After Killing and Dismembering Corpse of for Boyfriend, New Jersey Woman Gets 25 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A Seaside Heights woman was sentenced Friday to 25 years in state prison for the killing and dismemberment of a Toms …
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German National Sentenced to State Prison for Sexual Assault of Minor in Lancaster County
Lancaster, PA — Erik Weidling, a 21-year-old from Enger, Germany, has been sentenced to between four and a half and ten years in state prison …
Phil Murphy Celebrates Career of U.S. Senator That Ended with 11 Year Prison Sentence for Political Corruption
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy reflected on the career of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday, marking the end of the longtime lawmaker’s tenure …
Brooklyn man sentenced to seven years in prison for revenge shooting that wounded wrong man
BRONX, NY — A Brooklyn man who fired multiple shots at a group of innocent people, believing they were involved in his friend’s murder, was …
Georgia environmental manager sentenced to prison for $1.2 million fraud scheme targeting employer
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Michael Mayfield, a former environmental manager at the Mars Wrigley factory in Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been sentenced to three years in …
Flushing squatter ‘landlord’ flushed could soon find temporary housing arrangement in prison
QUEENS, N.Y. — A Flushing man accused of illegally occupying a single-family home and renting out rooms to others has pleaded guilty to a felony …
Toms River man faces prison after pleading guilty in June 2024 shooting
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A 20-year-old Toms River resident has pled guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in …
Repeat drug offender sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine with children in car
RALEIGH, N.C. – Harold Vernard Greene, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of drug trafficking in an investigation …
Bergen County man sentenced to six years in prison for heroin distribution
NEWARK, N.J. — A Bergen County man was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney …
Man pleads guilty to Tompkins Square Park shootings, faces 13 years in prison
NEW YORK, NY — Waldemar Alverio, 38, has pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder for two separate shootings in Tompkins Square Park that …
Convicted Murderer Who Shot and Killed Two Men in Deadly Toms River Lover’s Triangle Gets 60 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 60 years in state prison for the execution-style murders of a father and …
Pittsfield man sentenced to up to 4 years in state prison for assault and theft
PITTSFIELD, MA — Tyrone Jones of Pittsfield has been sentenced to up to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges stemming …
Man Who Tried to Kidnap Young Lakewood Girl Gets 7 Years in Prison
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Farmingdale man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for attempting to kidnap a teenage girl and committing …
Ohio Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Deliberate Crash That Killed Two
CLEVELAND, OH — Mackenzie Shirilla, 20, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years for the intentional car …
He Killed His Girlfriend Days After Being Released from Jail for Assaulting Her; Now, He’s Going to Prison for Life
HARRISBURG — A Cambria County man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2016 murder of his former girlfriend, just days after …
Ohio man sentenced to nearly six years in prison for assaulting officers with Trump sign during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — An Ohio man was sentenced on Wednesday to 71 months in federal prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a Trump billboard and …
Drug trafficking ring leader sentenced to 14 years in federal prison
PHOENIX — Heriberto Lopez-Landeros, 44, of Avondale, Arizona, was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for his role as the leader of a …
Great Falls woman pleads guilty to meth trafficking conspiracy, faces at least 10 years in prison
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A 55-year-old Great Falls woman admitted Monday to her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that spanned over four years, U.S. …
Newburgh Resident Receives 19-Year Prison Sentence for Violent Crimes
Newburgh Resident Receives 19-Year Prison Sentence for Violent Crimes
**Newburgh, NY** – Jesus Bravo, 26, a resident of Newburgh, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for violent offenses. On Monday, Bravo appeared in Orange County Court before Judge Craig Stephen Brown, where he was sentenced following his prior guilty plea. His charges included Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, and two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, relating to episodes in 2023.
The investigation into these crimes was conducted by the Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce, involving the City of Newburgh Police Department, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center. This task force targets gang-related violence and is backed by New York State’s GIVE initiative. The initiative seeks to address gun crimes even in cases with uncooperative victims and witnesses.
Documents revealed that on September 21, 2023, Bravo and his co-defendant, Wilmer Reyes-Bran, confronted a victim about gang affiliation in Newburgh. The confrontation escalated with Reyes-Bran stabbing the victim and Bravo attacking him physically. Further incidents included a December 11, 202
Sopranos Actor with Iron Man and Moneyball Credits Going to Prison for 8 Years in COVID-19 Cure Scam
LOS ANGELES — A Huntington Beach man and part-time actor was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in federal prison for defrauding investors by …
Former federal prison lieutenant pleads guilty to civil rights charge
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former Federal Bureau of Prisons lieutenant admitted to conspiring to violate an inmate’s civil rights after directing a violent retaliation against …
Ohio prison guard beaten to death by inmate on Christmas morning after offering to take shift so others can stay home
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An inmate at Ross Correctional Institution fatally attacked a prison guard on Christmas morning, leaving staff and family mourning the loss of …
Man Who Spent Decades in Prison on False Testimony by Crooked Cops Released
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A New York judge has vacated the decades-old armed robbery conviction of Jeffrey Koonce, 67, citing newly uncovered evidence of police …
Orange County drug trafficker sentenced to 13 years in prison following major investigation
CHESTER, N.Y. — Andrew Mitchell, 49, known by the alias “Loc,” has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision …
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to State Prison for Luring and Recording Children Online
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – An East Earl Township resident, Kenneth Lee Schmidt, aged 46, has been sentenced to two and a half to 10 years …
Jackson man sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated assault and firearm possession
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A Jackson Township man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in state prison for aggravated assault stemming from a 2023 car …
Roxborough High School shooting defendant sentenced to 30-60 years in prison
PHILADELPHIA — Zyheid Jones, 19, was sentenced Thursday to 30-60 years in prison for his role in the 2022 Roxborough High School shooting that killed …
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor
Brooklyn, NY – Deandre Lee, a 29-year-old resident of East New York, Brooklyn, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to sex …
Inmate death at Northern State Prison under investigation by attorney general’s office
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating the in-custody death of an inmate at Northern …
Corinth babysitter sentenced to life in prison for murder of toddler, child abuse
CORINTH, Miss. — A 25-year-old woman from Corinth has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus an additional 40 years, after pleading guilty …
Illegal Migrant Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Meth and Cocaine in U.S.
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Honduran national was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine …
Mexican Drug Dealer Gets 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A Mexican national residing in the United States illegally was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Friday after pleading guilty …
Judge Orders Second Toms River Murder Suspect to be Held in Prison During Trial
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Two Lakewood men accused of murdering Rondell Proctor in 2010 will remain detained in the Ocean County Jail as they await …
Ohio man sentenced to life in prison for triple murder and dismemberment in drug deal robbery gone wrong
COLUMBUS, OH — Larry J. “J Streets” Williams Jr., 43, was sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted on 16 counts related to …
Oscar Oberlino Gomez-Miralda Assaulted 5-Year-Old Girl, Captured on Mother’s Nanny Cam Now Heading to Prison
MAYS LANDING, NJ — Oscar Oberlino Gomez Miralda, 43, of Atlantic City, was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for …
Cat Eating Ohio Woman Gets Year in Prison, Mental Health Evaluation
This is one of those headlines that stops you in your tracks and leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew about human behavior. Allexis …
Connecticut man sentenced to 2 years in prison for $2 million embezzlement scheme
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Evan Bobzin, 39, of Chester, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday for stealing nearly $2 million from his employer, …
Death of inmate at Alleghany County prison ruled a homicide
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, MD — Authorities are investigating the death of a 28-year-old inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution, which has been ruled a homicide …
Maryland prison inmate’s death ruled homicide, investigation underway
CUMBERLAND, MD — Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, which has been …
Appeals court upholds murder conviction for Ohio man sentenced to life in prison
ATHENS, Ohio — The Fourth District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Justin Anthony Pennington, 37, of Guysville, Ohio, who is serving a …
Wyoming man sentenced to 40 months in prison for flagpole assault on officer during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON – A Wyoming man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a flagpole during the January 6, …
Maryland man sentenced to 18 months in prison for role in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for forcibly obstructing law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of …
Dominican national sentenced to 9 years in prison for fatal human smuggling in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A Dominican national was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling operation …
Meth trafficker linked to Mexican drug cartel sentenced to 40 years in prison
DALLAS — A Mexican national tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for her role …
Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violation
In Beaumont, Texas, a Mexican individual who was residing illegally in the U.S. has been handed a federal prison sentence for crimes relating to drug …
Teen sentenced to up to six years in prison for stabbing, BB gun attack in Lancaster County
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Caernarvon Township teenager has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and …
Staten Island Gang Member Forced Young Child Into Prostitution, Going to Prison
In a shocking revelation of cruelty and exploitation, Justin Dixon, a known member of the Staten Island Crips gang, has admitted to his role in …
Recidivist Shoplifter Receives Maximum Prison Sentence
Recidivist Shoplifter Receives Maximum Prison Sentence
**Orange County, NY** – Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday that Johnathan Arnold, 31, from Newburgh, has been sentenced to two to four years in prison. Arnold’s sentence follows his conviction for Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree by a jury trial, marking his fourth felony conviction.
Court documents and statements presented in court described events from November 12, 2023, at around 8:40 p.m. Arnold entered a Kohl’s store in Newburgh, selected men’s athletic items worth approximately $1,600, and concealed them in a bag. He exited without paying and fled in a vehicle, which police later located with both Arnold and the stolen items. Arnold changed clothes after the theft in an attempt to avoid detection.
District Attorney Hoovler expressed gratitude to the Town of Newburgh Police Department for their role in investigating and arresting Arnold. He also acknowledged the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance during the investigation.
Hoovler emphasized that repeat offenders contribute significantly to crime rates, advocating for incarceration as a suitable consequence. He stressed the impact of shoplifting on businesses and public safety, affirming the office
Coatesville Man Sentenced to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Animal Abuse
COATESVILLE, Pa. — A Coatesville man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty following a disturbing case of abuse involving …
MSNBC Legal Correspondent Predicts Judge Will Maintain Trump Conviction Without Sentencing Him To Prison
MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin predicted Tuesday that Judge Juan Merchan would uphold President-elect Donald Trump’s New York conviction but wouldn’t impose a prison sentence. …