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 …
‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face ‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face
‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face A Montgomery County man who pointed a loaded gun at a police officer while recording himself on Instagram—captioning the video “Should I smoke em”—has learned his punishment, prosecutors announced. William Alvarenga, 21, of Gaithersburg, will serve five years in prison as part of a 33-year sentence, with all but five years suspended.  He will also be placed on five years of supervised probation when he gets out, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday, May 16. It all started on Nov. 4, 2024, when detectives were tipped off about a disturbing video circul…
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (Update) Nearly two weeks after a DoorDash driver was allegedly shot by a New York town's highway superintendent, town officials are publicly responding to increasing calls for his removal and addressing the limits of their authority to act.  John J. Reilly III, 48, who serves as Highway Superintendent for the Hudson Valley town of Chester in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, May 3, after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who had pulled into his driveway asking for directions on Valerie Drive the night before. Police say Reilly told the driver to leave, and as the driver atte…
Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Capital Region, Police Say Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Capital Region, Police Say
Neighborly Bloodshed: Elderly Man Attacks With Farm Tool In Capital Region, Police Say A war of words between two neighbors ended in bloodshed in the Capital Region. Emergency crews in Albany County were called to a Ravena residence on Martins Hill Road for an assault at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. An investigation found that Lloyd Young, 77, got into an argument with his neighbor before things took a violent turn, according to the Town of Coeymans. Young grabbed a pointed-blade farm tool and struck the victim multiple times, according to police. The victim suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Young was arrested on suspicion of assault a…
Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Capital Region: Police Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Capital Region: Police
Man Arrested Twice In One Day After Assault On Cop, Armed Robbery In Capital Region: Police An Albany man is facing a long list of charges after being arrested not once, but twice in the same day — first for attacking police officers, and hours later for robbing someone at gunpoint, police said. Brian Briggs, 32, of Albany, was taken into custody early Monday, May 12, after officers responded to reports of a trespasser at Townsend Park Apartments on Central Avenue, according to Albany Police. When officers approached Briggs around 2:20 a.m., he became combative and refused to follow commands, police said. During the struggle, Briggs put one officer in a chokehold and punched anot…
Male Escort Gives Graphic Testimony On Day 1 Of Sean Combs' Trial In NY Male Escort Gives Graphic Testimony On Day 1 Of Sean Combs' Trial In NY
Male Escort Gives Graphic Testimony On Day 1 Of Sean Combs' Trial In NY A male escort gave graphic testimony on the first day of Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution being held in Manhattan. Daniel Phillip, age 41, provided information on sexual encounters with Combs and his then-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura from around 2012 to 2014.  He said he was paid between $700 and $6,000 on several occasions to have sex with Ventura, while Combs watched and directed him.  One time, Ventura told him to urinate on him while Combs masturbated, according t…
Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Capital Region, Police Say Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Capital Region, Police Say
Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Capital Region, Police Say A Capital Region man is facing child endangerment charges after allegedly abusing a baby under the age of one, police said. Cody Falconio, 31, of Northumberland, was arrested on suspicion of assault and child endangerment on Friday, April 25, according to New York State Police. Troopers were contacted hours earlier about the alleged mistreatment of an infant. An investigation revealed that the day prior, Falconio grabbed the child in a manner “to be injurious,” police said. Falconio was arraigned in Moreau Town Court released on $5,000 bail. No further details about the child’s condition…
'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: REPORTS 'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: REPORTS
'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: Reports Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records. Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported.  According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
Road Rage Horror: Brutal Glass Attack Leads To Rensselaer Man's Arrest, Police Say Road Rage Horror: Brutal Glass Attack Leads To Rensselaer Man's Arrest, Police Say
Road Rage Horror: Brutal Glass Attack Leads To Rensselaer Man's Arrest, Police Say A man is behind bars after a road rage incident ended in a violent assault with a glass object in the Capital Region, authorities said.  Rensselaer County resident Matthew Blanding, age 39, of Rensselaer, was arrested on Wednesday, April 30, following a warrant for assault and weapons charges connected to the assault, which happened in Saratoga County, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 5.  The events leading to the assault began on Hudson Street in South Glens Falls as a road rage confrontation between Blanding and a driver he did not know, police said.  Blandin…
Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: NYSP Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: NYSP
Highway Superintendent Shot DoorDash Driver Asking For Directions: Nysp A New York township's highway superintendent has been identified as the homeowner charged in the shooting of a lost DoorDash driver asking for directions over the weekend, officials confirmed. John J. Reilly III, 48, is facing charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a firearm in the Friday, May 2 shooting around 9:50 p.m. on Valerie Drive in Chester, according to New York State Police and Town of Chester Supervisor Brandon Holdridge. "We are deeply troubled by what has been reported so far," Holdridge said. "We hope the …
NY Man Accused Of Punching CNA During Visit To PA Nursing Home: Police NY Man Accused Of Punching CNA During Visit To PA Nursing Home: Police
NY Man Accused Of Punching CNA During Visit To PA Nursing Home: Police A New York man is accused of assaulting a staff member at a Pennsylvania nursing home, police announced on Saturday, May 3. Kerry Binns, 69, of New York, NY, allegedly punched a certified nursing assistant in the arm while visiting a relative at Ephrata Manor Nursing Home on Bethany Road around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28, according to Ephrata Police. The next morning, on Tuesday, April 29 at 10:31 a.m., staff reported the incident to authorities. A warrant was issued for Binns, who later turned himself in after police contacted him, the department said. Binns was charged with Felony Ag…