Hot Tub Horror: 2 Men Convicted in Brutal Farmington Home Invasion
A Hartford jury has found two men guilty of a violent 2022 home invasion in Farmington that left two victims bloodied, bound, and stripped of their clothing.
Joshua Jenkins, 33, of East Hartford, and Branden Holloway, 26, of Hartford, were convicted on multiple charges, including home invasion, sexual assault, assault, and robbery.
According to prosecutors, the pair stormed the home of one of the victims late at night, emerging from a tree line dressed in black and armed with firearms equipped with lasers. They ordered the two victims out of a hot tub, stripped them, and forced them into th…
Camden Man Convicted Of Robbing Women, Children At Gunpoint In Home Invasion: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Camden man was convicted on Wednesday, June 25, of committing two gunpoint robberies in a Collingswood apartment building, authorities said.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, shortly before 6 p.m., Jaquis Burton forced his way into an apartment in the Parkview Towers in Collingswood while armed with a firearm, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said.
Burton restrained two women and two children, 3 and 9, at gunpoint and demanded money, MacAulay said. He pistol-whipped one of the women, causing significant injuries, MacAulay said.
While fleeing the building, Burton robbed and ass…
Masked Robber Pistol-Whips Employee At Flanders Deli Before Fleeing With $6K, DA Says
A 22-year-old man was formally charged in an armed robbery at a Long Island deli that left an employee injured.
Demario Weston Jr., of Farmingdale, was indicted on over a dozen charges, including robbery, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 23, in connection with a heist at the El Queztal Deli in Flanders.
Donning a ski mask and armed with a handgun equipped with a laser light, Weston entered the deli shortly before noon on Sept. 23, 2024, and demanded cash from an employee, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office.
He pistol-whipped the female clerk on her head and body before fl…
Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Alexandria Gets 20 Years: Feds
A violent predator who orchestrated two terrifying kidnappings in Virginia and Maryland—one of which ended in gunfire—will spend nearly 20 years behind bars, federal authorities announced.
District resident Tyree Eugene McCombs, 29, was sentenced to 228 months in federal prison this week, for his role in the September 2022 abduction and armed robbery of a couple in Alexandria, and the November 2022 kidnapping, robbery, and shooting of a 25-year-old woman in Maryland and DC.
McCombs, who was already on supervised release for a previous violent crime at the time of the attacks, pleaded guilty…
Pittsfield Pistol-Whipping Suspect Arrested After Standoff With Police
A heated confrontation at a housing complex in Western Massachusetts turned violent over the weekend and sent two people to the hospital after they were pistol-whipped, authorities said.
Solomon Jones III, 32, of Pittsfield, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and threats to commit murder, among others, police said.
Investigators were called to 10 Francis Ave. in Pittsfield around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, after Jones allegedly pulled a handgun, threatened two people with it, pistol-whipped them in…
Suspect Pistol Whips Victim During Crystal City Armed Robbery: Police
A person was seriously injured when an armed robber pistol whipped them earlier this week, police said.
Three friends were walking along a sidewalk in Crystal City on Monday night, May 23, when two men approached them from behind, pulled a gun, and demanded money, Arlington County Police said in an incident report.
The suspects stole their cash, some items of clothing, and electronics. But to add injury to insult, one of the robbers pistol whipped one of their victims before running off, the report said. The person's injuries were considered serious but not life threatening.&nbs…
Three Men Who Assaulted Man In Bathroom Nabbed In Fairfield County, Police Say
Three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged midday assault where a man is believed to have been pistol-whipped and injured at a Fairfield County restaurant.
Parish Rowell, age 23; Shyquinn Dix, age 27, both of Stamford; and Jordan Fields, age 26, of Norwalk, were arrested on Tuesday, July 6, in connection with the May 30 incident at the Taco Daddy restaurant in Stamford.
The three were charged with::
Assault
A criminal attempt at first-degree assault
Conspiracy to commit first-degree assault
According to Captain Richard Conklin, the three men followed a man into the b…
Bite To The Face May Lead To Life In Prison For Westchester Armed Robber
A Westchester man faces life in prison after being found guilty of pistol-whipping a woman and her son during a violent armed robbery in Westchester last year when he got bit in the face, leading to his arrest.
Mount Vernon resident Sidney Lane, 37, was found guilty of two counts of attempted robbery, violent felonies, for an incident in Yonkers last July, when he attacked a woman and her 23-year-old son in their home.
On July 19 last year, Lane entered an Underhill Street home at around lunchtime, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. While armed with a gun, Lan…
