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NY Pagan Religious Leader Admits Disgusting Sex Abuse Of Underage Boys, Authorities Say
A pagan religious leader in New York admitted Monday, Aug. 17 that he traveled to the Capital District to sexually abuse two underage boys, authorities said.
James Yerdon, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and faces 20 years in prison, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Yerdon, of Adams Center (Jefferson County), also pleaded guilty to possession of child porn in federal court earlier this year and could be looking at several decades behind bars, according to authorities.
In the state case, Yerdon was accused of sexually assaulting …
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan.
Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Rent Increase, High Prices Forcing Community Favorite Nassau Thrift Store To Close, Owner Says
A Long Island thrift shop is closing its doors after three years, with the owner blaming a recent rent increase and sky-high real estate prices.
Huntington Thrift at 2087 New York Avenue will shut up shop on Sunday, Sept. 20, according to an Instagram post.
“After many wonderful years, Huntington Thrift is closing its doors,” the post reads. “We want to thank all of our amazing customers for your support, friendships, and memories throughout the years.”
Owner Michael Esteves told Newsday he’ll be focusing on his other shops, including All-American Tag Sale, an estate liquidation service. H…
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report.
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15.
But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…
Homeless Murderer Convicted In Deadly Nassau Stabbing Learns His Fate: Authorities
A homeless man who stabbed a random victim to death on Long Island was sentenced Monday, Aug. 17 to decades in prison, authorities said.
Melbis Hernandez, 39, of Hempstead, got 45 years to life for the deadly stabbing and a prior stabbing at the same building, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Hernandez was convicted of killing Marlon Rivas Aguilar, 53, on Oct. 21, 2023, in a stairwell at 45 Jackson Street in Hempstead, prosecutors said. The fatal attack came three weeks after the first stabbing, according to authorities.
“Hernandez returned to that very same apartment com…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update)
Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
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Two-Time DWI Convict Picks Up Third Arrest After Hamptons Weekend: Police
A Long Island man was busted for at least his third DWI in the past 10 years recently in the Hamptons, according to police.
Ray Anthony Freeman, 35, of East Hampton, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 on Montauk Highway near Second House Road, the East Hampton Police Department revealed in documents released Monday, Aug. 17.
Freeman failed all his field sobriety tests after cops spotted his 2018 Mercedes-Benz crossing the double yellow line and the white fog line, police said. When he was pulled over, a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected on his breath, his eyes we…
