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Gunfire At Baby Shower Leads To Hefty Sentence For Suffolk County Man Gunfire At Baby Shower Leads To Hefty Sentence For Suffolk County Man
Gunfire At Baby Shower Leads To Hefty Sentence For Suffolk County Man A man who opened fire outside a baby shower, sending bullets into a parked vehicle, will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced as a repeat offender, authorities said. Michael Lyles, a 37-year-old Central Islip man, was sentenced to 24 years to life in prison after a shooting outside a baby shower in North Amityville, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Monday, March 23. Lyles was attending the baby shower at the North Amityville Fire Department on Jan. 27, 2024, when a fight broke out and spilled outside, Suffolk County prosecutors said. Surveillance video showed Ly…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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After 25 Years Behind Bars, NJ Man Convicted As Teen To Be Released After 25 Years Behind Bars, NJ Man Convicted As Teen To Be Released
After 25 Years Behind Bars, NJ Man Convicted As Teen To Be Released James Comer was 17 years old when he took part in a string of robberies that ended with a man dead.  Now, after more than 25 years behind bars, the 42-year-old Newark native will be released on Oct. 17, thanks to a landmark state Supreme Court ruling. In April 2000, Comer and two others carried out four armed robberies, officials said. During the second, an accomplice fatally shot a victim. Prosecutors never alleged that Comer pulled the trigger, but he was tried as an adult and convicted of felony murder along with robbery and weapons offenses, according to court records. Comer was s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected
Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected  A day after his brother was denied parole, Lyle Menendez met the same fate for the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation 36 years ago. A two-member panel ruled Friday, Aug. 22, that there are "still signs" that Lyle poses a risk to the public,” Parole Commissioner Julie Garland said. The hearing lasted 11 hours and did not wrap up until 9 p.m. West Coast time.  On Thursday, Aug. 21, a panel ruled that the 57-year-old Menendez's younger brother, Erik, age 54, still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  Lyle Menend…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars
Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars More than three decades after the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation, Erik Menendez’s hopes for freedom were dashed as a parole board cited “blind spots” in his rehabilitation and denied his bid for release. Click here for a new, updated story: Parole Board Denies Lyle Menendez Day After Rejecting Brother Erik On Thursday, Aug. 21, the two-member panel ruled that he still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  The decision follows a May resentencing that made both Erik and his brother, Lyle, eligible for parole after ser…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Court Rejects Convicted Killer's Ninth Attempt To Overturn 1980 NY Murder Conviction: DA Court Rejects Convicted Killer's Ninth Attempt To Overturn 1980 NY Murder Conviction: DA
Court Rejects Convicted Killer's Ninth Attempt To Overturn 1980 NY Murder Conviction: DA A man convicted in one of Rockland County’s most brutal murders has once again failed in his attempt to overturn the case more than four decades later, even as he continues to maintain his innocence more than four decades later. On Tuesday, July 1, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court rejected an appeal by convicted murderer Amer Zada, who was found guilty in 1980 of killing 17-year-old Shirley Smith in a Village of Nyack parking lot, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. Zada, who was also convicted of attempted sodomy and aggravated sexua…

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by Ben Crnic
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35 Years After Killing Parents, Menendez Brothers Become Eligible For Parole 35 Years After Killing Parents, Menendez Brothers Become Eligible For Parole
35 Years After Killing Parents, Menendez Brothers Become Eligible For Parole Lyle and Erik Menendez have been resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents, clearing a major hurdle that brings them one step closer to potential freedom in a case that has captivated worldwide attention for decades. A Los Angeles judge ruled that the brothers, who were serving life sentences without the possibility of parole, will now serve 50 years to life, making them eligible to appear before the California Parole Board. "The Menendez brothers have done remarkable work," their attorney, Mark Geragos, told reporters after the hearing, citing their support of fellow inmates at the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Parolee Shot, Killed Man Sleeping In Car On Long Island, Jury Finds Parolee Shot, Killed Man Sleeping In Car On Long Island, Jury Finds
Parolee Shot, Killed Man Sleeping In Car On Long Island, Jury Finds A Long Island man out on parole shot and killed a man who had been sleeping in a car, a jury found. Kadeem Lewis, age 31, of Hempstead, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Oct. 31, in the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez. According to investigators, Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019. Earlier Report: Man On Parole, Co-Conspirator Charged With Murdering …

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by Michael Mashburn