Huntington, NY
News
Rapist Fell Asleep On Woman, Smothering Her To Death Before Dumping Body In Huntington: DA
Horrific new details shed light on the final moments of a Long Island mother whose body was later found stuffed in a suitcase. Ronald Schroeder, 41, of Huntington Station, was indicted on fresh charges of manslaughter and criminal sex act in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in the death of Seikeya Jones. Wednesday’s indictment alleges that Schroeder filmed himself sexually assaulting the 33-year-old Jones while she was unconscious, then fell asleep on top of her, smothering her to death in late August 2024, according to prosecutors. Jones’ partially decomposed body was found ins…
Ballston Spa, NY
News
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By Milton Man: Jury
A dangerous sexual roleplay session that claimed the life of a beloved Elvis impersonator has landed a New York chiropractor a manslaughter conviction. Ronald Rayher, 69, was also found guilty of evidence tampering by a Saratoga County jury after just a few hours of deliberations on Friday, May 16, in the 2024 death of Thomas Krider. Krider, a well-known Elvis tribute artist who performed under the stage name TJ Greene, was found dead inside Rayher’s Milton home on April 9, 2024, as Daily Voice reported. The two men had a long-standing relationship, and both the prosecution and defen…
Jessup, MD
Police & Fire
Teen In Deadly Stolen Car Crash That Killed Columbia Woman Now Faces Charges: Police
A 16-year-old accused of stealing a car and causing a deadly four-vehicle crash in Maryland is now facing criminal charges, police announced. The teen from Laurel is facing manslaughter and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle charges in Howard County, following a head-on crash that claimed the life of 69-year-old Columbia resident Bonnie Fuller Griffith, according to investigators. The wreck happened around 3 p.m. Friday, May 9, on Guilford Road in Jessup. Police say the teen was behind the wheel of a stolen Hyundai Sonata when he tried to pass a Tesla Model Y that was turning left onto Twe…
Freeport, NY
News
Victim ID'd In Deadly Stabbing During Argument In Freeport
Authorities identified a man who was stabbed to death during an argument on Long Island. Nolan Lang, 46, of Hempstead, died from injuries sustained during a stabbing attack outside a Freeport residence on Friday evening, May 9, Nassau County Police said. Emergency crews responded to the Frederick Avenue home for a stabbing shortly before 7 p.m. Arriving officers found Lang suffering from a stab wound and administered aid, but he died at the hospital, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary investigation found that Lang got into a domestic altercation with 46-year-old Ivory Washington and Wa…
Beltsville, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Shot, Killed By Friend 'Playing With Gun' Inside Beltsville Home: Police
A 16-year-old Maryland boy was shot and killed by his friend while "playing with a gun," police said. Officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to a home on Heartwood Drive in Beltsville around 4:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, where they found Derrick Palmer suffering from a gunshot wound. Palmer, of Beltsville, died shortly after at a hospital, police said. The suspected shooter, identified as 18-year-old Kimaury Kamara of Mt. Holly Spring in Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and related offenses. According to the preliminary investigatio…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed To Death On Freeport Street During Domestic Fight, Hempstead Woman Charged: Police
A man was stabbed to death on a Freeport street during a domestic argument, and a Hempstead woman is facing serious charges, Nassau County police said in a release issued Saturday, May 10. Freeport Police rushed to 139 Frederick Avenue around 6:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, after a report of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a puncture wound, according to the Homicide Squad. First responders provided aid before transporting the victim to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. A physician pronounced him dead at 8:30 p.m. Detectives say 46-year-old Ivory Wa…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
News
Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call'
A New York father whose toddler son died from a lethal drug cocktail will spend years in prison. Long Island resident Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, was sentenced to between five and 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 7. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter in the death of his 14-month-old son, Joseph. Suffolk County Police responded to Adonis’ residence on the morning of Jan. 3, 2024, for an unresponsive child. They found the boy unconscious in a bedroom shared by Adonis and the boy’s mother, Daryllee Leibrook. The boy was taken by ambulance to Stony B…
North Branford, CT
Police & Fire
DUI Manslaughter: Police Arrest Driver In Crash That Killed Grandmother Of 3 In North Branford
Police have arrested a 54-year-old Connecticut man and charged him with the death of an 82-year-old grandmother in a crash earlier this year. Dylan Ward, 54, of Branford, was arrested Thursday, May 8, and charged in the death of Diane Golia, 82, police said. Ward is accused of crashing into Golia's car near the intersection of Foxon Road and Doral Farms Road in North Branford around 3 p.m. on March 5. Ward and a passenger in his vehicle were hospitalized with suffered serious injuries in the wreck, according to police. Ward is charged with second-degree manslaughter, drivi…
Myerstown, PA
Sports
Skate Blade Slashing Death Of Former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson Won’t Lead To Charges
A professional ice hockey player will not face criminal charges after his skate blade fatally slashed former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson's neck during a game in England, UK authorities announced on Tuesday, April 29. The horrifying collision happened during the Champions Cup match between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Johnson, 29, collapsed on the ice after the blade struck his throat. He was rushed to North General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, South Yorkshire Coroner Tanyka Rawden said. Matt P…
Yonkers, NY
News
He Asked For Ride Home, Then Shot Friend In Head In Yonkers: Here's His Fate
A man who fatally shot a friend in the head in Westchester after a night out in February 2024 has learned how long he will spend behind bars. Yonkers resident Ludvin Ramos-Cervantes, 19, was sentenced on Friday, April 25 to 12 years in state prison by Westchester County Court Judge Maurice D. Williams after being convicted in March of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Westchester County DA's Office announced on Monday, April 29. The charges stem from the Feb. 26, 2024 killing of 51-year-old Francisco Gordillo, who was found dead inside h…
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
New Haven Woman Charged In Shooting Death Of Grandfather Days After Milestone
A 36-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with killing a 57-year-old grandfather in a violent attack late last year, authorities said. Eileen Marrero, of New Haven, was arrested Tuesday, April 29, and charged with manslaughter, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit, New Haven police said. Police were called to a home on Walnut Street near East in New Haven around 1:15 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2024, to reports of a man being shot. They found Marrero hyperventilating outside the house, police said. Inside, they found the body of Ru…
Southington, CT
Police & Fire
Convicted Killer Gets 18 Years For Deadly Hit-And-Run Of CT Trooper In Southington: Police
A Hartford man who admitted to hitting and killing a Connecticut State Trooper and then driving away will spend the next 18 years behind bars, authorities said. Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 45, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier, according to state authorities. Pelletier was conducting a traffic stop on the shoulder of I-84 in Southington when Oyola-Sanchez crashed into him and kept driving, police said. Trooper Pelletier left behind his wife, Dominique, and their two young sons. Dominique spoke at the sentencing hearing, according to NBC Connecticut…
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