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Support Pours In For Family Of 16-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed After HS Football Game Support Pours In For Family Of 16-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed After HS Football Game
Support Pours In For Family Of 16-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed After HS Football Game Support is pouring in from the community for the family of a 16-year-old teen who was stabbed to death following a high school football game in the area. Quraan Smith, a junior at Arlington High School, died around 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 immediately after the game in Dutchess County between Scarsdale High School and host Arlington High School in LaGrange. The stabbing took place after a large fight broke out, said Captain John A. Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. “It’s unclear how the fight started or who started the fight, but there was a large fight,” said Watterson. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Killed After HS Football Game In Area Was Stabbed In Torso, Authorities Say 16-Year-Old Killed After HS Football Game In Area Was Stabbed In Torso, Authorities Say
16-Year-Old Killed After HS Football Game In Area Was Stabbed In Torso, Authorities Say Officials in the Hudson Valley have revealed that a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death after a high school football game died from a wound to the torso. Quraan Smith, a junior at Arlington High School, died around 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 immediately after the game in Dutchess County between Scarsdale High School and host Arlington High School in LaGrange. The stabbing took place after a large fight broke out, said Captain John A. Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. The incident led to the arrest of Nestor A. Ortiz-Ocampo, age 18, of the City of Poughkeepsie. He's been char…

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by Kathy Reakes
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20-Year-Old From Northern Westchester Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen 20-Year-Old From Northern Westchester Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen
20-Year-Old From Northern Westchester Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen A man will spend decades in prison after fatally stabbing a teenager in Northern Westchester and proceeding to attack a fellow detainee while in jail. Jahliv Niles, age 20, of Peekskill, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Omarion McKenzie.  He was also sentenced to two years in prison with three years post-release supervision for attacking a fellow detainee at Westchester County Jail in Valhalla. In May, Niles pleaded guilty to felony counts of manslaughter and second-degree assault. …

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by Zak Failla
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21-Year-Old Admits To Killing His Father, Setting Home On Fire In Area 21-Year-Old Admits To Killing His Father, Setting Home On Fire In Area
21-Year-Old Admits To Killing His Father, Setting Home On Fire In Area A 21-year-old from the area has admitted to killing his father and setting his home on fire. Putnam County resident Louis Weber IV, of Philipstown, pleaded guilty this week to manslaughter and arson for killing his father, Louis Weber Jr., who was 72 years old at the time, in November 2019. Original story - 20-Year-Old Charged With Murdering His Father After Lengthy Investigation Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy said that on Nov. 4, 2019, first responders were dispatched to a Second Street home in Philipstown, where there was a home that went up in flames. After put…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley
Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley mother has been indicted for manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide following the death of her 1-year-old son died after becoming stuck between a bed and a wall. Rockland County resident Marie Dorleus, age 36, of Spring Valley, was indicted on Monday, June 28 for the death which took place on Saturday, June 19, while the toddler was left home alone with two other children ranging in age from one to 6-years-old for several hours, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Earlier Story: Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hudson Va…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hudson Valley Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hudson Valley
Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley mother has been charged with manslaughter after the death of her 1-year-old son who was left in the custody of a 6-year-old. Rockland County resident Marie Dorleus age 36, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Saturday, June 19, after Spring Valley Police responded to an apartment for a report that the 1-year-old was stuck between a bed and the wall. Responding officers located the child who was unresponsive and still trapped, said Spring Valley PD Detective Matt Galli. The Spring Valley Fire Department was also dispatched to aid in freeing the child. Once the ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist
Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist A veteran police officer in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly driving 129 mph on the Hutchinson River Parkway before crashing into a motorcyclist who was killed, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Antoine Henrys, age 38, a Mount Vernon resident and eight-year member of the city’s police department was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and reckless driving for his role in a crash last September that killed a White Plains man. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Henrys was driving north on the parkway at 129 mph in a 50 mph zone…

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by Zak Failla
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119 MPH Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charges For Westchester Crash That Killed Three 119 MPH Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charges For Westchester Crash That Killed Three
119 MPH Driver Indicted On Manslaughter Charges For Westchester Crash That Killed Three The driver of a vehicle going 119 miles per hour that crashed and killed three people in the Hudson Valley has been indicted on multiple manslaughter charges, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced. Bronx resident Yordany Bautista-Hernandez, age 20, was traveling 119 mph in a 50 mph zone eastbound on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 when his 2019 Toyota Camry struck a guard rail and rolled over between the Exit 9 ramp for the Hutchinson River Parkway and Exit 10 for New Rochelle Road, police said. Hernandez’s passengers, Ga…

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Man Faces 20 Years In Prison For Fatal Rockland Shooting, DA Says Man Faces 20 Years In Prison For Fatal Rockland Shooting, DA Says
Man Faces 20 Years In Prison For Fatal Rockland Shooting, DA Says A 34-year-old man will be sentenced to 20 years in prison later this year after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Rockland County man. Jason Jabouin, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 20 to manslaughter in the killing of Ryan Franklin in May 2020 in Nyack, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh. According to Walsh, Jabouin shot Ryan Franklin two times in the torso (one time in the back and one time in the arm), causing his death. Following the fatal shooting, it is alleged that Jabouin stole Franklin’s cellphone …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Facing DWI, Manslaughter Charges After HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Teen Facing DWI, Manslaughter Charges After HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
Teen Facing DWI, Manslaughter Charges After HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash A Rockland County teen who was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed his vehicle, killing a 16-year-old girl, will appear in court on Monday, April 26. The unidentified 17-year-old driver has been charged with: Second-degree manslaughter, Second-degree assault, First-degree vehicular assault, Second-degree vehicular manslaughter, DWI. The crash, that claimed the life of Jacqueline Zangrilli and injured four others, took place around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, April 24 in Rockland County on Route 202 in the Village of Montebello. The vehicle struck a utility pole, causing power disrup…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
71-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Killing Of Another Woman In Area, Police Say 71-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Killing Of Another Woman In Area, Police Say
71-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Killing Of Another Woman In Area, Police Say State Police have arrested a woman on manslaughter charges in connection to the alleged killing of another woman. Joan M. Darcy, age 71, of Wappinger, was arrested on Wednesday, April 7, and charged with manslaughter for the November death of the other woman. On Thursday, Nov. 5, State Police from the Wappinger barracks responded to a residence on Scarborough Lane in the town of Wappinger for a deceased woman, Hicks said. An investigation revealed the victim, identified as Carol A. Darcy, 72, died of blunt force injuries. Joan Darcy was arraigned before the Dutchess County Court and reman…

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by Kathy Reakes