QUEENS MAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES

January 24, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Troy Siddons was arraigned on charges of sex trafficking of a child, rape and other crimes. Siddons was separately indicted for criminal weapon possession related to an incident in September. District Attorney Katz said: “I have put significant resources into finding and helping those who are being forced…

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DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY IN SCHEME TO STEAL EAST ELMHURST HOME

January 13, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jorge Vasquez Jr. and Andy V. Singh pleaded guilty to grand larceny for filing fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of an East Elmhurst home. The defendants impersonated a deceased woman and her son to unlawfully access the property’s mortgage information, then sold the house to a shell corporation.…

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QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR BOTCHED SHOOT-OUT

January 6, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Nazieer Basir was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for the deadly shooting of a 22-year-old man in Ozone Park in December 2020. District Attorney Katz said: “We will not tolerate shoot-outs on the streets of Queens County.  People will be held accountable for their actions.  The…

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CORONA MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING AND STABBING COUSIN

January 4, 2023

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Edward Huerta was arraigned today on charges of attempted murder and other crimes for allegedly attacking his roommate and cousin in their Corona residence. The 19-year-old female victim suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on her brain, among other injuries, after Huerta allegedly assaulted her with a baseball…

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Your Weekly Update – December 30, 2022

December 30, 2022

In my three years as your District Attorney, I have worked tirelessly to keep the people of this Borough safe, while implementing effective strategies to empower our communities…. (continued)

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HUSBAND CHARGED WITH MOWING DOWN WIFE WITH SUV AND STABBING HER

December 28, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Stephen Giraldo was charged today with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly hitting his wife with his SUV and then stabbing her with a knife. The couple’s three children were in the vehicle at the time of the incident in front of her Flushing residence. District…

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QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS FOR SEX TRAFFICKING HOMELESS WOMAN

December 15, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Adam “Damian” Lee was sentenced to eight years in prison for sex trafficking and other crimes for forcing a homeless woman into prostitution and threatening to physically harm another. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant used violence to cruelly exploit a victim at her lowest point,  forcing her…

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BROOKLYN RESIDENT SENTENCED IN DEADLY BELT PARKWAY CRASH

December 14, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jason Bical was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for aggravated vehicular manslaughter after pleading guilty last month to striking and killing a 63-year-old motorist on the Belt Parkway while under the influence of cocaine, marijuana and alcohol in December 2020. District Attorney Katz said: “This…

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TWO MEN INDICTED FOR DEADLY EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT IN BROOKVILLE

December 13, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dariel Herrera and Zandrae Ennis have been indicted and arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges, respectively, in the deadly exchange of gunfire that killed a 19-year-old Springfield Gardens man. District Attorney Katz said: “The only way to describe this incident is to say that it was as…

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BROOKLYN MAN CHARGED IN TRIPLE HOMICIDE

December 12, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of Jabari Burrell who was arraigned today on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of his grandmother and two other relatives in their Springfield Gardens home last month. District Attorney Katz said: “This is a heartbreaking tragedy. The defendant is alleged to have turned on three family…

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QUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR FAR ROCKAWAY MURDER

December 5, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Joaquin Bullock was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of a Far Rockaway man. The defendant argued with the victim before fatally shooting him in the chest in 2018. District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant ended a…

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DA KATZ CHARGES CORONA MAN WITH MURDER IN ATTACK ON 22-YEAR-OLD

December 2, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Michael Santander has been charged with murder, gang assault and other crimes in the beating death of a 22-year-old man in Corona following a dispute. District Attorney Katz said: “The life of a young father was cut short in a shockingly brutal attack. As alleged, the defendant kicked…

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MOTORIST CHARGED IN DEADLY COLLISION WITH MOTORCYCLIST

November 29, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jairo Ortiz has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving while under the influence and other crimes for allegedly hitting an unidentified motorcyclist while driving an unregistered, uninsured vehicle in Elmhurst on Saturday morning. District Attorney Katz said: “As alleged, the defendant was driving a car while under…

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BUS HIJACKER INDICTED ON KIDNAPPING AND OTHER CHARGES

November 16, 2022

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dwayne Gaddy was indicted and arraigned today on charges of kidnapping, robbery and other crimes for the hijacking of a crowded MTA bus in Cambria Heights last month using what appeared to be a handgun. The approximately 30 passengers on board the bus were able to escape. The…

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