Speeding Driver Arrested Months After Fatally Striking Lawn Mower Rider In Gaithersburg: Police Speeding Driver Arrested Months After Fatally Striking Lawn Mower Rider In Gaithersburg: Police
Speeding Driver Arrested Months After Fatally Striking Lawn Mower Rider In Gaithersburg: Police The driver responsible for a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 28-year-old man driving a ride-on lawn mower in Montgomery County is facing serious charges, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Maxim Galkin, 24, has been arrested and charged with gross negligence manslaughter by a vehicle for his role in the fatal crash that claimed the life of Silver Spring native Juan Guerrero-Moreno over the summer. Early in the afternoon on Aug. 20, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a stretch of Great Seneca Highway, where they found Guerrero-Moreno unrespo…
'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal Of Islip's Daniel Penny In Subway Death (POLL) 'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal Of Islip's Daniel Penny In Subway Death (POLL)
'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal Of Islip's Daniel Penny In Subway Death (Poll) Local leaders had plenty to say after a jury acquitted a Long Island man in the death of a homeless street artist aboard a Manhattan subway car. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, as reported by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway car on May 1, 2023. Multiple witnesses told NYPD detectives that Neely, a well-known Michae…
Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors
Vineland Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's New BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors A Vineland man was found guilty of shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and trying to hide his body under grass clippings, authorities said. A jury convicted 32-year-old Brandon Dennis on Friday, Dec. 6, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. He was charged in the killing of 32-year-old Patrick Trotter of Penns Grove. The case stems from an incident in Millville on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. City police and the county prosecutor’s office discovered Trotter's body hidden under yard debris in a wooded area behind 519 East Main Street. Investigators …
CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say
CT Teen Was Going 102 MPH Before I-84 Southington Wreck That Killed Grandmother, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut man was charged this week with killing a 58-year-old woman in a February crash on I-84, authorities said. Maxwell Nemec, of Cheshire, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, and misconduct with a motor vehicle, Connecticut State Police said on Friday, Dec. 6. Nemec was driving a 2014 Nissan Juke eastbound on I-84 on Feb. 15 in Southington shortly after 6:45 p.m. Witnesses told troopers that Nemec was speeding in the left lane when he came up behind Lesley Petrafassi's BMW near Exit 31, a police report said.  Nemec merged into the center…
Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court A 20-year-old Boyds man who led police on a deadly chase through Montgomery County was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, after pleading guilty to grossly negligent manslaughter and related offenses. Antoine Randall was sentenced this week in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Judge Harry Storm after pleading guilty to his role in a December 2023 crash that killed a minor who was in his vehicle. Prosecutors say that the incident began Dec. 13, 2023, when Montgomery County police attempted to stop a white 2016 Nissan Maxima near Bucknell Drive and Cambridge …
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Islip Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Islip Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Islip Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…
New City Man, GF Learn Fate For Grisly Murder Of His 85-Year-Old Grandfather New City Man, GF Learn Fate For Grisly Murder Of His 85-Year-Old Grandfather
New City Man, GF Learn Fate For Grisly Murder Of His 85-Year-Old Grandfather A Rockland County man and his girlfriend have been sentenced for their roles in killing his 85-year-old grandfather, stealing his belongings and hiding his body in 2023, authorities said. Constantinos Doonan, 32, also known as “Dino,” and Jo-Ann Haughey, 28, both of New City, were convicted in the January 2023 killing of Constantinos Mastakouris at his home on Ruth Drive in New City, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, authorities announced that Doonan was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison while Haughey received 15 years for ma…
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, Islip Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, Islip Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, Islip Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury deliberations are underway in the case of a New York Marine Corps veteran accused of choking a street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway. The anonymous jury began weighing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges against Daniel Penny just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the death of Jordan Neely. Jurors concluded their deliberations Tuesday evening, and will be back in court to resume on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4. Bystander video allegedly showed the 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, placing the 30-year-old Neely in a chokehold aboard a t…
Gaithersburg Driver Released On Bond After High-Speed Crash Kills Bicyclist In Germantown: PD Gaithersburg Driver Released On Bond After High-Speed Crash Kills Bicyclist In Germantown: PD
Gaithersburg Driver Released On Bond After High-Speed Crash Kills Bicyclist In Germantown: PD A Gaithersburg man accused of fatally striking a bicyclist at nearly double the speed limit has been released on bond following his arrest, Montgomery County police said. Kevin Antonio Flores, 22, faces charges of criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle stemming from an August crash that killed 30-year-old Germantown resident David Glenn Jenkins. The crash was reported shortly after 9:45 p.m. at the intersection of Frederick Road and Gunners Branch Road, where police said Jenkins was crossing the road on his Free Agent Telum bicycle when Flores, driving an Acura RSX southbound at appro…
Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police
Speeding DUI Driver From Gaithersburg Charged In Crash That Killed Germantown Father: Police A Gaithersburg man is facing serious charges after a high-speed, alcohol-fueled crash claimed the life of a Germantown father earlier this year, police said. Montgomery County police have arrested 45-year-old Agustin E. Jaramillo Lopez of Gaithersburg on charges of negligent manslaughter by vehicle following a fatal collision on July 20 near the intersection of North Frederick Avenue near Travis Avenue. Around 10:12 p.m. on the night of the crash, officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to a crash involving a black 2022 Ram 1500 pick-up truck, driven by Jaramillo Lope…
Gunman In Double Homicide At Selden Home Gets Decades In Prison Gunman In Double Homicide At Selden Home Gets Decades In Prison
Gunman In Double Homicide At Selden Home Gets Decades In Prison A man who confessed to shooting and killing two men at a Long Island home will spend decades behind bars. Brian Cordovano, age 50, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty in the deaths of Ian Saalfield and Robert Julian. Suffolk County Police found the 45-year-old Saalfield, of Lake Grove, and the 59-year-old Julian shot to death inside Julian’s Selden home on May 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Ronkonkoma Man Admits To Double-Fatal Shooting At Selden Residence An investigation found that Cordovano had shot th…
Villas Mom Sentenced After Drunkenly Passing Out Led To Baby Son's Death: Prosecutors Villas Mom Sentenced After Drunkenly Passing Out Led To Baby Son's Death: Prosecutors
Villas Mom Sentenced After Drunkenly Passing Out Led To Baby Son's Death: Prosecutors A Lower Township mother will spend several years in prison after admitting to drinking more than a dozen miniature vodka bottles before her infant son suffocated in bed, authorities said. Michelle Stanton, 29, was sentenced to four years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release on Thursday, Nov. 21. She pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of six-month-old Christian Carty on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Investigators said Stanton had passed out while holding Christian after consuming 12-14 "airplane bottles" of …