Cases of Interest for the Week of September 24, 2018
| Monday, September 24, 2018 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status | Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Ostendorp, T.
Newbauer 96 Appearance |
Joshua Cruz
Richard Williamson Octavious Profit |
Charged with first-degree Gang Assault and additional charges. The defendants allegedly beat a street vendor on May 2, 2017. The beating left the victim in a coma. |
| Thomas, R.
Barrett 60 Trial |
Keith Walton | Charged with first-degree Sexual Abuse and related charges. The defendant, an NYPD Deputy Inspector at the time, allegedly groped a cop in the precinct they worked in. |
| Falasca, K.
— SCA Appearance |
Wilson Rojas | Charged with Attempted Murder in the second degree. The defendant allegedly stabbed his former girlfriend multiple times on August 27, 2018. |
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status | Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Borgstedt, A.
Fabrizio 92 Discovery |
Unga Smith | Charged with first-degree Rape and related charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 64-year-old woman in the Bronx on January 8, 2018. |
| Kleinman, B.
Fabrizio 92 Trial |
Michael Jenkins | The defendant, who was an after-school counselor, was charged with second-degree Criminal Sexual Act and related charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. |
| Mendys, L.
— SCA Appearance |
Daquan Wheeler
Ciara Martinez |
Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges for the death of Lisa Marie Velasquez. |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status | Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Villaverde, M.
Rodriguez 77 Hearing and Trial |
Tiffany Nurse | Charged with Robbery and Assault for allegedly beating and robbing a 7-months-pregnant woman on February 1, 2018. |
| Folkard, S.
Lieb IDV Decision |
Claudius Purifoy | Charged with second-degree Murder and related charges in the death of Anthony Garrett. The defendant allegedly repeatedly stabbed the victim with a sharp object. |
| Birnbaum, D.
Lieb IDV Appearance |
Nelson Pena | Charged with second-degree Murder. The defendant allegedly killed Maria Pena Martinez, his wife, in July 2018. |
| Kenyon, G.
Neary 70 Decision |
Harry Byrne | The defendant, a retired Catholic priest, was charged for allegedly possessing pornographic images of girls as young as eight years old on his computer. |
| Miras, J.
Newbauer 96 Hearing and Trial |
Kevin Pettiway | Charged with second-degree Murder for the shooting death of Jayquan Smalls. The incident happened on October 13, 2017. |
| Purce, E.
Barrett 60 Conference |
Salim Wilson | Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges. The defendant allegedly shot and killed Julio Velasquez on August 29, 2017.
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| Namani, B., Clements, S.
Newbauer 96 Trial |
Elijah Moody | Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges for a 2016 killing. Defendant is also charged with Attempted Assault in the first-degree and additional charges for slashing a Department of Correction officer.
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| Thursday, September 27, 2018 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status | Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Suminski, G.
Newbauer 96 730 Exam Results |
Jose Gonzalez | Charged with Murder, Manslaughter and Robbery for fatally running over FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo while attempting to take off with her ambulance in March 2017.
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| Smith, J.
Newbauer 96 Hearing and Trial |
Cisco Ward | Charged with Attempted Murder in the second degree and additional charges. The defendant allegedly shot at another person inside a Burger King in Morris Heights on March 8, 2017. He allegedly entered an MTA bus with the gun after the shooting and caused panic. He then stole a vehicle which had a one-year-old child inside.
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| Ostendorp, T.
Newbauer 96 Sentencing |
Enrique Foote | Pleaded guilty to second-degree Assault. The defendant, along with others, beat a street vendor on May 2, 2017. The assault left the victim in a coma.
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| Friday, September 28, 2018 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status | Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Navia, J.
Barrett 60 Conference |
Raul Olmeda | Charged with Rape in the third-degree, Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance and additional charges. The defendant, who was an NYPD cop at the time, allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl. |
| Reynolds, O.
Newbauer 96 Appearance |
Effrain Guzman | Charged with first-degree Murder and additional crimes for allegedly stealing a police officer’s gun and fatally shooting a man during a bodega robbery. |
| LaStella, N.
Barrett 60 Appearance |
Jauan Blume | Charged with Attempted Murder in the second degree and other charges. Defendant was arrested for an incident that happened on July 31, 2018 in front of 2188 Creston Avenue. |
Please note: All court proceedings are scheduled for after 9:30 a.m. at 265 East 161st Street, the Hall of Justice, Bronx Supreme Court unless otherwise specified.
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