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Wrong Turn Shooting: Homeowner Guilty Of Murder, Evidence Tampering In Death Of NY 20-Year-Old Wrong Turn Shooting: Homeowner Guilty Of Murder, Evidence Tampering In Death Of NY 20-Year-Old
Wrong Turn Shooting: Homeowner Guilty Of Murder, Evidence Tampering In Death Of NY 20-Year-Old A New York jury found an upstate homeowner guilty of murder for opening fire on a car that mistakenly drove onto his property, killing a 20-year-old woman. Kevin Monahan, age 65, was convicted of second-degree murder in Washington County Court on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 23 in the death of Kaylin Gillis. The seven men and five women also found Monahan guilty of tampering with evidence and reckless endangerment after deliberating for just two hours. Earlier Report: 'Glue Of The Family': Funeral Set For Schuylerville Woman Slain In Wrong Driveway Shooting Investigators said it was jus…

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Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says
Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Defense attorneys for the man accused of shooting and killing a young woman who mistakenly drove onto his rural New York property have attempted to have his murder case thrown out, Albany station CBS 6 reports. Kevin Monahan, age 65, was back in a Washington County courtroom on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, for the sixth day of his murder trial in the death of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis. Monahan’s lead defense attorney, Arthur Frost, asked the judge to declare a mistrial after jurors saw body camera footage from a Washington County Sheriff’s sergeant in which Monahan tells the officer that he's …

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'Brutality, Callousness': Long Island Man Guilty Of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, DA Says 'Brutality, Callousness': Long Island Man Guilty Of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, DA Says
'Brutality, Callousness': Long Island Man Guilty Of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, DA Says A Long Island man has been convicted over three years after he allegedly murdered his pregnant girlfriend and left her body on the side of an expressway. Goey Charles, now age 33 of Uniondale, was declared guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday, Nov. 14 for killing 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre, the Queens County District Attorney announced. According to the charges and captured video footage, Charles and his girlfriend were riding in her white Dodge Challenger along Horace Harding Expressway in the early morning hours of October 23, 2020. Charles pulled over at 216-07 Horace Harding Expre…

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Deli Shooting: ‘Ruthless’ Killer Who Gunned Down Owner, Customer At Copiague Business Sentenced Deli Shooting: ‘Ruthless’ Killer Who Gunned Down Owner, Customer At Copiague Business Sentenced
Deli Shooting: ‘Ruthless’ Killer Who Gunned Down Owner, Customer At Copiague Business Sentenced A gunman who opened fire on several people inside a Long Island deli, killing its owner and another customer, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Dionicio Calderon, age 65, of Copiague, was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, March 16. It followed his jury conviction for murder and other charges stemming from a shooting inside the La Vaquita deli in Copiague, on Great Neck Road, in December 2020. Prosecutors said Calderon walked into the deli shortly after 6 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2020. After drinking for a while, and without warning, he pulled out…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Tyler Flach Gets 25 Years To Life For Stabbing 16-Year-Old To Death At Long Island Strip Mall Tyler Flach Gets 25 Years To Life For Stabbing 16-Year-Old To Death At Long Island Strip Mall
Tyler Flach Gets 25 Years To Life For Stabbing 16-Year-Old To Death At Long Island Strip Mall More than three years after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during a brawl outside of a Long Island strip mall, his killer is heading to prison. Tyler Flach, now age 21, of Lido Beach, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 28. It followed his jury conviction on second-degree murder and other charges in the killing of Khaseen Morris in Oceanside in September 2019. Earlier Report: Tyler Flach Found Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Teen At Oceanside Strip Mall Morris, who had transferred to Oceanside High School just ten days before his murder, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video)
Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Sentencing proceedings for the 19-year-old gunman who shot and killed ten Black people in a racist attack at a New York grocery store were briefly halted Wednesday, Feb. 15, when someone inside the courtroom charged toward the admitted killer. Video posted on Twitter captured the tense moment, which came as a relative of one of the victims addressed the shooter inside an Erie County courtroom. “You don’t know a damn thing about Black people. We’re human,” the woman is heard saying to Payton Gendron. “We like our kids to go to good schools. We love our kids. We never go to no neighborhoods …

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Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Found Not Guilty In Sexual Misconduct Trial Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Found Not Guilty In Sexual Misconduct Trial
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Found Not Guilty In Sexual Misconduct Trial Embattled celebrity chef Mario Batali, who ran restaurants in New York and Connecticut - Westchester and Fairfield counties, among other locales - has been cleared of all charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Massachusetts bar. Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton ruled that the 61-year-old chef - who unexpectedly waived his right to a jury before the trial - was not complicit in kissing and groping a woman in a Boston restaurant while taking a photo. Original story - Ex-Westchester, Fairfield County Restaurateur Mario Batali's Sexual Misconduct Trial Starts Specif…

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by Zak Failla
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Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete From Suffolk's Trial For Stabbing Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete From Suffolk's Trial For Stabbing
Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete From Suffolk's Trial For Stabbing Chilling details are emerging in the trial of the stabbing of an Northern Westchester man and former college lacrosse player who was nearly disemboweled by his former roommate during a fight over loud music. Justin Corpolongo, a Somers High School graduate, recalled the incident during his alleged assailant’s assault trial in Queens on Monday, March 14. Corpolongo, age 25, described what led to the brutal Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 fight with his former roommate Long Island resident Matthew Stockfeder, age 24, of Melville. See Earlier Story: St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbi…

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Long Island Man Convicted in Fatal 2018 Shooting Long Island Man Convicted in Fatal 2018 Shooting
Long Island Man Convicted in Fatal 2018 Shooting A Long Island man has been convicted of murdering a 30-year-old acquaintance in a 2018 daytime shooting, the District Attorney announced. Following a nearly two-week trial, Jamik Cannon, age 28, of Hempstead, was convicted by a jury for his role in the fatal shooting of Demetrius Winfield in October 2018. Specifically, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Cannon was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Cannon’s trial began on Monday, May 3, and the conviction was announced on Friday, May 14. Can…

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by Zak Failla