Newark Man Arrested In Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting In Union, Prosecutor Says
An arrest has been made in a deadly shooting inside a Chick-fil-A in Union Township that left a 23-year-old man dead and others wounded last month, authorities said.
Jaheed Fields, 20, of Newark, was taken into custody on Friday, May 1, in connection with the Saturday April 11 shooting at the Route 22 restaurant, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.
Fields is charged with murder, six counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Officers responded to reports of multiple shots fired inside the restaurant aroun…
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…
Teen Attacked Woman Pushing Stroller In Howell Then Stabbed Person On Thanksgiving: Police
An 18-year-old Freehold Township resident, currently jailed for a stabbing on Thanksgiving, has now been charged with attacking a woman who was pushing a stroller in Howell, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 2.
At 4:55 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 17, the woman was walking with her 2-year old child in a stroller on Pinewood Road near Cecilia Court when she was approached from behind by Jaden Thompson, placed in a chokehold and thrown to the ground, Howell police said.
Thompson is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, police said.
On Saturday, Nov. 29, Thompson was …
PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
The Sentence
Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
Worcester Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Throwing 7-Year-Old Off Shrewsbury I-290 Bridge: DA
A Worcester County jury has found Joshua Hubert guilty of kidnapping a 7-year-old girl, strangling her, and throwing her off an I-290 bridge into Lake Quinsigamond, authorities said.
Hubert, 43, of Worcester, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, one count of strangulation, and one count of kidnapping a child on Thursday, Sept. 18. He was acquitted of two counts of aggravated rape in the 2017 attack, the Worcester County District Attorney said.
He faces up to 35 years in prison when Judge Karin Bell sentences him on Oct. 3, authorities said.
Last week, the vict…
Already Jailed For Road Rage, Elkton Man Now Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun: State PD
The man who pointed a gun at a Maryland father, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter during a bout of road rage has been linked to another incident last year, state police announced.
Javoughn Berbick, 27, is facing an attempted murder charge for an alleged road rage shooting that was reported in 2024, following his arrest in May for an unrelated incident.
On July 31, 2024, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack responded to the 300 block of Fletchwood Road in Elkton for a reported shooting.
The victims, an adult man and woman, told troopers that a motorist they were in…
Bar Patron Shot Security Guard, Paralyzing Him In Freeport, Jury Finds
A Hempstead man has been convicted of attempted murder for a 2023 shooting at a Freeport bar that left a security guard paralyzed and another man seriously injured.
A jury found Tiray Clemmons, 34, guilty on all counts Tuesday, Sept. 16, following a trial in Nassau County Court.
The shooting happened on July 15, 2023, outside Agua on the Mile after Clemmons was denied re-entry to the bar following an argument with management.
“Tiray Clemmons was furious that he had been thrown out of a Nautical Mile bar, and he wanted payback,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
He retu…
‘Kill All Rats’: District Heights Man's Chilling Jailhouse Letter Adds Decades To Sentence
He tried to kill a man. Then, from behind bars, he wrote letters promising to finish the job.
Now, a Maryland inmate will spend nearly three more decades in prison.
Nasir Wilkinson, 23, of District Heights, was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 16, to 35 years in prison after Judge Marybeth Ayres in Montgomery County Circuit Court stacked new time on top of his attempted murder conviction, prosecutors announced.
Wilkinson had already been serving time for a brutal stabbing on March 26, 2024, when he left a man bleeding out in the 20300 block of Notting Hill Way in Germantown.
The man survive…
Barbershop Shooting: Boy, 16, Arrested On Attempted Murder In Middletown Incident, Cops Say
Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a brazen shooting that left another teen wounded inside an Orange County barbershop.
The arrest was made on Friday, Sept. 5, two days after the shooting at 6 West Barbershop on West Main Street in Middletown, the Middletown Police Department announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
On the day of the shooting, Wednesday, Sept. 3, a 17-year-old barbershop employee was struck multiple times by a masked gunman. Police said the suspect entered the shop wearing black clothing and a camouflage mask before firing four or five shots directl…
