Office of the District Attorney Queens County

FAR ROCKAWAY MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER FOR KILLING MOTHER AND SISTER IN FAR ROCKAWAY HOME

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Kegan Thomas was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson and ...
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FIVE ALLEGED TRINITARIOS GANG MEMBERS INDICTED FOR VIOLENT TWO-DAY SHOOTING SPREE IN CORONA

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that five defendants have been indicted for a violent shooting spree over two days in late August ...
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FIVE DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR PHONY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT SCHEME

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that five defendants have been indicted for conspiracy, possession of stolen property, identity theft and other crimes for conducting a fraudulent ...
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QUEENS MAN INDICTED ON HATE CRIME CHARGE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OUTSIDE JEWISH-OWNED BAGEL SHOP THAT DISPLAYED ISRAELI FLAGS

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dawood Faisal was indicted for a hate crime for destroying property in May outside a kosher bagel store on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows that ...
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FLUSHING DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AND DWI FOR KILLING BABY IN STROLLER

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Elvin Rivera has been charged with manslaughter, driving while ability impaired and related charges for accelerating through a stop sign and ...
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TWO EDGEMERE MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR SHOOTING DEATH OF 10-YEAR-OLD BOY IN DISPUTE OVER SHARED DRIVEWAY

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Ashram Lochan and Jovan Young have pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for the 2021 shooting that caused the death of a ...
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DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR COLLISION THAT KILLED 23-YEAR-OLD MOTORIST ON NORTHERN BOULEVARD

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that former FDNY firefighter Michael Pena pleaded guilty to manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter for driving while intoxicated and slamming his ...
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FORMER CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE CHARGED WITH FORGERY FOR DISSEMINATING ALTERED POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS AND PHONY NEWS REPORTS

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jonathan Rinaldi has been charged with forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument for allegedly creating and distributing false ...
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SPEEDING DRIVER INDICTED ON MANSLAUGHTER AND ASSAULT CHARGES FOR MULTI-CAR COLLISION THAT KILLED WOMAN ON FRANCIS LEWIS BOULEVARD

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dawood Faisal has been indicted and arraigned in Supreme Court on charges of manslaughter, assault and other crimes for the three-car collision ...
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TEENAGER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SHOOTING AT NYPD OFFICERS IN UNMARKED POLICE CAR

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a 15-year-old was arraigned on a complaint charging him with multiple counts of attempted murder, attempted assault and weapon possession for ...
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FLUSHING MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS TO LIFE FOR STABBING MAN MORE THAN 100 TIMES WITH SCISSORS AND KILLING HIM DURING BOTCHED BURGLARY

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Yang Zhang was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of Yat Ming Wong, who was killed in his apartment in May 2022.