Feb. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly A Bed-Stuy man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing social justice advocate Ryan Carson in an unprovoked 2023 attack was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison. Brian Dowling, who was 18 at the time of the killing, accepted a plea deal during a Jan. 22…
Feb. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A Brooklyn man has been arraigned on charges connected to the 2012 homicide of Bushwick transgender performer Lorena Escalera, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Friday alongside New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Escalera, 25, who performed under the stage name Lorena Xtravaganza, was found dead in…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Adam Daly The alleged killer of a Canarsie teen has been extradited to Brooklyn from Trinidad and Tobago to face prosecution for the 2021 murder, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. Anthony Regis-Ash, 24, formerly of Brooklyn, was arraigned on Jan. 6 before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald Leo,…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Jada Camille A Brooklyn man was just handed a 10-year prison sentence for shooting at an Uber Eats driver during a random drive-by incident in December 2021, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Laquan Battle, 28, of New Lots pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder for firing approximately four…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Jada Camille A woman and two men have been indicted in connection to a series of anti-Semitic incidents targeting members of the Brooklyn Museum’s board of directors, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. The 25-count indictment charges the defendants with hate crimes and vandalism in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill,…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man accused of a violent spree that left three women injured was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder and assault, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Police arrested 24-year-old Damally Cain on Aug. 22 in connection with the…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Bushwick man was arraigned Thursday at Brooklyn Supreme Court on two indictments charging him with promoting prostitution and sex trafficking of minors, according to the borough’s top prosecutor.
Jul. 17, 2024 By Jada Camille
Two Brooklyn men have been sentenced to prison for scheming and robbing a 94-year-old woman of nearly $227,000.
Jun. 13, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Stuyvesant Heights woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Thursday for fatally striking a 70-year-old woman with her SUV after deliberately driving onto the sidewalk in an attempt to run over a male acquaintance.
May. 30, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for burglarizing three homes and four businesses in southern Brooklyn, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.