Man Who Abducted Business Partner Outside Peekskill Grocery Store Gets Prison Time
A California man who helped abduct his business partner in broad daylight outside a Westchester County grocery store before beating him and demanding nearly $1 million will spend years in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Lewis Li of Huntington Beach, California, 36, was sentenced Thursday, June 25, to six years in prison for the abduction and extortion of a man in Peekskill, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
According to prosecutors, on Jan. 28, 2025, Li and multiple co-conspirators abducted their business partner to extort ne…
Clayton Woman Used Stun Gun On Autistic Adult: Gloucester County Prosecutor
A 62-year-old Clayton woman was arrested and charged after she used a stun gun on an adult with autism, authorities announced Tuesday, Feb. 10.
The victim, who has been diagnosed with autism, told people he had been harmed by Yolanda Johnson, who was caring for them, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim had marks on their left, rear shoulder, and told police they had been stabbed with a “stab gun” as they attempted to leave home on Friday, Jan. 30, authorities said.
A search warrant was subsequently obtained and executed at Johnson’s home where a blue stun gun was…
Masked Stranger Randomly Taser Attacks 68-Year-Old Lancaster County Woman
A 68-year-old Lancaster County woman was stunned in the chest and punched in the face during a random attack at her front door, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Benjamin Andrew Brinker, 34, of Salisbury Township, is accused of barging into the woman’s Paradise Township home on the 200 block of South Belmont Road on Monday, Aug. 19, around 3:45 p.m.
Brinker allegedly fired a stun gun at the victim, striking her near the heart, then punched her repeatedly as she fell to the floor. The masked attacker, dressed in all black clothing, fled on foot toward Strasburg Road when the woman’s husband ap…
Man Clings To Life After Carjacking Suspect Hits Him With Stolen Car In Lowell: DA
A chaotic series of violent events in Lowell left one man severely injured and a suspect behind bars, after police say a Billerica man caused two crashes, stole two cars, and tried to escape police, authorities said.
Christopher Campbell, 30, is now facing several serious charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, carjacking, and two counts of leaving the scene of personal injury, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Just after 10:25 p.m. on Friday, May 2, investigators say Campbell crashed his Volkswagen Jetta into a…
Man Rams Cruisers, Tries To Escape On Flat Tires In Wild I-395 Pursuit In East Lyme
A wild high-speed police chase across two major Connecticut highways ended in dramatic fashion Monday morning, March 31, after a 36-year-old Rhode Island man was boxed in, crashed into police cruisers, and was subdued with a stun gun, authorities said.
Nicholas Thompson, of Glendale, Rhode Island, faces eight criminal charges following the chase, according to Connecticut State Police.
The pursuit began after multiple 911 callers reported a white Chevrolet Silverado driving erratically on Interstate 395 southbound near Exit 22. Witnesses said the pickup had also been involved in a crash befo…
37 Bags Of Cocaine, Stun Gun Seized In Berks Drug Bust, West Lawn Man Charged: DA
A Berks County man was caught with crack cocaine and a stun gun after authorities executed a search warrant, officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Juan Carlos Soto-Arizmendi, 31, of West Lawn, was arrested after an undercover investigation led to a drug bust in Shoemakersville, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Detectives with the Berks County Drug Task Force had been investigating Soto-Arizmendi since August 2024. On Dec. 11, authorities served a search warrant on him, his vehicle, and his cell phone in the 300 block of Logistics Drive, uncovering a stash of dr…
Man Made Threats With Stun Gun, Knife In Warren County: Police
A 30-year-old Warren County man faces numerous charges after making terrorist threats while possessing a stun gun on Tuesday, April 30, authorities said.
At 4:44 p.m., Washington Township Police said they responded to a harassment complaint on the 100 block of W. Washington Avenue in Washington Borough. Upon the officer's arrival and investigation, a man was arrested and charged with terrorist threats, harassment, disorderly unlawful possession of a knife and unlawful possession of a stun gun, police said in a release on Facebook.
The man, a Washington resident who was not identified, was p…
Boston Car Thieves Slap On New License Plates, Caught With Stun Gun In Fanny Pack: Police
A pair of car thieves were arrested but only after one thief became "combative," officials say.
Jonathan Osorio, of Hyde Park and Alvin Mojica, of Roslindale, were arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16 only hours after they stole a car from an auto service business, according to the Boston Police Department.
Police had responded to a call of a car theft from the repair shop located at 601 Cummins Highway around 7:45 a.m. the same morning. The suspects broke shattered the glass front door to enter the business, stole the keys, and drove off the property, cras…
Westport Woman, 20, Charged For Having Stun Gun, Drug Paraphernalia, New Canaan Police Say
A 20-year-old woman from Fairfield County was arrested after being found with drug paraphernalia and a stun gun during a traffic stop in New Canaan, police said.
Westport resident Alexia Paris Vickers was stopped shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Main Street, when an officer spotted her with a defective headlight in New Canaan.
Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, the officer detected the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle, prompting a search of Vickers and her vehicle.
During the search, police found marijuana, a digital scale, a metal grinder…
