Police reportedly arrested another man in connection with the June stabbing death of Bronx teen Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 14. Police sources told WPIX Sunday that Frederick Then, 20, turned himself in and was charged with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, conspiracy, and criminal possession of a weapon. During his arraignment Monday, …
A New York City woman has died three months after sustaining burns to 90 percent of her body when her boyfriend allegedly used turpentine to light her on fire. Alicia Avery, 32, remained hospitalized since the June 12 attack that reportedly left her with extensive burns and a cracked skull. The woman’s boyfriend, Larry McGloster, 26, …
A New York man is facing jail time over a domestic dispute police say ended when the victim’s pet parakeet was “snapped” in half and killed amid the suspect’s flurry of violent threats. According to the Staten Island Advance, 36-year-old Javier Villanueba was initially arrested in April on suspicion of multiple crimes associated with the …
Authorities in New York say a longtime nurse admitted that she put a disabled infant in her care into a scalding bath, resulting in fatal injuries. According to the New York Post, 58-year-old Oluyemisi Adebayo pleaded guilty to attempted assault in exchange for a recommended four-year prison sentence. “Did you place the baby in the …
Authorities in New York were looking for a man accused of attempting to rape a woman pushing her child in a stroller on an overpass in the Bronx this week. According to the New York Post, police say the alleged shirtless offender was caught on surveillance camera. The alleged victim said he came up to …
A former official in the Obama administration is facing charges related to groping, as described in a woman’s testimony to police earlier this year. As the New York Times reported, former Center for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Thomas R. Frieden is accused of squeezing a 55-year-old woman’s posterior in October. The alleged victim …
A New York man who was convicted of killing a suspected child rapist recently had his 2016 first-degree manslaughter conviction overturned and was granted a new trial. The Times Herald-Record reported that David Carlson was found guilty of the 2013 fatal shooting of Norris Acosta-Sanchez. Acosta-Sanchez, 35, (pictured right) was wanted in Rockland County on second-degree rape charges …
Authorities in New York City say a 35-year-old assistant coach for the Wake Forest University basketball team was arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly punched a man who later died of his injuries. According to The New York Times, police say Jamill Jones was engaged in a physical altercation with the victim, 35-year-old …
The killer is still at large
A stand-up comedian in town from Florida is facing charges in connection with an alleged rape attempt in New York City last week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, video of the Queens, New York, attack was released in an attempt to identify the suspect. The incident occurred early Friday morning, ending after the alleged victim was …
A New York public school teacher will avoid jail and won’t have to immediately relinquish her teaching license despite pleading guilty to performing sex acts on a 14-year-old male student. According to the New York Post, 29-year-old Dori Myers was a teacher at the New School for Leadership and the Arts in the Bronx neighborhood …
Two brothers in Queens, New York, reportedly killed a burglar who broke into their home early Monday by beating him with a baseball bat and stabbing him to death. According to the New York Post, the 26-year-old suspect initially attempted to break into the Williamson Avenue home by knocking on the door and pushing past …
