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After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees
After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees A New York jury has convicted a former bar bouncer of brutally beating a 32-year-old customer who died 11 days later in the hospital. Long Island’s David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 24, in the death of Jake Scott. Earlier Report: Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s O…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teen Girl Admits To Fatally Stabbing Cheerleading Captain In Westchester County: DA Teen Girl Admits To Fatally Stabbing Cheerleading Captain In Westchester County: DA
Teen Girl Admits To Fatally Stabbing Cheerleading Captain In Westchester County: DA A teenager has admitted to fatally stabbing a 16-year-old cheerleading captain in Westchester County, officials said.  Earlier Report - Teen GirI Indicted For Fatal Stabbing Of Mount Vernon Cheerleading Captain The 15-year-old defendant, who was not identified, pleaded guilty to the April 8, 2022 killing of 16-year-old Kayla Green in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  On the day of the stabbing, around 4 p.m., the defendant stabbed Green in the abdomen during the Mount Vernon High School’s celebratory parade on&…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Westchester County Apartment Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Westchester County Apartment
Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Westchester County Apartment A 43-year-old man was sentenced to years in prison for fatally stabbing a Westchester County man in the victim's apartment in 2019. Richard Vincent, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 29, to 18 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the stabbing of 39-year-old Randy Streete, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. On March 12, 2019, Vincent cut Streete's throat and stabbed him multiple times during a fight in the victim's apartment, located on South Sixth Avenue in Mount Vernon, the DA's Office said. T…

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by Nicole Valinote
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15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal, Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Teen On Busy Roadway In Westchester 15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal, Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Teen On Busy Roadway In Westchester
15-Year-Old Nabbed For Fatal, Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Teen On Busy Roadway In Westchester A 15-year-old suspect has been apprehended shortly after a broad-daylight stabbing left one teen dead and another injured in Westchester. The felony complaint charges the boy with fatally stabbing a 16-year-old on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon on Friday, April 8, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said. The suspect, a Mount Vernon resident, was charged with the following felonies: First-degree manslaughter,  First-degree attempted assault, Second-degree attempted assault. He appeared before a Mount Vernon City Court judge on S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate A Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for fatally shooting his roommate during an argument, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon resident Akeem Palmer, age 25, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, in connection to the 2020 shooting of his roommate. Original story - Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Shooting Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on April 26, 2020, Palm…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen Northern Westchester Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen
Northern Westchester Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Teen A Hudson Valley man is expected to get 18 years in prison after fatally stabbing a teenager and getting into a fight with a fellow inmate at the Westchester County Jail, the District Attorney announced. Peekskill resident Jahliv Niles, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Omarion McKenize last year, as well as second-degree assault after attacking a detainee at the jail in May last year. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced on Wednesday, May 26 that Niles is expected to be sentenced to 18 years in prison for the m…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, 31, Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing At Apartment In Area Man, 31, Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing At Apartment In Area
Man, 31, Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing At Apartment In Area A 31-year-old man will spend two decades in prison for fatally stabbing a 25-year-old in an apartment hallway following a dispute last year. Orange County resident Samuel Del Cid Hernandez,  of Monroe, was sentenced to 24 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in April for his role in a fatal stabbing in October 2018. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that late on Oct. 12 and into the morning of Oct. 13 last year, Hernandez and several others, including his victim, were drinking at his apar…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Killing, Burying Friend In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Killing, Burying Friend In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Killing, Burying Friend In Hudson Valley A 44-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars after fatally stabbing a friend who was staying at his Orange County home and burying his body. Christopher Smith, 44, of Newburgh, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his involvement in the April 2017 death of William McMahon, 50, on his property. Smith stabbed McMahon in the neck, killing him, before burying him in a planter in front of his home, and attempting to clean up the interior of the residence. McMahon’s remains were found when New York State Police investigator…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant
Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his co-worker at a Westchester restaurant last year. Westchester County District Attorney announced this week that Queens resident Francisco Smile Nicasio-Ramirez has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon dating back to an incident at the Dia and Noche restaurant on McLean Avenue in Yonkers last October. Nicasio-Ramirez and his victim, Rafael Pena, 54, were working at the restaurant on Oct. 17 last year, when an argument broke out between the two men, officials said. Nicasio-Ramirez pleaded gu…

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by Zak Failla