Maryland Man Refused To Fight Over 'Perceived Slight,' So Teen Shot Him Dead: Prosecutors Maryland Man Refused To Fight Over 'Perceived Slight,' So Teen Shot Him Dead: Prosecutors Maryland Man Refused To Fight Over 'Perceived Slight,' So Teen Shot Him Dead: Prosecutors
Maryland Man Refused To Fight Over 'Perceived Slight,' So Teen Shot Him Dead: Prosecutors A passing comment cost a young Maryland man his life. More than a year later, 18-year-old Jonathan Jobe has been convicted of second-degree murder for shooting Dajaud Rae’heim Townsend in the face behind a Salisbury home after taking offense to something he said. A Wicomico County jury returned the verdict on Wednesday, Sept. 16, following an eight-day trial, according to State's Attorney Jamie Dykes' office. Prosecutors say the deadly encounter unfolded behind a Smith Street home on July 15, 2025. Townsend made a comment that offended Jobe, who responded by putting a gun against his head…
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor
Philly Man Learns Fate After Shooting At AC Bar: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a person in Atlantic City, authorities announced. Carlos Medina-Morales previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Sunday,  July 28, 2024, officers responded to the Cinco de Mayo bar and restaurant on Atlantic Avenue after Medina-Morales threatened and argued with the staff when he was denied entry, authorities said. Medina-Morales then left in a vehicle, firing rounds towards the establishment as the vehi…
Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor
Manchester Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Manchester man was sentenced to six years in prison after previously pleading guilty to shooting at a bicyclist in Toms River, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Anthony Zigarelli pleaded guilty  pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in June, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Toms River police responded to Camino Medio and Camino Verde after Anthony Ventrice produced a handgun and fired multiple gunshots at a person who was riding his bicycle through the area, Billhimer said. Zigarelli and Ventrice then ent…
Shooter On The Loose After 29-Year-Old Victim Hospitalized In Albany: Police Shooter On The Loose After 29-Year-Old Victim Hospitalized In Albany: Police Shooter On The Loose After 29-Year-Old Victim Hospitalized In Albany: Police
Shooter On The Loose After 29-Year-Old Victim Hospitalized In Albany: Police A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded on an Albany street on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, police said. Cops responded to the 300 block of Livingstone Avenue, near McArdle Avenue, around 2:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a shooting, the Albany Police Department said. Officers arrived to find the 29-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. He was treated on the scene by the Albany Fire Department, then taken to Albany Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, cops said. No suspects were publicly identified or arrested in the case, and police asked anyone…
Man Found Shot In Middle Of Silver Spring Road ID'd, Killer Remains At Large: Police (UPDATED) Man Found Shot In Middle Of Silver Spring Road ID'd, Killer Remains At Large: Police (UPDATED) Man Found Shot In Middle Of Silver Spring Road ID'd, Killer Remains At Large: Police (UPDATED)
Man Found Shot In Middle Of Silver Spring Road ID'd, Killer Remains At Large: Police (Updated) A Maryland gunman remains in the wind after leaving a 32-year-old man dying in the middle of the road. Rafael Jeremias Brewster, of Beltsville, has been identified as the man found shot at approximately 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak, Montgomery County Police confirmed on Friday. Brewster was lying in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound when officers and paramedics arrived. First responders attempted to save him, but Brewster was pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later det…
Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus In Chillum: Prosecutors Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus In Chillum: Prosecutors Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus In Chillum: Prosecutors
Rape Fugitive's 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus In Chillum: Prosecutors Leonard Warren was desperate to get away. That decision ended with a Maryland mother dead and, more than a year later, the District resident headed to prison. Warren, 25, was sentenced for the Feb. 28, 2025 crash in Prince George's County that killed 33-year-old Esmeralda Carolina Montoya-Perez as she waited for a bus. The deadly chain of events began when a Hyattsville Police officer spotted Warren, who was wanted on a second-degree rape warrant, behind the wheel and attempted a traffic stop. Warren initially pulled over. Then he took off. Despite not having a valid driver's licens…
29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor 29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor 29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor
29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man was found shot multiple times and lying in a Paterson street Friday morning, Sept. 11, authorities said. Paterson police responded to the area of 12th Avenue and East 16th Street around 7:30 a.m. on a report of a shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said. Officers found the Paterson man lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead. His identity had not been released as of Friday afternoon. The investigation remains active and ongoing. Authorities said m…
Arrest Made In Ellenville Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police Arrest Made In Ellenville Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police Arrest Made In Ellenville Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police
Arrest Made In Ellenville Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a man outside a home in the Hudson Valley, police said Thursday, Sept. 10. Russell J. Long, 46, of Ellenville, was arrested for the shooting that occurred around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Ellenville, New York State Police said. The victim was a 43-year-old man from Jamaica, Queens, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities, according to state police. The person was initially identified as a 46-year-old man. Long fired multiple shots in a “popular suburban area” and hit the victim, state troopers said. He was charged wit…
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired New Haven Police Captain Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired New Haven Police Captain Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired New Haven Police Captain
Gunman Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Murder, Shooting Retired New Haven Police Captain A man who killed a Connecticut resident and wounded an off-duty police captain will likely never see life outside of a prison cell again.  Albert Eaddy, 64, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Monday, Aug. 31, according to state prosecutors. He must serve at least 25 years. A jury found Eaddy guilty of murder and first-degree assault, among other charges in an August 2019 New Haven shooting, according to police.  Prosecutors said Eaddy shot and killed Troy Clark, 46, near Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street in New Haven.  Then-New Haven Police Capt. Anthony Duff witnessed …
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police
PA Woman, 21, Shot In Chest, Neck As Gunfire Hits 3 Vehicles, 2 Homes: Police A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized after gunfire struck vehicles and homes in Pennsylvania overnight, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Reno Place in Philadelphia’s 9th District around 3:41 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, for a report of a person with a gun. At the scene, officers found four spent shell casings, three vehicles hit by gunfire, and two residences struck by bullets, according to police. The woman and a friend had already arrived at Pennsylvania Hospital in a dark-colored sedan that left before officers arrived, police said. They told investigators they had been on R…
Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
Ex Searched PA Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Before Killing Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…