West Spruill, 39, was arraigned for murder, manslaughter and weapons possession charges in Bronx Criminal Court on Wednesday afternoon, following the brutal attempted rape and murder of Ana Charle, 36, on Monday. View Full Caption Pool/The Daily Mail. THE BRONX — The...
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Defendant in ‘Junior’ trial sick; key witness testimony postponed
Cross-examination of a key witness in the Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz trial has been postponed because one of the men charged with the teen’s death has fallen ill. Attorney Cesar Gonzalez Jr. says he made arrangements for his client, Michael “Sosa” Reyes, to...
About the worst case that you can ever hope to imagine’: Bronx man accused of hacking ex nearly to death with machete finally appears in court
Hector Delacruz (pictured) spent a week in a local hospital undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after allegedly ambushing Lisbeth Acosta with a machete in the lobby of her apartment building weeks after she fled the New Jersey home they shared to relocate to the...
NYPD took his gun and shield — but White Plains cops say he packed heat at restaurant on Friday night
NYPD badge logo (ShutterStock) An NYPD cop stripped of his gun and badge was busted at a White Plains steakhouse over the weekend on charges of illegally carrying a loaded .45 caliber pistol, the Daily News has learned. Police Officer Joseph Deramo — who sources say...
Bronx man gets 6 years for biting ex, trying to bribe her
Koran Hilliard, 35, unleashed a violent fury on Markeha Richardson, 31, outside Barcelona Bites, a now-shuttered Bronx night club, Jan. 29, 2017. (Shawn Inglima/for New York Daily News) A vicious Bronx felon who bit into his ex-girlfriend’s cheek during a furious...
Dad charged in infant’s death investigated 4 previous times
NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials are questioning if a break in the child welfare system allowed warning sings to go unnoticed in the case of a man now charged in the death of his 6-week old son. Authorities had investigated Teshawn Watkins, 27, four times over...
Jury to Hear Recordings, Not Witness, on Murder
A Bronx judge, faced with a witness who was reluctant to testify in the murder trial of a reputed gang member, said Tuesday that prosecutors could present records of statements the witness had made before being subjected “to threats and outright physical attacks.” The...