Break-In Victim Wakes Up To Man's Hand On Her Mouth In Middletown: Suspect Faces Jail Time
A 44-year-old man with a violent criminal history has admitted to attempted burglary after breaking into a woman’s Orange County home, threatening to kill her, and trying to pull her shirt down, prosecutors said.
Jason Simpson of Middletown pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Monday, Feb. 24, to second-degree attempted burglary in connection with an incident in October 2024 at a Middletown residence, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.
The break-in happened around 11:20 p.m. on Oct. 13, 2024, when the victim, who was asleep in her home, woke up to Simpson stan…
Woman Who Shot Man During Roxbury Motel Robbery Learns Fate: Morris County Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Irvington resident was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 21, after shooting a man during a 2023 robbery in Roxbury, costing him his leg, authorities said.
Auraceli Maldonado admitted to shooting Selwyn Torres at the Roxbury Motel on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, pleading guilty to robbery and aggravated assault, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said.
Torres had planned to met with someone at the motel, authorities said. Surveillance video captured a Honda Accord with New York re…
Philly Leader Of Armed Robbery Crew Who Shot Store Employee Sentenced To 32 Years: DOJ
A Philadelphia man who led a string of six violent armed robberies across the city and nearby counties in February 2021 has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Lawrence McKay, 37, forced cell phone store employees at gunpoint to hand over cash and merchandise during a three-week crime spree, authorities said. In one robbery, McKay shot a store employee in the stomach, and in another, co-conspirator Brenton Holmes shot an employee in the leg. Both victims survived, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero.
McKay, wh…
Man Leaves Victim 'Mangled, Unrecognizable' In Fatal White Plains Beating: Will Face Jail Time
A Westchester jury has found a man guilty of murder for a brutal 2022 beating that left his victim unrecognizable, prosecutors announced.
White Plains resident Jare Diaz, age 27, was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal attack of 38-year-old Otoniel Guzman-Desdicho on Nov. 26, 2022, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said Monday, Feb. 10.
On the night of the attack at around 11:30 p.m., Guzman-Desdicho was walking in White Plains and ran into Diaz, whom he knew, the DA's Office said.
After a brief conversation, Diaz launched an unprovoked assault, …
Guilty! Plainfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Pregnant Ex-GF: Middlesex County Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Plainfield man was convicted on Thursday, Feb. 6 of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2021, authorities said.
On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Shakir Tyler fatally shot Tayeesa Webb, a 35-year-old Edison resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Tyler shot her after confronting her outside her residence, Ciccone said.
Tyler was also convicted of unlawful possession of a handgun, Ciccone said. He faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in May, Ciccone said.
