charged in connection with a crash and subsequent brawl that broke out on a busy Long Island roadway. Patrick O’Connor, age 38, his son James O’Connor, age 19, and a minor were all arraigned on second-degree assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 4. Prosecutors said a fight between Patrick O’Connor and his cousin days earlier led to the dramatic scene that played out on Sunrise Highway in North Lindenhurst on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Earlier Report: Flipped Car, Boards…

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