Posts by ASokol@queensda.org
QUEENS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING MAN FOUND DEAD IN HER BED; VICTIM WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD IN 2021
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Haiyan Deng pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and other charges for shooting and killing a man in her apartment in Flushing on September 18, 2021. The 26-year-old victim was found dead in the defendant’s bed and bleeding from a single gunshot wound to the…
Read MoreBROOKLYN MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HITTING NYPD OFFICER WITH STOLEN CAR
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Keyah Richardson was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned today on charges of attempted murder in the first degree, attempted assault in the first degree, assault and other crimes for allegedly ramming a stolen car into an NYPD officer who was investigating the theft. He is also…
Read MoreDA KATZ SWEARS IN 52 NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the appointment of 52 new assistant district attorneys to join the Queens District Attorney’s Office. The members of this new class represent 20 different law schools from New York state and across the country. District Attorney Katz said: “I am proud to welcome this group of talented professionals into…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – September 13, 2024
My office secured an indictment against eight individuals accused of stealing thousands of dollars in death benefits that had been intended for the beneficiaries of United Service Workers Union Local 74 workers… (continued)
Read MoreEIGHT INDICTED FOR STEALING DEATH BENEFITS FROM UNION MEMBERS AND THEIR NEXT OF KIN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that eight defendants have been indicted on charges of grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in death benefits that had been intended for the beneficiaries of United Service Workers Union Local 74 workers. The alleged leader, Catherine Wenzell-Reyes, worked at the union for…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED FOR DEADLY RICHMOND HILL CRASH THAT KILLED TWO NEIGHBORS FROM SOUTH OZONE PARK
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Tamir Khan was sentenced today to seven to 21 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed Inderdeo John and Charles Harris, two neighbors from South Ozone Park, in June 2023. John was driving Harris to his job as a custodian at a nearby public school…
Read MoreDA KATZ AWARDS GRANTS TO 34 RECIPIENTS FOR THE QUEENS COMMUNITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced $2.75 million in grant funding to 34 community-based organizations for the second phase of her office’s Community Youth Development and Crime Prevention Project (CYDCPP). The District Attorney’s initiative, originally launched in July 2021, aims to provide youth activities and wraparound services to help prevent crime and keep young people…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – September 6, 2024
We announced $2.7 million in grant funding this week to 34 community-based organizations for the second phase of our Community Youth Development and Crime Prevention Project (CYDCPP)… (continued)
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – August 30, 2024
My office recently secured a grand jury indictment on manslaughter, reckless driving and other charges against a driver accused of killing a 67-year-old pedestrian in 2019… (continued)
Read MoreROCKAWAY BEACH MAN INDICTED ON FIRST-DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE FOR SHOOTING AT NYPD OFFICERS IN EDGEMERE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Joel Kelly was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on charges of attempted murder in the first degree, attempted assault in the first degree and other crimes for firing at two NYPD officers as they pursued him in Edgemere after responding to a call of shots fired…
Read MoreDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF WOMAN HE LURED TO HIS APARTMENT WITH PROMISE OF ACTING JOB
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Anthony Martin, a New York City correction officer, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and other crimes for an attack on a 20-year-old woman in March. District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant – a New York City correction…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING TORAH FROM FAR ROCKAWAY SCHOOL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Saul Colon was arraigned today on charges of grand larceny and burglary for stealing a safe containing a Torah scroll from a Far Rockaway yeshiva in May. District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant and an accomplice allegedly broke into a religious school and showed profound disrespect for the…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR STABBINGS ON SUBWAY PLATFORM AND GAS STATION IN OZONE PARK
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Feruz Radjabov was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned today on two counts of attempted murder, assault and other crimes in the random stabbing of a driver pumping gas in Ozone Park and a man standing on the platform at a nearby subway station. The commuter was…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – August 16, 2024
We announced criminal charges this week against a former director of two Queens nursing homes for allegedly stealing more than 1,500 oxycodone pills, which were meant to be destroyed, from the facilities… (continued)
Read MoreQUEENS WOMAN CHARGED IN 88-COUNT INDICTMENT WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND OTHER CRIMES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Elizabeth Grant, 56, has been charged in an 88-count indictment with aggravated cruelty to animals, criminal contempt and other crimes for allegedly having more than 20 dogs and cats in a filthy, two-story home in Jackson Heights. The animals did not have accessible water, were living in…
Read MoreCRYPTOCURRENCY HACKER NETWORK DISMANTLED; SEVEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR STEALING MORE THAN $300,000 IN BITCOIN FROM QUEENS RESIDENT
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that seven defendants have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of grand larceny, money laundering, identity theft and other related crimes following a long-term investigation into a hack of a private cryptocurrency wallet belonging to a Queens resident. Bitcoin was removed from the victim’s Blockchain.com wallet through…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – August 9, 2024
The spirit of Queens communities shined brightly this week during National Night Out (NNO) Against Crime… (continued)
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – August 2, 2024
My office charged a defendant with attempted murder this week for the alleged unprovoked stabbing attack on a woman leaving a subway station on Sunday, July 28… (continued)
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – July 26, 2024
This past week, my office made significant headway in three vehicular crimes cases: (continued)
Read MoreDEFENDANT SERVING TIME ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CONVICTION INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES AFTER VICTIM PASSES AWAY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jeffrey Thurston has been indicted by a grand jury on murder in the second degree for shooting former college athlete Malachi Capers after the victim accidentally bumped into him inside a deli in Laurelton in July 2020. In June 2022, Thurston was sentenced to 18 years in prison…
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