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16-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Murder Caught On Video 16-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Murder Caught On Video
16-Year-Old Charged In Hudson Valley Murder Caught On Video A 16-year-old has been indicted for allegedly fatally shooting a man in Westchester County in an incident caught on video. The Yonkers Police Department reported that the Delaware teen was booked by police on Monday, Aug. 9 on the charge of second-degree murder in the death of Javon Merrill, age 27, of Yonkers.  Police said the teen, who was not identified because he is classified as a juvenile offender, is accused of shooting Merrill in the chest shortly before 9:40 p.m. Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Triangle Deli at 286 Ashburton Ave. Investigators used surveillance video, int…
Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison
Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison A 62-year-old Fairfield County man who spent 33 years in prison in New York for the murder of a teenager had his day in court and his conviction has been overturned on Long Island. Keith Bush of Bridgeport, who has maintained his innocence for 44 years since his arrest in 1975, had his conviction overturned this week after a case review found new evidence that proved his innocence. When he was a 17-year-old student at Bellmore High School, Bush was arrested and charged with killing 14-year-old Sheresa Watson, who was found strangled to death by someone who attempted to rape her on Jan.…
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Woman Found Wrapped In Blanket On Side Of Westchester Parkway Suspect Charged With Murder Of Woman Found Wrapped In Blanket On Side Of Westchester Parkway
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Woman Found Wrapped In Blanket On Side Of Westchester Parkway A man has been charged with murdering a woman who was found strangled to death wrapped in a blanket on the shoulder of the Sprain Brook Parkway in Westchester more than a decade ago. Christopher Gonzalez of the Bronx was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, rape and criminal sexual act for his role in the death of Angel Serbay in 2005 in Yonkers. On Sept. 3, 2005, at approximately 8:18 a.m., the New York State Police were dispatched to the northbound side of the Sprain Brook Parkway, just north of the Jackson Road overpass, to investigate…