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Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Long Island Crowd Gets Decades In Prison A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say
Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly firing a shot near an apartment complex. The incident took place in Riverhead on Friday, May 20 at the Riverpointe Apartments at 821 East Main St. When Riverhead police arrived on the scene they found a single gunshot had been fired, said the Riverhead Police Department. An investigation by police and the US Marshals resulted in the arrest of Messiah Booker, age 37, of Mastic Beach, on Tuesday, May 31, police said. Booker was charged with: Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon Criminal use of a firearm Reckless endangerment Menacing B…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Report Outlines Misconduct By Former Long Island Prosecutor Report Outlines Misconduct By Former Long Island Prosecutor
Report Outlines Misconduct By Former Long Island Prosecutor A multi-year investigation has found that a homicide prosecutor failed to turn over documents in at least 16 cases, including murder trials, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. The investigation into former Assistant District Attorney Glenn Kurtzrock was conducted by the Conviction Integrity Bureau and New York Law School Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic.  “This is a historic report, and it shows our commitment not just to righting any past injustices made by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, but to making sure that kind of misconduct never occur…

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by Kathy Reakes