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West Babylon Company Admits Knowingly Exposing Employees To Hazardous Materials
A Long Island thermometer manufacturing company formally confessed to exposing employees to hazardous materials, seriously injuring four people.
Robert Peyser, 66, of Bellmore, and his West Babylon-based Kessler Thermometer Corp. pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 13.
Peyser, the company’s owner and principal agent, admitted that he knowingly endangered workers by failing to provide proper ventilation, protective equipment, and cleanup protocols for handling mercury spills.
Investigators got involved in August 2022, when a large mercury spill e…
Shirley Man Who Forced Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter Sentenced
A Long Island man will spend more than a decade in prison for forcing an 18-year-old homeless woman into prostitution.
Javesh Persaud, 34, of Shirley, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 11, after pleading guilty to sex trafficking and related charges.
Prosecutors said Persaud met the victim in July 2023 on Omegle, an online chat platform. She had been sleeping in New York City subways and told Persaud she was homeless.
Persaud offered her food, clean clothes, a shower, and a place to sleep. He then drove the victim to a parking lot in Shirley …
16-Year-Old Confesses To Ambush Killing Of 'Intelligent, Proud Godfather' On Long Island
A teenager has confessed to fatally shooting a 21-year-old man in an ambush killing on Long Island.
Ramon Lyons, age 16, of Huntington Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the death of Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez.
According to prosecutors, Lyons ran up to the victim as he stood talking to friends in Huntington Station, on Lowndes Avenue, shortly before 11 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2021.
Lyons, who was 14 at the time, admitted to firing nearly seven shots from a 9 mm handgun, striking the man multiple times in the chest and arm.
Rimmer-…
Drunk ATV Driver Indicted For Long Island Crash That Left Woman In Coma, DA Says
A Long Island man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly causing a drunk-driving ATV crash that left a woman in a coma.
Tayquan Mayo-Dunmore, age 30, of Bellport, was indicted on seven charges, including vehicular assault, in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 7.
The crash happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10, in Bellport, on Bellport Avenue near Louise Avenue.
Earlier Report: ATV Crash: 26-Year-Old In Critical Condition, Suspect Charged With DWI After Brookhaven Wreck
Mayo-Dunmore was intoxicated when he lost control of his Kawasaki ATV and crashed, according to t…
After Covering Camera, 'Weirdo' Bouncer Beat Customer To Death At NY Bar, Jury Agrees
A New York jury has convicted a former bar bouncer of brutally beating a 32-year-old customer who died 11 days later in the hospital.
Long Island’s David Cruz, age 32, of Medford, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 24, in the death of Jake Scott.
Earlier Report: Holbrook Bar Bouncer Covered Camera Before Fatally Beating 32-Year-Old Customer, DA Says
Cruz was working as a bouncer at Tailgaters Bar in Holbrook on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, when he got into an argument with Scott shortly before 3 a.m., according to the Suffolk County DA’s O…
