Dec. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bronx man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for killing one bouncer and seriously injuring another during a violent altercation outside a Gowanus party in 2022. Jose Velasco, 22, of the Morrisania section of the Bronx, was ejected from a party at 168 7th St.…
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. 4, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man who pleaded guilty to a 1986 killing to avoid prison after a successful appeal in 1996 had his wrongful conviction overturned Thursday, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic vacated Keith Roberts’ conviction and dismissed the indictment on Oct.…
May. 17, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Brooklyn man finally has his good name back after he was wrongfully convicted of homicide nearly 30 years ago.
Apr. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
An East Flatbush man is facing 25 years to life in prison after he allegedly lured his neighbor’s three-year-old son into a vacant apartment before beating and drowning him to death, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Mar. 7, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Red Hook man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Wednesday for the June 2020 shooting of 27-year-old Elvin Fernandez who was awaiting the birth of his first child.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly
An East New York math teacher who allegedly sexually abused two junior high students was formally charged in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Stuyvesant Heights man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting an NYPD officer who was responding to a domestic violence call in Weeksville on Christmas Eve in 2020.
Oct. 20, 2023 By Adam Daly
An 18-year-old man was indicted Friday in the “brutal murder” of social justice advocate Ryan Carson in Bedford-Stuyvesant earlier this month.