Glen Cove Murderer Who Stabbed Mother-In-Law To Death Learns His Fate: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his estranged mother-in-law to death after a family birthday celebration was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 15 to decades in prison, authorities said.
Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, got 25 years to life behind bars for murdering Ana Espinoza outside a West Hempstead restaurant, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Espinoza, 51, and other family members had been celebrating her adult daughter’s birthday at La Candela II on Sept. 28, 2024, prosecutors said. Gonzalez, the daughter’s estranged husband, was not invited, authorities said.
As the fa…
Gunman And Two Victims All Arrested Following Bellport Lirr Shooting: Report
The gunman and two victims involved in a shooting on a Long Island Rail Road platform have all been arrested, authorities said Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Cops identified Jahmez Cureton, 19, of Wyandanch, as the attacker and Abdul Willett, 40, of Bellport, as an adult victim, Newsday reported. Additionally, a 17-year-old boy who was also shot was arrested on an unrelated charge, authorities said.
Police said Cureton targeted the 17-year-old victim following a “dispute over a female,” according to Newsday. Willett was an innocent bystander in the shooting but was in possession of a stolen bicycle wh…
Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police
Two men were busted with nearly half a kilo of oxycodone after a traffic stop in the Capital District, police said.
Tasheem Haggray, 31, of Amsterdam, and Ptolemy Sutherland, 26, of Schenectady, had 506.5 grams of oxycodone in their car when they were pulled over, New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 1.
Haggray was behind the wheel of a 2004 Buick sedan traveling northbound on the New York State Thruway in Albany on Friday, Sept. 25 when troopers pulled the vehicle over around 8:30 a.m., state police said.
Investigators found the oxycodone in the car and said Haggray showed signs of a…
Man Cuts Off Victim, Fires At His Car In Road Rage Incident On Thruway In Yonkers: Police
A road rage incident that began at a Westchester County gas station escalated into a collision, gunfire, and a police chase on the New York State Thruway — leading to a 28-year-old man now facing attempted murder charges, authorities said.
Elmy Manuel Sandoval-Firpo, 28, of Yonkers, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 13, and charged with attempted murder and several other felonies in connection with the incident, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The confrontation began shortly before 4:30 p.m. when Sandoval-Firpo, driving a 2009 Ford van, cut off a 25-year-old Bronx man driv…
Knife-Wielding Brentwoo Attacker Who Stabbed Ex-Wife 20 Times Gets Prison Time: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his ex-wife more than 20 times one day after she got a protection order against him is heading to prison, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Willie Curry, 38, of Brentwood, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years behind bars for the attack in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Curry’s ex-wife was sitting in her car in the drive-thru line around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2024, when he pulled up on an e-bike and stabbed her more than 20 times, investigators said. The woman was wounded in her neck, face, chest, …
Cab Driver Nearly Killed In Early-Morning Customer’s Knife Attack At Colonie Motel: Authorities
A New York man called for a cab, then tried to kill the driver and stole the vehicle, authorities said.
Jonathan Tejada, 32, of Scotia, was indicted Wednesday, Aug. 26 on first-degree attempted murder and other charges for the attack on the cabbie at a Motel 6 at 2700 Curry Road in Colonie on Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Tejada requested the taxi around 4 a.m., then got into the backseat like normal when it arrived, investigators said. However, he then attacked the driver with a folding knife, slashing him and stabbing him in the chest, according to…
Man Dies 9 Days After Oxon Hill Shooting; Accused Gunman May Face New Charges: Police
For more than a week, Oscar Guevara fought to survive after being shot in Maryland.
He died Sunday.
Guevara, 45, had been hospitalized since he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road at around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
He died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 16.
Jeremiah Hammond, 25, of Washington, DC, was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with attempted murder and related offenses.
Those charges could not be upgraded.
With Guevara's death, homicide detectives have taken ov…
Woman Shot In Face During Fight Outside Delaware Papa John's On July 4; Man Arrested In PA
A woman was shot in the face during a Fourth of July fight outside a Papa John's restaurant in Delaware, and the man accused of pulling the trigger was arrested the following day in Pennsylvania, state police announced on Monday, July 6.
Paul Waller, 39, of Wilmington, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Sunday, July 5, one day after the shooting in the 2100 block of Marsh Road in Wilmington, according to Delaware State Police.
The shooting happened at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, when troopers responded to the restaurant for reports of gunfire.
When troopers and emer…
Wilmington Hospital Shooter ID'd: Cops
A 23-year-old Delaware man was arrested in Philadelphia after police say a shooting at Wilmington Hospital left one 19-year-old dead and another critically injured.
John Wallace-Bey, of New Castle, DE, was taken into custody Tuesday night, June 16, in Philadelphia and is awaiting extradition to Delaware, Wilmington Police announced.
Wallace-Bey has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, police said.
The shooting happened at Wilmington Hospital in t…
Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison
A man who shot another man twice outside Jake's 58 Casino on Long Island will spend the next decade behind bars, prosecutors announced on Monday, June 8.
Nashawn J. Legros, 26, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the May 2024 shooting, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
The attack happened at approximately 10:16 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, in the parking lot of Jake's 58 Casino on Express Drive North in Islandia,…
Newark Man Arrested In Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting In Union, Prosecutor Says
An arrest has been made in a deadly shooting inside a Chick-fil-A in Union Township that left a 23-year-old man dead and others wounded last month, authorities said.
Jaheed Fields, 20, of Newark, was taken into custody on Friday, May 1, in connection with the Saturday April 11 shooting at the Route 22 restaurant, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.
Fields is charged with murder, six counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Officers responded to reports of multiple shots fired inside the restaurant aroun…
