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Accomplice Sentenced For 2020 Murder In Area
An Ulster County man has been sentenced to decades in state prison for his part in the death of a 12-year-old area girl.
Robert “Nikki” James, age 46, of Kingston, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison Thursday, Feb. 10 after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon and drug charges, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.
According to court documents, James was present on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, when co-defendant Gilbert Thomas, who was convicted of murder, used an AK-47 to shoot into a residence that was occupied by five children, killing twelve-year-old D'Janeir…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Area
State Police have released the identity of a man from the area who was fatally shot.
Sullivan County resident Michael A, Hankins, age 29, of Woodridge, was killed around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 in Shawangunk in Ulster County, said the New York State Police.
See Earlier Story: Area Man Arrested For Shooting Death, State Police Say
According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Hankins was found outside of a home in Shawangunk when they responded to a report of a shooting.
Following an investigation, Walter D. Post Jr, age 26, of Shawangunk, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.&n…
Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region
Seven years after the gruesome murder of an area mother of four, New York State Police have arrested a suspect.
Keymarro Guiden, age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was extradited to Sullivan County, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, in connection with the May 2014 murder of April Parker, age 31, of Monticello, said the New York State Police.
On Wednesday, Dec.1, 2021, the New York State Police, with the assistance of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, arrested Guiden and charged him with second-degree murder, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
According to…
Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Stabbing Murder Of Long Island Man, Police Say
A woman from the region has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a Long Island man to death.
Dutchess County resident Veronica Hardwick, age 51, Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 9 for the stabbing which took place on Thursday, Nov. 25 in Hempstead.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to 600 Fulton Avenue for a report of a man that had been stabbed in the chest.
The victim, Richard Reshard, age 35, of Hempstead, was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on Thursday, by a hospital physician.
Hardwick was charged with sec…
Suspect Nabbed For Murder Of 90-Year-Old Woman In Area
An area woman was found dead inside her home after police received a 911 call for a possible homicide.
Sullivan County resident Louisa S. Butler, age 90, of the town of Liberty, was found dead inside the home around 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
As a result of the investigation, state police charged James M. Brodie, age 75, of Liberty, with second-degree murder, Nevel said.
State police declined to release information on Brodie's connection to the victim.
He was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail with no bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday,…
Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, Daughter In Westchester
A Westchester man has been arrested on charges that he stabbed to death a mother and daughter in their home and then fled the area.
Yonkers officials said Luis Gabriel Ramos, of Yonkers, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Salome, Arizona for the stabbing murder which took place sometime between Friday, Oct. 29, and when the two were found on Monday, Nov. 1.
The two women have been identified as Isabella Triano, 70, and her 38-year-old daughter, Trisha Miller.
The women were found in their Shipman Avenue after a friend asked for a welfare check when she had not heard from one of the…
Robert Durst Indicted For Murder Of First Wife, Westchester DA Announces
The Westchester County District Attorney announced that Robert Durst has been indicted for the 1982 murder of his first wife, Kathleen Durst.
Durst, age 78, was charged in an indictment on Monday, Nov. 1, with second-degree murder, District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced.
He is accused of murdering Kathleen Durst in the Northern Westchester hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro on or around Jan. 31, 1982, Rocah said.
Durst was previously charged in a complaint filed on Oct. 19, with second-degree murder, the DA's Office reported.
"When Kathleen Durst disappeared on J…
Suspect From Upstate NY Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed Outside Her Long Island Home
A suspect from upstate New York has been charged after a woman was found fatally stabbed outside her Long Island home.
A 911 caller reported an injured woman on Harford Drive in Coram at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, Suffolk County Police said.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the woman, who had sustained stab wounds, on the front lawn of the residence, according to police.
The victim, Meghan Kiefer, age 27, a resident of the home where she was discovered on the lawn, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
On Monday…
