White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG
A York County man who slaughtered his wife, mother-in-law, and three young children inside their West Princess Street apartment more than three decades ago will remain on death row after losing another federal appeal, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Paul Gamboa-Taylor, now 65, killed his family with a hammer and knife at 667 West Princess Street in 1991. The victims were identified as his wife, Valerie L. Gamboa-Taylor, 23; her mother, Donna M. Barshinger, 42; her children, Paul E., 4, and Jasmine E., 2; and her brother, Lance T. Barshinger, 2.
Gamb…
Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, May 28, of murder in the first degree murder in a 2020 shooting death in Orange, authorities said.
On Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, Marcus Wright confronted 25-year-old Wisguen Marc near 193 Main St. in Orange and pulled a handgun on him, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Following a brief altercation, Wright shot Marc once in the back, fatally wounding him, Stephens said. The incident was captured on surveillance video, Stephens said.
Wright claimed self defense, authorities said. Wright is scheduled for sentencing in August, Step…
14-Year-Old Motorcyclist Injured In Hit, Run Crash, Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10 following a hit and run crash that seriously injured a teenage motorcyclist last September, authorities said.
At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to a crash between a motorcycle and sedan, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The motorcycle operator, a 14-year-old boy, suffered a serious injury to a lower extremity, Suarez said. The sedan, operated by Nicholas Ortiz, did not remain on the scene, Suarez said.
Ortiz was charged with knowingly leaving the scene o…
Trio Sentenced For Murder Of Youth Football Coach At Middle School In Millville: Prosecutor
Three men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, Jan. 10, for murdering a youth football coach after a practice in 2018.
Eugene Cosby, a 48-year-old Malaga resident, Will El-Bey, a 28-year-old Vineland resident and Clifton Bailey, a 33-year-old Camden resident were convicted for the murder of Joseph Jones, 37, last fall, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
On Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, Jones was shot 10 times in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville, Webb-McRae said.
The three men and others traveled from the Carver Village Apartments in Vineland to t…
14-Year-Old Girl Missing In Camden County: Prosecutor
A 14-year-old girl was reported missing in Camden County on Thursday, Jan. 9, authorities said.
Synesha Reyes is a Black girl, 5'9" and 120 lbs., Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Reyes was last seen wearing blue jeans with white tights underneath, a brown hoodie, black boots with brown fur, and she has two long French braid, MacAulay said.
Special attention is being focused on the following areas: Camden City, specifically in the area of Centerville, MacAulay said.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Camden County Central …
Danbury Business Owner Sent to Prison For Evading Taxes On $1.5M In Earnings: Feds
A Connecticut business owner will spend seven months behind bars after he admitted to cheating the federal government out of the income tax on nearly $1.5 million in earnings, authorities said.
Bill G. Makros, 58, of Danbury in Fairfield County, pleaded guilty to tax evasion during the summer and was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Along with his prison term, he must also pay the federal government $137,672 in restitution.
Makros, who owned Budget Tree and Stump Removal Service, LLC in Danbury, asked customers to write checks for the co…
Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor
Three Queens residents were arrested and charged over the past month, with creating phony life insurance policies in Hudson County, authorities said.
Auditya Ramotar, 69, in his role as a license life insurance provider, fraudulently obtained two life insurance policies for an individual without their consent, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Leona Ramroop, a 58-year-old phlebotomist, generated falsified medical records to support fraudulent claims that would benefit accounts associated with Ramotar and Bhogewattie Ramotar, a 57-year-old Queens resident, Suarez said.
Auditya is…
Charges Upgraded For 20-Year-Old Man After Pedestrian Dies In WNY Hit-Run Crash
Charges were upgraded for two people arrested in a hit-and-run crash after the victim died over the weekend, authorities in Hudson County said.
Samuel Collazo, a 20-year-old Westfield resident, was identified as the driver of the motorcycle that struck Angel Guzman Morales, 54, of Union City, last Saturday, Aug. 17, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Collazo was initially charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, receiving stolen property, and unlawful taking, Suarez said.
After Morales died on Saturday,…
East Orange Victim Dies After July 4th Attack, Charges Upgraded For Newark Assailant, Cops Say
A 31-year-old East Orange woman who was stabbed on July Fourth has died from her injuries, leading to upgraded charges against the accused Newark assailant, police said.
At 1:30 a.m., police were called to the 100 block of Park Avenue and found the woman and a child suffering from life-threatening injuries, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Another child suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Stephens said.
The woman, whose name is being withheld, died on Friday, July 5, Stephens said.
Jihad Hagler, a 27-year-old Newark has been charged with criminal homicide, attem…
