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'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: REPORTS 'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: REPORTS
'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: Reports Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records. Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported.  According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
NY Man Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years For PA Motel Murder: AG NY Man Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years For PA Motel Murder: AG
NY Man Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years For PA Motel Murder: AG A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced. Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
Man Tied Belt Around Kid's Neck, Tried Lifting Off Floor In Region: Police Man Tied Belt Around Kid's Neck, Tried Lifting Off Floor In Region: Police
Man Tied Belt Around Kid's Neck, Tried Lifting Off Floor In Region: Police A Hudson Valley man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly attempting to strangle a child while violating a protection order, police said. Police in Ulster County responded to a Kingston apartment on Wall Street for a violation of a full stay away order of protection just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. Arriving officers found Jeffery Roberts, 36, inside the home despite being barred by a court order, Kingston Police said. Residents told investigators that Roberts had placed a leather belt around the neck of one of the children and attempted to lift the child off of the ground by…
Ex-BF Tried Stabbing Woman To Death During Kidnapping In Capital Region, Jury Finds Ex-BF Tried Stabbing Woman To Death During Kidnapping In Capital Region, Jury Finds
Ex-BF Tried Stabbing Woman To Death During Kidnapping In Capital Region, Jury Finds A Hudson Valley man was convicted of attempted murder after kidnapping, choking, and trying to stab his ex-girlfriend to death, jurors found. Orlando Williams, 55, of Hudson, was also found guilty of kidnapping, strangulation, and related charges by a Columbia County jury on Wednesday, April 9, stemming from the horrific attack in March 2024. Hudson Police found the victim “distressed” and covered in mud following the attack at her Hudson apartment at around 10:30 p.m. on March 14, 2024, as Daily Voice reported. She told investigators that she was alone smoking a cigarette on her back deck…
CT Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Police Custody CT Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Police Custody
CT Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Police Custody State investigators are probing the in-custody death of a 36-year-old man who died while being held at the Stamford Police Department.  The Office of Inspector General, in collaboration with Stamford police, confirmed that Jamal Linton was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday evening, Jan. 26, hours after being arrested on multiple charges, including second-degree assault and strangulation.  Linton, who was being held on a $75,000 bond, was discovered at approximately 5:42 p.m., appearing to have hanged himself, authorities said. Officers immediately performed first aid before…
'Finally Got Justice': 24-Year-Old Convicted In Woman's Strangling In Capital Region 'Finally Got Justice': 24-Year-Old Convicted In Woman's Strangling In Capital Region
Petersburgh Man Found Guilty In Murder Of Morgan Bates Two years after a young woman was found dead on state land in the region, her killer has been convicted. Rensselaer County resident Ian Hasselwander, age 24, of Petersburgh, was found guilty of murder and related charges by a Rensselaer County jury on Wednesday, July 24, in the death of Morgan Bates. The 20-year-old Cambridge Central High School graduate was found dead in Cherry Plain State Park, along Black River Road in Stephentown, on Feb. 27, 2022 a week after relatives reported her missing. An autopsy found that she had been strangled, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Offi…
Ex-BF Tried Stabbing, Choking Capital Region Woman To Death, Police Say Ex-BF Tried Stabbing, Choking Capital Region Woman To Death, Police Say
Ex-BF Tried Stabbing, Choking Capital Region Woman To Death, Police Say A man from the region is facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend, police said. The Columbia County incident happened Thursday night, March 14, in the city of Hudson. Hudson Police said they found the victim at around 10:30 p.m.  “distressed” and covered in mud following an attack by her ex-boyfriend, 54-year-old Orlando Williams, of Hudson. The victim told investigators that she was alone smoking a cigarette on her back deck when Williams grabbed her, covered her mouth, and dragged her against her will down a path to a wooded area behind t…
Son Slices Hudson Valley Mother's Throat Trying To Kill Her, Police Say Son Slices Hudson Valley Mother's Throat Trying To Kill Her, Police Say
Son Slices Hudson Valley Mother's Throat Trying To Kill Her, Police Say A man is behind bars after allegedly slicing his mother's throat in an attempt to kill her in the region, police said. The attack took place in Ulster County in Ellenville around 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 on Roslyn Street. According to Capt. Daniel Waage of the Ellenville Police, police responded to the home on a report of a domestic incident. When officers arrived they found a woman suffering from serious knife wounds to the neck, Waage said.  The woman was rendered first aid and transported to Westchester County Medical Center where she is currently being treated, police said…
28-Year-Old Chokes Woman Unconscious At Capital Region Home, Police Say 28-Year-Old Chokes Woman Unconscious At Capital Region Home, Police Say
28-Year-Old Chokes Woman Unconscious At Capital Region Home, Police Say An altercation inside a home in the region ended with a woman being choked unconscious, police said. Deputies in Saratoga County were called at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, for a welfare check at a home in Clifton Park located on Huntridge Drive, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Matthew Sand, age 28, choked the victim “with the intention of impeding her normal breathing or blood circulation,” causing her to lose consciousness. Deputies did not elaborate on what led up to the altercation. There were no other reports of injuries. Sand …
‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Capital Region Sentenced ‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Capital Region Sentenced
‘Violent Criminal’ Who Raped Woman In Capital Region Sentenced A 25-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after being convicted of a violent, sexual assault on a woman in the region. Tyrell O’Neill, of Troy, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Jan. 4. It followed his June 2022 jury conviction on multiple charges, including first-degree rape, criminal sexual act, unlawful imprisonment, and strangulation stemming from an attack that occurred in Troy. Rensselaer County prosecutors said O’Neill forced himself on the victim without her consent. The woman later testified that O’Neill applied pressure to her th…
Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old
Capital District Man Accused Of Assaulting, Strangling 1-Year-Old A Capital District man is facing charges after allegedly becoming so violent with a 1-year-old that he strangled the child. Saratoga County resident William Burden, age 30, of Ballston, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 9, after someone reported the alleged incident to police. Burden is accused of striking and obstructing the child’s breathing, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.  Police did not say how Burden and the child are related, only that the child is known to him. Burden was arraigned at the Town of Milton Court on one count of second-degree assault and one count of…