Westchester Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Fatal Midday Stabbing

A Westchester man has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty to a violent felony following a fatal midday stabbing last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that 37-year-old Joseph Graham of Yonkers was sentenced after pleading guilty to individual counts of first-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon after he fatally stabbed his 49-year-old victim last year.

Sequence Of Events In Fatal Ridge Hill Movie Theater Stabbing Detailed

A Westchester County teenager is facing life in prison after being indicted on charges that he allegedly fatally stabbed another teenager after starting a fight with him over a cell phone at a Yonkers movie theater earlier this year. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., 16-year-old Michael Pettiford has been indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon Monday in Westchester County Court.

Teen Indicted On Murder Charges In Ridge Hill Movie Theater Stabbing

A Westchester County teenager is facing life in prison after being indicted on charges that he allegedly fatally stabbed another teenager at a Yonkers movie theater earlier this year. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., 16-year-old Michael Pettiford has been indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon Monday in Westchester County Court.

Westchester Psychologist Sentenced For Shooting Husband In Head

A 48-year-old woman from Westchester who was a former psychologist for the New York Police Department has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting her husband. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yonkers resident Emily Dearden has been sentenced to three and a half years in state prison after pleading guilty in February to first-degree attempted assault, a violent felony.

Sex Offender Reports Move From Yonkers To New Rochelle

A registered sex offender accused of having sexual contact with a teenager by "immediately and physically overpowering" her has reported a change of address in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Friday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 56-year-old Lance Wilson, who has moved from an apartment in Yonkers to a place on Fifth Avenue in New Rochelle.

‘Sexually Violent’ Offender Reports Move Within Mount Vernon

A registered "sexually violent" and "predicate sex" offender accused of sodomizing and raping a woman more than three decades ago has reported an address change in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Tuesday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 63-year-old Walter Kearney, who has moved to an apartment on South 2nd Avenue in Yonkers.

Level 3 Sex Offender Reports Move In Yonkers

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Tuesday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 41-year-old Keyan Price, who has moved to an apartment on Moultrie Avenue in Yonkers. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Price a Level 3 threat, which means he is a "high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety."

‘Sexually Violent,’ ‘Predicate’ Sex Offender Reports Move In Mount Vernon

A registered "sexually violent" and "predicate sex" offender accused of sodomizing and raping a woman more than three decades ago has reported an address change in Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Tuesday to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 63-year-old Walter Kearney, who has moved to an apartment on South 2nd Avenue in Yonkers.

Yonkers Sex Offender Accused Of Raping Girl, 14, Reports Move

A registered sex offender accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Mount Vernon that resides in Yonkers is moving out of Westchester County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Thursday to Westchester County residents regarding the residency of 32-year-old Kareem Smith, who lived in a Livingston Avenue apartment in Yonkers, but has reported a move into Manhattan.

Westchester Man Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder

The Yonkers man who was found guilty of attempted murder last month has been sentenced to nearly two decades in state prison for his role in a shooting that left a woman without complete function of her left hand for more than six months. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney announced that Frank Kwaw, 25, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony counts of attempted murder, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

Yonkers Man Extradited From Scotland To Face Murder Charges

A Westchester man has been extradited from Scotland and returned to Westchester County, where he will face murder charges after fleeing the country last year following the fatal shooting of a teenager. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that 31-year-old Sheppard Adeghe of Yonkers has been extradited and will face life in prison for his role in the shooting death of his victim last summer.

Westchester Man Extradited From Scotland To Face Murder Charges

A Westchester man has been extradited from Scotland and returned to Westchester County, where he will face murder charges after fleeing the country last year following a fatal shooting. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that 31-year-old Sheppard Adeghe of Yonkers has been extradited and will face life in prison for his role in the shooting death of his victim last summer.

Westchester Doctor Among Those Charged In $50 Million Healthcare Scheme

A Westchester County neurologist was among six charged in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme that spanned more than a decade. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced that Emad Soliman, who lives in New Castle and has a practice in Yonkers, was among those charged in a reported 12-year scheme to "defraud Medicaid, Medicare and other private health insurance companies out of more than $50 million."

Yonkers Woman Sentenced For Unemployment Benefits Fraud

A Yonkers woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for defrauding unemployment insurance programs in a "fictitious employer scheme" for an internet business she claimed was based in Trumbull. Theresa A. Freeman, 65, also faces three years of supervised release after her prison sentence in the decision by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton.