No Smoke, No Mercy: Cigarette Refusal Sparks Brutal Stabbing — Albany Man Sentenced, DA Says
An Albany man who stabbed another man for not giving him a cigarette has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison, authorities said Friday, May 1.
James Holmes, 62, got 12 years behind bars for the stabbing, which he pleaded guilty to in early March, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
A 34-year-old man was walking down Central Avenue on Aug. 14, 2025, when Holmes approached him and asked to bum a cigarette, authorities said. The victim told police he said no and walked away.
But Holmes responded by following the man and slashing him multiple times in the face and arm,…
Woman With Bloody Clothes Sentenced In Cleaver Attack In Doylestown: Police (Update)
A violent cleaver attack inside a Doylestown apartment has now led to a conviction and prison sentence, Bucks County prosecutors announced.
Robin McClain McNamara, 51, of Doylestown, was sentenced in Bucks County Court to 364 days to 728 days in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, followed by three years of probation, Judge Charissa J. Liller ordered on Wednesday, April 16.
The sentence follows McNamara’s conviction in a waiver trial on Monday, April 7, where she was found guilty of aggravated assault and several related offenses, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office…
'Reign Of Terror:' LI Crips Murdered Three, Opened Fire At Two Cops, Jury Finds
Two Long Island Crips gang members have been convicted for three murders in Nassau County, opening fire on local police, and several more crimes following an 11-week trial, authorities said Thursday, April 9.
Akeem Chambers, 24, of Uniondale, and Jonathan Vazquez, also 24, of Hempstead, both face life in prison following the verdicts, the Justice Department said.
“These convictions end a reign of terror across Nassau County,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “From targeted robberies and the senseless killings of innocent lives to the brazen attempted murder of two Nassau County police …
Beach Betrayal: Man Stabbed In Surprise Gilgo Attack, Prosecutors Say
A surprise knife attack on Gilgo Beach sent one man to the hospital and left another man facing attempted murder charges, authorities announced Wednesday, April 1.
Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, 26, toured around Long Island with his victim, who has not been publicly identified, before sneaking up from behind, covering the man’s face with a cloth and stabbing him in the side on Saturday, Feb. 28, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The man fought Guanipa Ramirez off, then took the suspect’s vehicle and drove home to Queens, where he met police, according to prosecutors. Cops later f…
Germantown Man Who Opened Fire On Officer Struck In Shootout, Hospitalized, Arrested: Police
A Maryland man who fired shots at a police officer during a wild pursuit is behind bars, officials confirmed.
Germantown native Andre Duvall is facing charges after a shootout ended with him suffering a gunshot wound and being arrested for attempted murder, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, officers were patrolling the area of Contour Road in Montgomery Village following community complaints of criminal activity including aggravated assaults, robberies, thefts, drug activity, disorderly conduct, and other public nuisance cri…
Knife-Wielding Lindenhurst Attacker Cut Off Two Fingers, Left Victim In ‘Pool Of Blood’: DA
A Long Island man who attacked another man with a knife, sliced off two of his fingers, and left him in a pool of blood was indicted on attempted murder charges on Thursday, March 5, authorities said.
Tesfa Tucker, a 42-year-old Lindenhurst resident, was arraigned Tuesday, March 3, on several counts, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Tucker attacked an unidentified 27-year-old man on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at an apartment complex in Lindenhurst, according to investigators. He struck the man multiple times with a large knife and a metal knuckle handle (often called “brass knuckle…
I-95 Chase, Trooper Shootout, Back-Seat Killing Ends With Guilty Verdict In Virginia
What started as a missing person's report in upstate New York before a high-speed pursuit through Maryland, Virginia, and a police shootout ended with a man found guilty of murder, authorities announced.
A Prince William County jury delivered a sweeping guilty verdict in a brutal kidnapping and homicide that began in Maryland, tore down Virginia highways, and resulted in gunfire with state troopers — leaving a woman dead in the back seat of a fleeing vehicle.
Michael C. Davis, 38, was found guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in connection with the April 5, 2023, kidnapping and murder of Tati…
