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Predator Who Traveled From Gaithersburg To West Virginia For Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds Predator Who Traveled From Gaithersburg To West Virginia For Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds
Predator Who Traveled From Gaithersburg To West Virginia For Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds A Maryland man who crossed state lines to have sex with someone he believed was under the age of 12 in West Virginia will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Holden Borten, 25, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for traveling for sex with a minor after he took the trek from Montgomery County into Berkeley County, where he was met by police. According to court documents, Borten targeted what he believed to be his victim through social media, though when he traveled into West Virginia in December 2022, he was instead arrested by respon…
Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney
Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney A 29-year-old rapist may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of a host of crimes following his arrest in Harford County, authorities announced on Monday. Tavon Harvey has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 67 years to serve, despite prosecutors from the Harford County State's Attorney's Office pushing for 85 years behind bars for a host of crimes. Harvey was arrested by members of the Aberdeen Police Department last year following an investigation into the rape of a woman in the unit block of North Law Street in December 2022.  He pleaded guilty in O…
Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: St. Mary's County State's Attorney Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: St. Mary's County State's Attorney
Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: St. Mary's County State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a lengthy criminal history is heading back to prison for several decades for the murder of a 53-year-old man in the summer of 2022, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced late on Wednesday afternoon. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration, after being convicted convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August 2022. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commi…
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video A 35-year-old Washington DC man has been convicted of killing a 29-year-old man on a transit bus in Maryland last year, authorities said. Tyrone Curtis was found guilty by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court of first-degree murder for the April 5, 2023 killing of Amonte Cunningham on Jan. 24, before before the Honorable Jeannie Cho, the State's Attorney's Office said. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Curtis and Cunningham had been arguing on a Metro Transit bus in Wheaton around 12:25 p.m., officials said. Cunningham got off the bus when it stopped in fr…
Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison
Ex-Con Who Stabbed Stony Brook Nurse To Death Gets Decades In Prison A convicted felon who stabbed his nurse ex-girlfriend to death on Long Island will spend decades more in prison. Wayne Chambers, age 51, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 25 after a jury convicted him of murdering Sandra McIntosh. The 46-year-old Stony Brook University Hospital nurse and Medford resident was found with multiple stab wounds on the night of July 22, 2021 in a wooded area of Holtsville. Earlier Report: Ex-Con Guilty Of Murdering Stony Brook Nurse Sandra McIntosh According to prosecutors, Chambers picked McIntosh u…
22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Spring Valley Home, Injuring Woman Sentenced To Prison 22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Spring Valley Home, Injuring Woman Sentenced To Prison
22-Year-Old Who Fired Into Spring Valley Home, Injuring Woman Sentenced To Prison A 22-year-old man who shot a woman through the window of her Hudson Valley home will spend years in prison. Rockland County resident Kevin Castillo, of the village of Spring Valley, was sentenced to 7 ½ years behind bars on Thursday, Jan. 11. According to prosecutors, it was a little after 3 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 when Castillo climbed a fire escape ladder at the victim’s Spring Valley home. When the woman went to open a window to tell him to leave, he opened fire with a handgun, striking her in the arm. Castillo then fled the property. Officers from the Spring Valley Police Depar…
Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds
Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds The 62-year-old Maryland man who paid to have child porn livestreamed from the Philippines and Madagascar has been sentenced after being busted by investigators. Severn native Carey Lee Sackmann has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admitting to "the coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity in connection to his online sexual exploitation of multiple underage victims overseas," federal officials said. According to his guilty plea, beginning in 2015, Sackmann would join video chats with facilitators overseas who exploited minor children in…
'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left LanCo Victim With Brain Injury 'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left LanCo Victim With Brain Injury
'Fearful' NJ Attacker Sentenced In Golf Club Beatdown That Left LanCo Victim With Brain Injury A New Jersey man said he was acting out of fear when he attacked a Pennsylvania woman with a golf club leaving her with a traumatic brain injury, authorities said. Aiven Rosario, 26, of the 100 block of Park Avenue in East Orange, was sentenced to up to nine years in prison in connection with the March 6 attack in Lancaster County, PA, according to Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams. Rosario followed the woman into a parking lot in the 1400 block of Millport Road, West Lampeter Township around 9:52 p.m. on March 6, as detailed in the release from the Lancaster C…
District Man Who Tried To Kill Roommate In Their Home Heading To The Big House District Man Who Tried To Kill Roommate In Their Home Heading To The Big House
District Man Who Tried To Kill Roommate In Their Home Heading To The Big House Jose Avelino Felipe has to be hoping that his new roommates treat him better than he treated his old one. The District man who violently assaulted his roommate after getting into a fight with her husband will spend years behind bars after being sentenced, the US Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. According to court documents, in December 2021, Avelino Felipe and his wife were living in the same apartment as his victim and her husband when a fight broke out. On Dec. 4, 2021, prosecutors say that Avelino Felipe and her husband got into a physical altercation inside the apartment before…
Middle Island Robber Who Shot Man In Face, Leaving Victim In Coma, Gets 15 Years Behind Bars Middle Island Robber Who Shot Man In Face, Leaving Victim In Coma, Gets 15 Years Behind Bars
Middle Island Robber Who Shot Man In Face, Leaving Victim In Coma, Gets 15 Years Behind Bars A Long Island man will spend over a decade in prison for a violent armed robbery that left the victim in a coma. Wilfredo Figueroa, age 29, of Ridge, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after pleading guilty to robbery and related charges. According to prosecutors, Figueroa shot a 27-year-old man in the face while robbing him in Middle Island during the early morning hours of June 22, 2022. He then fled the scene and returned home. The victim was taken to a hospital and placed in a medically induced coma due to the severity of his injuries. F…
Pool Hall Killer Gets 23 To Life For Gunning Down Father Of 3 At Port Jefferson Business Pool Hall Killer Gets 23 To Life For Gunning Down Father Of 3 At Port Jefferson Business
Pool Hall Killer Gets 23 To Life For Gunning Down Father Of 3 At Port Jefferson Business More than a half decade after a 27-year-old father of three was shot to death at a Long Island pool hall, his killer is heading to prison. Alejandro Vargas-Diaz, age 41, was sentenced to 23 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 11, for fatally shooting Albert Luis Rodriguez-Lopez in July 2018. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two men got into an argument inside a pool hall in Port Jefferson on July 22, 2018. During the altercation, Rodriguez-Lopez punched Vargas-Diaz in the face, knocking him to the ground. Earlier Report: Pool Hall Killing…
Danny Masterson, Former Albertson Resident, Sentenced 30 Years For Rape Danny Masterson, Former Albertson Resident, Sentenced 30 Years For Rape
Danny Masterson, Former Albertson Resident, Sentenced 30 Years For Rape The “That ‘70s Show” actor and Scientologist will spend three decades to life behind bars for the rape of two separate women. On Thursday, Sept. 7, Long Island-born actor Danny Masterson, age 47 was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted of two counts of rape, according to a report by ABC News. Masterson, who grew up in Alberston, was given 15 years for each of the two women he was found guilty of raping during a retrial that occurred in May 2023. The “That ‘70s Show” star had previously been accused of rape by three women, one of which included a former girlfrie…
Newburgh Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Beating Man, Breaking His Jaw Newburgh Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Beating Man, Breaking His Jaw
Newburgh Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Beating Man, Breaking His Jaw A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for severely beating a man who owed him money and breaking his jaw during the attack. Orange County resident Michael Cowan, age 37, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 21 following a jury trial where he was found guilty, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. During the trial, prosecutors argued that on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., outside of a home on Hidden Creek Boulevard, in the Village of Monroe, Cowan severely beat the man who lived in that residence.   When a witness to the attac…
Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again) Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again)
Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again) A serial flasher who was caught masturbating by students on a college campus in Maryland will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Aaron Dunn, 52, pleaded guilty in Wicomico County to charges that include indent exposure and trespassing on school grounds following an incident earlier this year when he was caught enjoying himself too much at Salisbury University. On Tuesday, April 25, prosecutors say that Dunn walked into the third floor of the Academic Commons at the school and began masturbating next to a student at a desk who couldn’t see what was happening. According to the W…
ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens
Road Rage: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter who caused a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens – and then inexplicably returned to the scene as a responder – was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Luke G. Stein, 19, apologized to the victims and their families, some of whom addressed the judge emotionally, during a sentencing hearing in Hackensack on Friday, June 30. Lital Aburus said she'd had nine surgeries, including cosmetic operations on her face, neck and arms, along with a broken collarbone. Ariana Grant spoke of laying in a hospital be…
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars For West Hempstead Incident Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars For West Hempstead Incident
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars For West Hempstead Incident A Long Island man who was previously convicted of murder in a deadly supermarket shooting will spend decades in prison, officials have announced. Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, a 33-year-old Hempstead resident, was sentenced on Thursday, June 8 to 50 years to life behind bars for the murder of one person and the attempted murder of two others in an April 2021 Stop & Shop shooting, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. He had previously been convicted on Wednesday, May 3. Earlier Report: West Hempstead Stop & Shop Mass Shooter Convicted, Faces 90 Years To Life According to the …
Accokeek Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Accokeek Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD
Accokeek Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Federal officials say that a woman who claimed to be sexually attracted to children will spend years behind bars after being busted with a host of child porn files following an investigation that was launched by a man in Washington, DC. Shemara Shay Mack-Smith, 42, of Accokeek, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by 120 months of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography, federal authorities announced. Mack-Smith set her own downfall in motion in late April 2020, when a concerned citizen who met her at a home in DC alerted the police that she had showed him c…
ICE Seeks Hold On Guatemalan National From Lodi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen ICE Seeks Hold On Guatemalan National From Lodi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen
ICE Seeks Hold On Guatemalan National From Lodi Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen A Guatemalan national living in Lodi repeatedly sexually assaulted an underage teen, authorities charged. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately issued a detainer, for deportation purposes, after Juan Nimacachi, 39, was arrested and sent to the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, May 17, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Special Victims Unit zeroed in on Nimacachi after being alerted by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency on Tuesday. Working with Lodi police, the investigators found that Nimacachi -- who works as a car…
UPDATE: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole UPDATE: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole
Update: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole The getaway driver in the cold-blooded killing of a Fairview man during a drug-related apartment robbery was sentenced to 30 years without parole in state prison. David Martinez, 21, of North Bergen watched as three men who were in the apartment when David Duque Soto was shot in June 2019 took guilty pleas rather than risk the consequences of a trial. Martinez let a jury decide his fate and was convicted on March 13 in Hackensack of felony murder, armed robbery, conspiracy and weapons possession. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutors Suzanne Cevasco and Matthew Fitzpatrick presented 16 witn…
Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers
Man Gets Jail Time For Shooting Into Crowd, Hitting 3 In Yonkers A man will spend years in prison for unleashing gunfire into a group of people in Westchester, leaving three injured, officials said.  Yonkers resident Jaquan Henderson, age 23, was sentenced to ten years in state prison for his role in a July 2022 shooting that left three people injured, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday, April 20.  Earlier Report - 23-Year-Old Indicted For Allegedly Shooting 3 People In Yonkers According to Rocah's office, on July 16, 2022, Henderson fired 11 rounds of a 9mm pistol at a group of people on Sch…
Ex-Teacher From Tuckahoe Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children Ex-Teacher From Tuckahoe Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children
Ex-Teacher From Tuckahoe Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children A former teacher from Westchester will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a young child who he had been tutoring in their own home, federal officials said.  Tuckahoe resident John Mueser, age 72, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a seven-year-old child that he had been tutoring to engage in sexual activity, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, April 19.  Earlier Report - Westchester Tutor Charged With Sexually Exploiting Minor, Transporting Child Porn According to federal officials, Mueser, who had be…
Seaford ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced Seaford ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced
Seaford ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced A Long Island man was sentenced to time behind bars and now must register as a sex offender for creating and sharing "deepfaked" sexually explicit content of women when they were underage. Seaford resident Patrick Carey, age 22, will serve six months in jail and spend 10 years on probation for publishing this information, as well as encouraging others to harass those whose pictures he uploaded, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, April 18. The charges against Carey allege that from September 2019 to just a few hours before his arrest in September 2021, he took images o…
Matthew Perry Gets 3K Years In PA Prison For Raping Children, DA Says Matthew Perry Gets 3K Years In PA Prison For Raping Children, DA Says
Matthew Perry Gets 3K Years In PA Prison For Raping Children, DA Says Could his sentence be any longer?  "Matthew Perry would have to live for 3000 years in order to pay his debt to society," Greene County District Attorney David Russo said.  A Western Pennsylvanian sharing the name of television's Friends star Matthew Perry, who portrayed Chandler Bing— has been sentenced in connection to 13,143 felony counts of sex crimes against children, DA Russo announced on Tuesday, March 29, 2023.  Russo noted that over 2,190 of those counts were of “Rape of a Child under the age of 13”. Perry, who is currently 44-years-old was found guilty after a…
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Two Prince George’s County residents were hit with lengthy prison sentences after being convicted by a jury in Washington, DC for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teens, federal officials announced. Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, will both be spending years behind bars after being found of multime criminal charges for the illegal operation involving two minors. Specifically, Lewis was sentenced to life, while Jones got 14 years for trafficking a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girl between April and May 2019. According to prosecutors, J…
Atlantic County Trio Sentenced in Centerfolds Assault Case Atlantic County Trio Sentenced in Centerfolds Assault Case
Atlantic County Trio Sentenced in Centerfolds Assault Case Three Atlantic County residents were sentenced on Friday, March 3 in the Centerfolds assault case, authorities said. Jamaul Timberlake, 31, Garnell Hands, 30, both from Atlantic City, and John Hands, 25, of Pleasantville, were each sentenced for their role in the assault of 19-year-old Irving Mayren-Guzman on Jan. 23, 2022, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Timberlake received a four-year New Jersey State Prison term, Garnell Hands a five-year prison term, and John Hands a four-year prison term for the roles they played in the attack. Mayren-Guzman later disappeared. His body …
Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek
Lodi Killer Gets 50 Years For Stabbing Cresskill Mom 55 Times, Dumping Body In Shallow Creek A 21-year-old Lodi man who viciously stabbed a Cresskill woman dozens of times in her home before crudely dumping her body in a county park -- with help from the victim’s 14-year-old daughter -- must live into his 60s before he'll taste freedom again. Nicolas Coirazza struck a deal with prosecutors that still resulted in a 50-year state prison sentence on Friday, Feb. 18 for the brutal slaying and desecration of Divna Roasaco in June 2020. Coirazza initially rejected a 45-year plea offer from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and appeared ready to go to trial in Superior Court in Hacke…
Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA
Convicted Child Predator Gets 5 Years After Guilty Verdict In Amherst: DA Jorge Castillo, who was convicted last week of abusing a child under 12 years old, will spend at least five years behind bars, a judge ruled on Monday, Feb. 13.  Related: Jorge Castillo Guilty Of Indecent Assaults, Witness Intimidation: DA Castillo was sentenced to five to six years in prison and five years of probation once he's released, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A jury convicted him on two counts of indecent assault on a child under 14 and one count of witness intimidation. The victim told the court that Castillo ruined their adolescence and asked for justic…
Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA
Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA An 18-year-old teen who pleaded guilty to stabbing two men outside of his Meadowbrook apartment in 2020 was sentenced to nine months behind bars on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said.  Jesus J. Baez, of Springfield, admitted to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to prison and a two-year suspended sentence while he's on parole, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Prosecutors asked the judge for two years behind bars.  Northampton police said Baez stabbed an 18 and 19-year-old during a brawl ou…
Sex Assault On Hotel Housekeeper Leads To Lengthy Prison Sentence For Camden Man Sex Assault On Hotel Housekeeper Leads To Lengthy Prison Sentence For Camden Man
Sex Assault On Hotel Housekeeper Leads To Lengthy Prison Sentence For Camden Man A 35-year-old Camden man was sentenced to 54 years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of a Claridge Hotel housekeeper, authorities said. In September 2022, following a six-day jury trial, Kye Hardison of Camden was convicted by an Atlantic County jury.  The jury convicted Hardison of sexual assault, burglary and aggravated sexual assault. On the first-degree aggravated sexual assault charge, an ordinary term of imprisonment is between 10 to 20 years, the Atlantic County prosecutor said. However, due to Hardison’s extensive criminal history, and the parti…
Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds
Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds A Baltimore criminal with a fitting nickname will spend decades behind bars for his role in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the death of a man believed to be working with law enforcement. Daquante “Glock" Thomas, 20, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death in connection with a murder-for-hire conspiracy involving 23-year-old Juan Ross in October 2020. Prosecutors said that on Oct. 4, 2020, Howard County Police responded to a reported shooting in the area of…
Stalker Followed, Spied On Bucks Woman For 6 Years, DA Says Stalker Followed, Spied On Bucks Woman For 6 Years, DA Says
Stalker Followed, Spied On Bucks Woman For 6 Years, DA Says A Hatfield man who had stalked and harassed a Bucks County woman for over six years is going to jail, authorities say.  Andrew D. Gold, 33, was convicted at trial in August and sentenced to 1-2 years plus 12 years probation at a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 3, said Deputy District Attorney Brittney Kern in a statement.  According to evidence reviewed in court, Gold first made contact with the unnamed victim in 2015 — approaching her in public and trying to strike up a conversation. That proved fruitless for the stalker, who began making unwanted contact with the v…