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Man Stabs Upstairs Neighbor To Death At Area Apartment, Police Say Man Stabs Upstairs Neighbor To Death At Area Apartment, Police Say
Man Stabs Upstairs Neighbor To Death At Area Apartment, Police Say A dispute between neighbors ended with a man stabbed to death at a home in the region. The Albany County incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in Watervliet at an apartment near 6th Avenue and 6th Street. Watervliet Police said Martin Bassett and Darrell Willetts, both 24, got into a dispute that escalated with Bassett fatally stabbing Willetts. Nobody else was injured in the attack. Investigators did not speculate on what led up to the killing. They noted that Bassett resided on the first floor, while Willetts lived on the second floor. Bassett was arrested without inci…

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Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says
Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says Prosecutors have filed formal charges against a man accused of beating his friend to death during a fight in the region. Albany resident Keron Payne, age 34, was arraigned on one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree manslaughter in Albany County Court on Monday, March 25. Police were called at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, for an unconscious man inside an Albany residence on Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard. Earlier Report: 30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say The victim, identified as 30-year-old Jieshi Will…

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by Michael Mashburn
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After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees
After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees A New York jury has convicted a former bar bouncer of brutally beating a 32-year-old customer who died 11 days later in the hospital. Long Island’s David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 24, in the death of Jake Scott. Earlier Report: Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s O…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Region Sentenced To Prison Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Region Sentenced To Prison
Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Region Sentenced To Prison A man from the region who shot his 16-year-old brother to death will spend decades in prison. Jatae Gourrier-Lewis, age 22, of Troy, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday, March 21. It followed his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his brother, Jaylin Gourrier-Lewis. According to prosecutors, he admitted to shooting the teen in the head during an argument over guns in Troy on Feb. 9, 2022. “Jatae Gourrier-Lewis has been held accountable in the death of his 16 year old brother,” Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnel…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Region Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Region
Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Region A 43-year-old man was sentenced to years in prison for fatally stabbing a Westchester County man in the victim's apartment in 2019. Richard Vincent, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 29, to 18 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the stabbing of 39-year-old Randy Streete, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. On March 12, 2019, Vincent cut Streete's throat and stabbed him multiple times during a fight in the victim's apartment, located on South Sixth Avenue in Mount Vernon, the DA's Office said. T…

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by Nicole Valinote
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15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Region 15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Region
15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal Stabbing Of Teen In Region A 15-year-old suspect has been apprehended shortly after a broad-daylight stabbing left one teen dead and another injured in Westchester. The felony complaint charges the boy with fatally stabbing a 16-year-old on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Friday, April 8, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The suspect, a Mount Vernon resident, was charged with the following felonies: First-degree manslaughter,  First-degree attempted assault, Second-degree attempted assault. He appeared before a Mount Vernon City Court judge on S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Area Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate In Region Area Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate In Region
Area Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate In Region A Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for fatally shooting his roommate during an argument, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon resident Akeem Palmer, age 25, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, in connection to the 2020 shooting of his roommate. Original story - Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Shooting Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on April 26, 2020, Palm…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen
Hudson Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen A Hudson Valley man is expected to get 18 years in prison after fatally stabbing a teenager and getting into a fight with a fellow inmate at the Westchester County Jail, the District Attorney announced. Peekskill resident Jahliv Niles, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Omarion McKenize last year, as well as second-degree assault after attacking a detainee at the jail in May last year. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced on Wednesday, May 26 that Niles is expected to be sentenced to 18 years in prison for the m…

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by Zak Failla
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Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing
Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing A 21-year-old Sullivan County man pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter nearly a year after he was arrested for stabbing a man to death in a driveway after an altercation in Ulster County, and is expected to serve a sentence of 18 years in prison.  Tiquan Underwood admitted during a digital court proceeding on Wednesday, Nov. 18 that he intended to cause serious injury to 24-year-old Jomar Gonzalez when he stabbed him in a parking lot near Route 209 in Wawarsing on Dec. 3 of 2019 at approximately 9 p.m., according to the office of Ulster County District Attorney Dave Clegg.  Af…

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by Christina Coulter