Feb. 27, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Ronald Clare Greenland (DOB 02/24/63) of Mount Vernon, NY was sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison by County Court Judge Susan Cacace.
Greenland was sentenced on multiple counts as follows, all to run concurrently:
- Attempted Murder in the First Degree, a class A-1 felony: 40 years to life in prison.
- Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a class C violent felony: 15 years plus five years post-release supervision (PRS)
- Attempted Aggravated Assault Upon a Police Officer, a class C violent felony: 20 years plus five years PRS
- Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony: Seven years
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class D felony: 2-1/3 to 7 years
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree, a class A misdemeanor: One year
Following sentencing, Scarpino said, “We have no tolerance for attacks on our police officers and will prosecute aggressively and to the fullest extent of the law. We are pleased with the sentence imposed by the judge for this crime.”
Background
On Nov. 8, 2016, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Ronald Greenland was attempting to steal rims from a truck at a car dealership located at 175 North Bedford Rd. in Mount Kisco.
Westchester County Police Officer David Sanchez was on patrol when he spotted a suspicious green Honda Odyssey van in the dealership parking lot. The Honda had been reported stolen previously. The officer attempted to pull over the van at a traffic light but the defendant sped off. A high-speed chase ensued. Greenland then stopped the vehicle on Knowlton Avenue, left the van, and began running. The officer chased him through dark backyards eventually catching him on Dickson Lane in Mount Kisco.
Greenland hid in a wooded area as PO Sanchez, with gun drawn, demanded he show his hands and come out. The defendant refused to show his hands which were hidden and he remained crouched in the dark. Police Officer Sanchez holstered his weapon and approached the defendant. As Greenland came to his feet, he stabbed Police Officer Sanchez multiple times in the chest in an attempt to kill him. Greenland was eventually subdued and taken into custody when backup officers arrived. The knife that the defendant used to stab the officer was recovered from the defendant’s person. PO Sanchez was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and as a result the knife did not penetrate into the officer’s body. The vest, however, had multiple tears in the chest area where Greenland attempted to stab him.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lana Hochheiser, Deputy Chief of the Homicide Bureau.
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