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.
Poughkeepsie Ringleader, Gun Maker From Dutchess Get Years In Jail In Drug, Firearm Bust
A Poughkeepsie man who ran a major drug and firearms trafficking operation in Dutchess County will serve more than a decade behind bars, while his top weapons supplier—who built ghost guns in his home—was sentenced to even more time, authorities announced.
New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 29, that Muayad Qader, 35, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies for his role in a sprawling narcotics and illegal firearms network. His main supplier, Jason Knapp, a Dutchess County resident who built untrace…
