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Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate
Dine-n-Dasher Whose Brutal Attack Left Area Restaurant Owner With Brain Injury Learns Fate A man who left a New York sushi restaurant owner with a traumatic brain injury after skipping out on a $425 bill will spend more than two decades in prison. Lucas Healey, age 43, of Albany, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision in Albany County Court on Friday, May 30, for the violent 2024 assault and robbery that nearly killed Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar co-owner Su Wen Zheng. During the trial, prosecutors described how Healey racked up a hefty food and drink tab at the popular Madison Avenue eatery but attempted to leave after paying just $50 on …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Naked, Stabbed, Held Hostage: 4 Charged In Brutal NY Kidnapping After Daring Escape Naked, Stabbed, Held Hostage: 4 Charged In Brutal NY Kidnapping After Daring Escape
Naked, Stabbed, Held Hostage: 4 Charged In Brutal NY Kidnapping After Daring Escape Two Connecticut residents — including a 17-year-old boy — are among four people accused of kidnapping and violently assaulting a victim who was allegedly held against their will inside a New York home. The disturbing incident began on Saturday, May 31, when troopers received reports of a possible kidnapping in Clinton County. Investigators learned that a victim had been forcibly taken from Plattsburgh and transported to a Franklin County residence in the village of Tupper Lake, nearly 90 miles away, New York State Police said. The suspects — identified as Jose Acosta, 31, and a 17-year-old …

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by Michael Mashburn
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2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials 2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said.  John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Reilly is facing a host of …

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
NY Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt With 'Incredible' 3D-Assisted Surgery NY Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt With 'Incredible' 3D-Assisted Surgery
NY Man's Nose Bitten Off In Vicious Attack—Then Rebuilt With 'Incredible' 3D-Assisted Surgery A Long Island man is getting his life back after a brutal attack left him without a nose—and it’s all thanks to a renowned surgeon. Tyson Carter, 41, of Bay Shore, was waiting at a Brentwood bus stop on Monday, Jan. 27, when he was attacked while defending a young woman from harassment. Two men reportedly assaulted him, and during the fight, one bit off his nose. “It was two-on-one and they stomped on my head and chest,” Carter said in a release from Northwell Health. “But I wasn’t going down. I guess he got frustrated. I knew he bit my nose—my jacket was bloody. I didn’t realize how bad it…

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by Michael Mashburn
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WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says WATCH: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says
Watch: Crypto Hostage Seen Bolting From NYC Townhouse After 17 Days Of Torture, Report Says A surveillance camera captured the dramatic moment a barefoot hostage victim made his daring escape after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse. Video obtained exclusively by CNN shows the 28-year-old Italian crypto trader sprinting up from the basement of the Nolita home on Prince Street, flinging open a gate, and darting past a stunned pedestrian before flagging down police on Friday, May 23. The man had allegedly been held hostage for 17 days by two business associates, including alleged “Crypto King of Kentucky” John Woeltz, in what prosecutors sa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Perfect Timing: Beaten NYPD Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs Perfect Timing: Beaten NYPD Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs
Perfect Timing: Beaten Nypd Cop Released From Hospital As 2nd Suspect Is Hauled Off In Cuffs Two men accused of brutally beating and robbing an off-duty NYPD officer were captured with help from the U.S. Marshals Service — including one right as the officer was released from the hospital, officials said. Chowdhury Nafees was beaten and robbed by suspects later identified as Taveon Hargrove and Wayne Lucas before dawn on Saturday, May 24, at 1472 St. Peter’s Ave. in Westchester Square, the NY Post reports. Nafees was knocked to the ground and punched in the face as one of the masked men held a knife to his throat and robbed him of his belongings and his service weapon, off…

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by Cecilia Levine
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After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA A second suspect was arrested in connection with a twisted kidnapping and torture plot that played out inside a luxury New York City townhouse that was all over stolen Bitcoin, prosecutors said. William Duplessie, 32, surrendered to NYPD detectives on Tuesday morning, May 27, days after his partner, 37-year–old John Woeltz, was charged with holding an Italian business associate hostage for over two weeks, the Manhattan DA’s Office said. Duplessie and Woeltz, the so-called “Crypto King Of Kentucky,” abducted the victim on Tuesday, May 6, at a townhouse on Prince Street in Nolita and stole hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Gunman Lurking In Alley Admits Shooting Woman As She Sat On Couch Inside Capital Region Home Gunman Lurking In Alley Admits Shooting Woman As She Sat On Couch Inside Capital Region Home
Gunman Lurking In Alley Admits Shooting Woman As She Sat On Couch Inside Capital Region Home A Capital Region man formally confessed to shooting into a home, gravely injuring a woman as she sat on her couch. Jason Carter, 23, of Troy, pleaded guilty to felony assault in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a June 2024 shooting in Troy. Carter admitted to standing in an alleyway behind the home, located on 6th Avenue north of 102nd Street, and firing seven shots into the residence, striking a woman once in the head as she sat on a couch with her fiancé. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where she underwent life-saving brain surgery, according to th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Charges Dropped Against NJ Mayor, But Congresswoman Now Faces Federal Assault Case Charges Dropped Against NJ Mayor, But Congresswoman Now Faces Federal Assault Case
Charges Dropped Against NJ Mayor, But Congresswoman Now Faces Federal Assault Case The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey has dropped the trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, but is now pursuing federal assault charges against U.S. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, officials announced Monday, May 19. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said her office agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka’s misdemeanor charge of trespass “for the sake of moving forward.” “The citizens of New Jersey deserve unified leadership so we can get to work to keep our state safe,” Habba said. “The dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter.” Habba confirmed her office is n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: HV Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (Update) A grand jury has indicted an Orange County town's Highway Superintendent, John J. Reilly III, on 13 felony counts, including attempted murder, stemming from the Friday, May 2 shooting of a DoorDash driver outside his home, prosecutors announced.   Reilly, 48, is now facing a slew of serious charges, including two counts of first-degree assault, attempted second-degree murder, and multiple weapons charges, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 19.  The indictment was handed up in Orange County Court on Monday. A date for Reilly’s arraignment is …

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by Ben Crnic
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‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face ‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face
‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face A Montgomery County man who pointed a loaded gun at a police officer while recording himself on Instagram—captioning the video “Should I smoke em”—has learned his punishment, prosecutors announced. William Alvarenga, 21, of Gaithersburg, will serve five years in prison as part of a 33-year sentence, with all but five years suspended.  He will also be placed on five years of supervised probation when he gets out, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday, May 16. It all started on Nov. 4, 2024, when detectives were tipped off about a disturbing video circul…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…

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by Michael Mashburn