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17-Year-Old’s Shooting Death Sparks Manslaughter Indictment On Long Island 17-Year-Old’s Shooting Death Sparks Manslaughter Indictment On Long Island
17-Year-Old’s Shooting Death Sparks Manslaughter Indictment On Long Island A 20-year-old North Amityville man was formally charged with manslaughter and weapons charges after allegedly shooting and killing his 17-year-old friend, prosecutors said. Bryan Ventura Ramirez was arraigned in Suffolk County Court Monday, Nov. 17, on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Robin Moscoso Hernandez. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, when Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call at Ventura Ramirez’s home on Francine Avenue in North Amityville, as Daily Voice reported. Officers found Moscoso Hernandez lying in a hallway with a gunshot wound to the…

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'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour 'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour
'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour A Schenectady man has been convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges in the 2023 execution-style killing of a city resident. Jeffrey Bashaw, 56, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the death of Leroy Chisom. Bashaw and co-defendant Kevin Dingle lured the 41-year-old Chisom from his bedroom on State Street in Schenectady on Oct. 22, 2023, prosecutors said. The two men, wearing masks, gloves, and dark clothing, shot Chisom at least five times each before fleeing in under a minute. Dingle pleaded guilty las…

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Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Long Island Home Gets Years In Prison Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Long Island Home Gets Years In Prison
Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Long Island Home Gets Years In Prison A prior violent felon who fired a gun into a Long Island home occupied by a 78-year-old man and his wife will spend over a decade behind bars. Jerry McKoy, 58, of Patchogue, was sentenced to 16 years to life in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 16, after a jury found him guilty of weapons and reckless endangerment charges for shooting into a Mastic Beach residence in April 2024. The shooting happened just after midnight on April 11, 2024, when McKoy got into an argument with a woman inside his vehicle on Hickory Road, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. After she exited the car, McK…

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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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Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Long Island Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Long Island Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says
Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Long Island Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says A Long Island man who shot his housemate to death and then fled the state was captured a month later in Florida, prosecutors alleged. Darwin Maldonado Vanegas, 31, was arraigned on murder and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 22, in the April killing of 24-year-old Daniel Nunez-Hernandez. Suffolk County Police responded to the pair’s Bay Shore residence on West Lakeland Street, where they rented separate rooms, just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3. Officers found Nunez-Hernandez dead on a basement couch with gunshot wounds to his chest and arm. Two 9mm shell cas…

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by Michael Mashburn
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DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY 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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'Major' LI Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self At Trial Caused Double Fatal Overdose: Jury 'Major' LI Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self At Trial Caused Double Fatal Overdose: Jury
'Major' LI Drug Trafficker Who Represented Self At Trial Caused Double Fatal Overdose: Jury A Holbrook drug trafficker could spend life behind bars for running a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking operation that led to the deaths of two people. Russell Defreitas, 55, also known as “Merc,” was found guilty of operating as a major drug trafficker and 91 other charges by a Suffolk County jury on Tuesday, March 11. It came two years after he was arrested by Suffolk County Police following an eight-month investigation into the fatal overdoses of a man and woman at a Holbrook motel he had rented, according to the district attorney’s office. Instead of calling for help, Defreitas instruct…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of Uniondale 24-Year-Old Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of Uniondale 24-Year-Old
Shell Casing, Blood Droplets Land Getaway Driver In Prison For Killing Of Uniondale 24-Year-Old A Long Island man who served as getaway driver in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old robbery victim could spend decades in prison. Khamari Elie, 20, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 17 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 11, for his role in the shooting death of Kyle Midtlyng. Prosecutors said Elie and three co-defendants lured Midtlyng to a Uniondale residence on Alexander Avenue on the night of Nov. 10, 2021, under the guise of purchasing marijuana. Elie drove the group to the scene, where co-defendant Kyle Colthirst entered Midtlyng’s vehicle to carry out…

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by Michael Mashburn