August 2023

In compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.6, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

List of articles in category August 2023
Title Created Date
Westchester DA Miriam E. Rocah Announces New Diversion Program to ‘OPT-In’ to Drug Treatment; DA’s pre-arraignment initiative connects eligible participants with substance use disorders with treatment instead of prosecution to help combat fatal overdoses 08-31-23
Yonkers Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Fatal stabbing of Clothing Store Ownerl; Defendant took a hat from victim’s business, and when confronted, stabbed the victim two times in chest 08-24-23
Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Yonkers Murder; In violation of an order of protection, defendant showed up to ex-girlfriend's residence unannounced before fatally shooting the father of her child 08-15-23
Defendants Arraigned in Sex Crimes Against Teenagers; Two men charged with sexually assaulting teens in three separate June incidents in Rye, North White Plains 08-14-23
Delaware Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Execution Style Murder; Defendant shot the sleeping victim in the back of the head in front of a Yonkers residential building 08-11-23
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for the Fatal Shooting of Kwansi Kirton; Defendant chased and shot at victim nine times, incident captured on video 08-10-23
Yonkers Teaching Assistant Charged With Endangering Student at the Biondi School; Defendant allegedly grabbed 11-year-old student by the back of the neck and pushed victim to the ground in a classroom 08-04-23