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Joseph Nieves
White Plains, NY
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Man's Murder Conviction Vacated After Over 20 Years Following Westchester DA Investigation
After serving nearly two decades in prison, a 54-year-old man's murder conviction has been vacated by a judge thanks to an investigation conducted by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. In an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 26, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that a Bronx judge vacated the 1999 murder conviction of Antonio Mallet, who had been accused of fatally shooting a man in the parking lot of a Bronx supermarket in September 1996. Rocah said that the decision to vacate the conviction followed an "exhaustive" investigation conducted by her off…
Paterson, NJ
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Split-Second From Potential Tragedy: Paterson Suspect Pulls Gun On Police
A tragedy was averted when a fleeing suspect pulled a gun from his waistband while being chased down the street by two Paterson police officers – and then tossed it over a railing, authorities said. Joseph Nieves, 20, kept running but eventually was chased down by the officers who, just moments before, drew their weapons. Nieves was with two other men when Officers Brian Culmone and Gerard Speziale Jr. saw him stick the gun in his waistband just before 3 a.m. Sunday Curtis Place and Van Houten Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. After getting out of the cruiser, Speziale Jr. drew …
