Cases of Interest for the Week of July 6, 2015
| Monday, July 6, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| McGowan, J.
Justice Rodriguez III Part B
Possible Disposition |
RICARDO MIRANDA | Miranda is facing charges of Rape, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and several counts of a Criminal Sexual Act for the July and November of 2014 sexual encounters he allegedly engaged in with his sister, a minor. |
| Yavener, E.
Justice Ramseur Part AP3
Appearance/ Scheduling |
WILLIAM GOMEZ | Gomez, a teacher at Soundview Academy, is charged with Assault 3 and other crimes for the April 28, 2015 incident in which he is accused of flipping over a student’s chair and placing his hands around the 13-year-old’s neck. |
| Yacoub, P.
Judge Barrett Part 60
Appearance |
MICHAEL DORSAINVIL,
CHRISTOPHER HUGGINS, MARK ANGLIN, RONALD DONNELLEY |
Rikers Corrections Officers Dorsainvil, Huggins, and Anglin are facing charges of Attempted Gang Assault 1, 2 , Assault 1, 2 and other related crimes for the alleged March 2013 assault of inmate Carl Williams, a portion of which was captured on camera. Donnelley was present for the assault and is charged with Falsifying Business Records 1. |
| Zapata, A.
Justice Part DVM
Hearing |
HECTOR TEJADA | Tejada is facing charges of Harassment 2, Assault 3, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and other crimes for the August 15th, 2014 alleged dispute with this wife in which he is accused of slapping and punching her with closed fists in front of their children. |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Namani, B.
Justice Fabrizio Part 96
Appearance |
RAYMOND LEONARDO | Leonardo is charged with Attempted Murder 2, Attempted Assault 1 and other crimes for the December 20th, 2014 incident at Cypress Avenue and East 140th Street during which he is accused of shooting a .357 revolver in the direction of several individuals whom he’d encountered two weeks earlier and who had expressed what he perceived as a threat to his sister. |
| Kharkover, I
Justice Barrett Part 60
Motions |
CAROL LACKNER | Lackner, a Rikers corrections officer, is charged with Falsifying Business Records 1, Offering a False Instrument for Filing 1, and other crimes for allegedly failing to do her watch on the night inmate Jerome Murdough died from extreme heat in his cell in February of 2014. |
| Connelly, M.
Justice Mogulescu Part 77 Possible Disposition |
ALONZO BROWN | Brown is charged with Robbery 2, 3 and other crimes for his November 28th, 2014 alleged drop-kick assault of Odilia Orozco and her then three- month-old son on East Tremont Avenue in an attempt to steal her cellphone. |
| Davis, L.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Conference |
HARRY MINGO | Along with Devonte Hernandez, Mingo is charged with Murder 2, Manslaughter 1, and additional crimes for the March 13th, 2015 Valentine Avenue shooting death of Jonathan Martinez. |
| Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Next Court Date |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Scaccia, C.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Possible SCA |
TRAVIS BLOCH | Bloch is charged Murder 2, Manslaughter 1, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon for the Sheridan Avenue shooting death of 14-year-old Christopher Duran on May 22nd, 2015. Bloch is also charged with Attempted Murder 2 and additional crimes for the shooting of Jose Ortiz a week earlier with the same weapon. Lastly, Bloch is facing charges of Assault 3 for allegedly resisting arrest and Criminal Sale of Marijuana for allegedly selling the drug to an undercover agent in 2014. |
| Mattaway, L.
Justice Mogulescu Part 77
Appearance |
ARMANDO RIVERA
& JOHN LUCIANO |
Rivera and Luciano are charged with Attempted Murder 2, Assault, Menacing, and other charges, accused in the Pelham Parkway knife slashing of brothers Jeffrey and Steve Medina on November 24, 2014, in a dispute over a civil lawsuit involving both parties. |
| Davis, L.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Sentencing |
JASON LEIVA | Leiva is to be sentenced following a plea of guilty last month to Robbery 1 for his role in the October 14th, 2012 University Heights shooting and wounding of off-duty NYPD officer, Ivan Marcano. Marcano, who was later promoted to detective and hailed as a hero by President Obama, was driving with his girlfriend when he observed a robbery in progress. The officer intervened and was shot in the chest. Shortly thereafter, Marcano happened upon the three suspects and fired several rounds, fatally wounding one of the men. |
| Miras, J.
Justice Webber Part 92
Appearance/Scheduling |
JOEY SCOTT | Scott is charged with Manslaughter 2 and Assault 2 for the June 11th, 2012 death of Juan Delvalle, a 65-year-old school bus driver. Scott is accused of punching Delvalle in the head with closed fists after an argument over a minor fender bender involving both of their vehicles. |
| Pruzan, J.
Justice Michels Part FA
Appearance/Scheduling |
JAMAR YOUNG &
SHANTINA SCOTT |
Scott and Young are facing charges of Attempted Kidnapping 2 and several counts of Custodial Interference for the March 14, 2015 abduction of their infant son from a nursing facility in St. Barnabas Hospital. Scott and Young allegedly placed the newborn in a bag and attempted to exit the facility. |
| Grosdidier, M
Judge Fabrizio Part 96
Trial Date Scheduling |
EUGENE DONNELLY | Police Officer Donnelly is charged with Assault 3 and additional crimes stemming from a June 11th, 2014 Woodlawn incident. In the early morning hours following excessive drinking in celebration of his receipt of the Police Combat Cross, Donnelly allegedly entered a woman’s apartment, threw the victim on the floor and repeatedly pummeled her about the head. |
| Christobek, K.
Justice Montano Part AP3
Hearings |
KENNETH GOLDSTEIN | Goldstein is facing charges of Aggravated Harassment 2 for a series of threatening phone calls in September 2014 made to a complainant, the defendant alleging the complainant had made false allegations about him. Both Goldstein and the complainant are veterans who met through their weekly visits to a VA hospital. |
| O’Leary, M.
Justice Michels Part A
Possible Grand Jury Action/ Disposition |
KENRICK COWAN | Cowan is charged with Assault 2 and additional crimes for the April 24th, 2015 incident in which Cowan allegedly threw his mother’s sofa down a stairwell following an argument and attacked two officers who were called to the scene. |
| Thursday, July 9, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Defreitas, A.
Justice Villegas Part SCA
Possible Supreme Court Arraignment |
KWASI ODURO | Oduro is charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident without Reporting and other crimes for allegedly backing his Mercedes into a Kennedy’s Fried Chicken restaurant in Pelham Bay on June 4th, 2015, resulting in the death of seven-year-old Ethan Villavicencio and the injuring of several others. Oduro allegedly attempted to flee the scene after crashing into the storefront, all of which was caught on security camera. |
| Roberti, C.
Justice Rodriguez III Part A
Appearance |
KIRK MCGOWAN | McGowan is facing charges of Attempted Assault, Robbery 2 and 3 and other crimes for allegedly attacking Warren Payne on June 5th, 2015 as Payne’s motorcycle stopped at a red light on the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 184 Street. McGowan and another unapprehended individual are accused of pushing and repeatedly punching the victim until they were able to obtain his vehicle. |
| Reynolds, O.
Justice Iacovetta Part 96
Conference |
DUVALE STEVENS | Stevens is facing Murder 2 and Manslaughter 1 for the death of Andrea Hurd on March 27th, 2013. Stevens is accused of stabbing Hurd multiple times in the chest, neck and back and throwing her off of the roof of an apartment building on East 154th Street. |
| Rosenfeld, P.
Justice Mogulescu Part 77
Appearance |
JEFFREY PIERRE | Pierre is charged with Murder 1, Murder 2 and other crimes for the May 9th, 2014 deaths of Kaison Lewis and Jermaine Lewis. Pierre is accused of following and shooting the two men who fled on foot after entering Pierre’s car, as he sat in it on Dyre Avenue. |
| Birnbaum, D.
Justice Benitez Part 15
Conference/Scheduling |
MOISES MARTINEZ | Martinez is charged with Murder 2 and Manslaughter 1st in the killing of his wife, NYPD traffic agent Yajaira Reyes. Martinez allegedly restricted his wife’s breathing causing her death. Reyes’ body was found stuffed into a trash can in the couple’s Walton Avenue apartment. |
| Friday, July 10, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Mattaway, L.
Justice Webber Part 92
Love(SCA) Roberts- Ghee (Sentencing) |
DOMINIQUE LOVE
& RAEQUAN ROBERTS-GHEE |
The defendants, along with two others (Michael Mendoza and Christian Emanuel-Womack) are accused in the March 8, 2015 attack on five Rikers Island correction officers that left the COs with serious injuries requiring medical treatment. Love will be arraigned on the indictment charging Gang Assault, Assault and other crimes; Roberts-Ghee has pled guilty to Assault 1 and will be sentenced. Emanuel-Womack and Mendoza are adjourned until August 7th. See press release for Emanuel-Womack (see link) and underlying case charges for Dominique Love, below. |
| Vadasz, T.
Justice Webber Part 92
Appearance |
DOMINIQUE LOVE | Dominique Love faces Murder 2, Attempted Murder 2, and various weapons charges for the February, 2013 shooting at a Morrisania baby shower that left one man dead and another wounded. |
| Schwartzman, E.
Justice Villegas Part SCA
Possible Grand Jury Action |
HILDA CASTANEDA | Castaneda is charged with Vehicular Assault 1, 2 and additional assault and DWI charges for the 2014 Christmas Day crash in which she is accused of plowing into a bus shelter on the corner of Pierce Avenue and Williamsbridge Road seriously injuring a pedestrian. |
| Corso, L.
Justice Rosado Part AP2
Possible Plea |
YOEL VILLA-LANTIGUA | Villa-Lantigua is facing charges of Reckless Endangerment 2, Leaving the Scene of An Incident Without Reporting 3 and DWI related charges for the April 8th, 2015 altercation on the New England Thruway in which he is accused of evading authorities, driving erratically and hitting two vehicles including a parked NYPD cruiser. |
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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