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Dine-n-Dasher Attacked Restaurant Owner In Albany, Causing Brain Injury: Jury
A diner trying to skip out on his bill attacked a Capital Region restaurant owner, leaving the victim with brain damage, a jury found.
Lucas Healey, 43, of Albany, was found guilty of robbery and assault following a three-day trial in Albany Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 27.
Healey was dining and drinking at Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar on Madison Avenue in Albany on May 29, 2024, when he attempted to leave after only paying $50 of his $425 bill, the Albany County DA’s office said.
When restaurant employees confronted him outside and asked him to return to pay the remainder of his bill, an …
Husband Seriously Injured In Carjacking Attempt Outside Bethlehem Restaurant; Suspect Convicted
A Bethlehem man who brutally attacked a married couple during a carjacking attempt outside a West Broad Street restaurant has been convicted on all charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Friday, Jan. 17.
Elon James, 40, was found guilty on Thursday, Jan. 16, after a two-day jury trial. He was convicted of felony aggravated assault, criminal attempt – robbery of a motor vehicle, criminal attempt – theft by unlawful taking, as well as misdemeanor resisting arrest and simple assault, authorities said.
The violent attack happened around 8 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2023, w…
14-Year-Old Shot Dead: Man Who Provided Gun In Mount Vernon Murder Gets Jail Time
A Yonkers man will spend decades in prison for his involvement in the killing of 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez in March 2023, officials announced.
Phillip Ferrell, age 48, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 16 to 25 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Fernandez in Mount Vernon on March 9, 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, Ferrell provided his 9 mm pistol to his stepson, 23-year-old Tyrese Coghiel, and instructed him to "do what you gotta do." Shortly after, Coghiel used the weapon to fatally shoot Fe…
Two Men Plead Guilty In Deadly Shooting Of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O’Connor
Two men pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and racketeering charges in the March 2020 shooting death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O’Connor IV in Frankford, federal authorities announced.
Hassan Elliott, 26, and Khalif Sears, 23, admitted their roles in the death of Sgt. O’Connor during a federal court hearing on Jan. 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.
O’Connor, a 23-year police veteran and SWAT officer, was fatally shot on Friday, March 13, 2020, as police served a warrant at Elliott’s apartment on Bridge Street near Duffield Street, authoriti…
Ansonia Getaway Driver Pleads Guilty In 2017 Derby Murder Conspiracy: DA
A Connecticut man has admitted his role in a deadly 2017 shooting, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced.
Rhameir Bush, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in Milford Superior Court. The plea comes nearly eight years after 21-year-old Jajuan Benavides was gunned down in the early hours of August 11, 2017, prosecutors said.
Surveillance footage and phone records revealed Bush and Jacob “Jewla” Freeman, the gunman, met with Benavides late on August 10, 2017. Just hours later, Freeman, masked and dressed in black, chased Benavides down Anson Street and shot him three time…
Man Who Opened Fire On Father, 6-Year-Old Near DC Playground Learns Prison Fate: Feds
A man who fired two shots at a father and his 6-year-old son near a playground in Southeast DC will spend decades behind bars, federal authorities announced.
Deon Cannon, 30, was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison for a chilling Labor Day weekend attack in 2021, according to the US Attorney's Office this week.
The shooting was reported at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2021, on Terrace Road SE in Naylor Gardens, as the father and son walked home from a playground.
According to prosecutors, Cannon paced the sidewalk, waiting for his target.
When the father and son approached, Canno…
Six Members Of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Sentenced: Bucks DA
Six members of a multi-million-dollar catalytic converter theft ring that spanned the Delaware Valley have been sentenced, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 16.
The defendants included Michael Williams, the 53-year-old owner of TDI Towing in Philadelphia, his three sons-in-law Michael Bruce, Kevin Schwartz, and Patrick Hopkins, his wife Deborah Davalos, and her sister Lisa Davalos.
Williams, of Huntingdon Valley, was sentenced to 2 ½ to 5 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation, and was ordered to pay $124,900 in restitution to 157 vic…
'This Was An Execution': Killer Learns His Fate In Murder Of Bridgeport Barber
A Connecticut man who gunned down a barber and wounded his assistant in 2020 will never spend a day outside of a prison, a judge ruled this week.
Tavares Jefferson, 47, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 90 years in prison two months after a jury convicted him of multiple charges, including murder, first-degree assault, and weapons violations, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, Dec. 12.
The violent incident, which shocked the community, took place on Oct. 2, 2020, when Jefferson walked into a Bridgeport barbershop and shot 40-year-old Jamain Allen six times, killing th…
