Posts Tagged ‘ATTEMPTED MURDER’

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that William Blount, 57, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on attempted murder, assault and other charges. The defendant allegedly attacked a woman as she entered the subway – kicking her down the stairs and hammering her in the head…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jamia Dean, 20, and a sixteen-year-old juvenile have been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly hitting and stabbing two teenagers on Rockaway Boulevard on March 15, 2022. The teens sought refuge inside John Adams High School. District Attorney Katz said, “This defendant and…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Terrence Harry, 40, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted at trial of attempted murder. The defendant stabbed two men inside a residential garage in South Ozone Park in September 2017.  District Attorney Katz said, “The defendant’s unprovoked knife attack could have ended…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Chad Collie, 19, and Jayare Robinson, 18, have been charged with attempted murder and other crimes related to the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer in the Arverne section of Far Rockaway around 10 p.m. on February 1, 2022.  Defendant Collie has been charged with attempted murder…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Vernon Jeffers, 44, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. The defendant shot the victim in her home in January 2019. District Attorney Katz said, “This defendant was sentenced for using a deadly firearm to twice shoot his then-girlfriend in…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Ronald Lacey, 23, has been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly shoving a man onto the subway tracks at 21st Street-Queensbridge station in Long Island City on May 24, 2021. District Attorney Katz said, “Without provocation, this defendant allegedly shoved a man from…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Daniel Deloir, 37, has been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly attacking a man in Hoffman Park in Elmhurst, Queens last month. District Attorney Katz said, “Violence is never an acceptable way to resolve a dispute. The defendant in this case argued with…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Marco Mosquera, 43, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on attempted murder, kidnapping and other charges for allegedly pointing loaded firearms at his wife and shooting several times at police officers who responded to their Ozone Park home on…