Share full article The lawyer, Kofi Amankwaa, had his professional license suspended in November. His son is not licensed to practice law in New York, federal prosecutors said. Jefferson...
2016 Bronx County District Attorney In office January 1, 1989... The Bronx , New York City , U.S. Political party Democratic... the Bronx. He was previously a New York City Criminal Court...
Justin Herde “admitted to shooting” William Alvarez in a Bronx subway, prosecutors said. ; William Alvarez was arguing with the trio before he was shot at least one time in the torso, according to cops. ; Both Alfredo Trinidad and Herde allegedly admitted that the firearm belonged to Trinidad. ; Betty Cotto was “seen fighting with the victim” and “assisting co-defendants during the time of the shooting,” prosecutors said.
Bronx rapper Kay Flock was arrested on December 23 on a charge of first-degree murder, his attorney Scott E. Leemon confirmed to Pitchfork. According to the Daily News, Kay Flock—an 18-year-old born Kevin Perez—is suspected of shooting and killing a 24-year-old man in Manhattan on December 16. In addition to the murder charge, Kay Flock is facing two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, according to online records viewed by Pitchfork. In a formal statement, ...
A math teacher at a Bronx high school pleaded not guilty yesterday to assault charges after the police said he interfered with their attempt to arrest a student during a melee outside the school on...
the Bronx using weapons supplied by the FBI. [1][2][3][4] The group was led by Shahed Hussain... [9] Contents 1 Background 2 Suspects 3 Plot 4 Attempted attack and arrest 5 Trial and...
A Bronx man charged in the death of a 24-year-old man may have been behind the wheel during the drive-by shooting — but he shouldn’t be charged with murder, his lawyer argued Wednesday. Mathew Torres, 27, was nabbed Tuesday for the death of Devon McFarlane, who was gunned down near his University Heights home on Dec. 27. The suspect was caught at Kennedy Airport trying to board a one-way flight to the Dominican Republic. Bronx Assistant District Attorney Christina Scaccia said at Torres’ arraignment Wednesday that surveillance video shows ...
The first lawsuits for the victims of Sunday’s deadly fire are underway. Lawyers claim the tragedy at the Twin Parks apartment building was preventable and are seeking billions in damages. Jessika Valdez says she is grateful she made it out of her 18th-floor apartment alive, but is too scared to return to her home of 15 years. She is one of at least a dozen tenants signing on to a pair of lawsuits against the city and landlords past and present, each seeking $1 billion for the victims. ...
THE CITY teachers union lashed out yesterday at Bronx cops who arrested a respected math teacher during a student fight outside Taft High School - but police brass quickly came to the officers' def...
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