Cases of Interest for the Week of September 21, 2015
| Monday, September 21st, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Wiczyk, O.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Ongoing Trial |
MARC MANARA, MICHAEL LOTURCO, JEFFREY REGAN, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT,
RUBEN PERALTA |
Related to the 2011 NYPD ticket fixing scandal that unraveled following the investigation into former officer Jose Ramos, who is currently serving a 12 ½ to 14 ½ year sentence, the defendants are accused of Falsifying Business Records, Official Misconduct, Conspiracy and other charges for allegedly protecting the owner of a paint store who is accused of beating a man over a parking spot. |
| TBA
Justice Whiten Part B
Appearance |
JERRY HARGROVE | Hargrove is facing charges of Murder 2, Manslaughter 1, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon Charges 4 for the stabbing death of a man on East 156th Street. |
| McElwreath, S.
Justice Boyle Part 94
Decision on Motions |
CESAR VILLAVICENCIO | Villavicencio is accused of the Pelham Parkway September 2009 asphyxiation death of his friend, Pamela Stockwell. After he failed to appear prior to his scheduled arraignment in March of 2010, a bench warrant for his arrest was issued; he was returned to the United States in February of this year. He faces Murder 2 and Bail Jumping charges. |
| Oustatcher, A.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Trial |
DARRYL HEMPHILL | Hemphill is charged with two counts of Murder 2 for the April 20th, 2006 (Easter Sunday) death of 2-year-old David Pacheco Jr.
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| Kennedy, P.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Hearings |
MICHELLE HUBERT & VICTOR RODMAN | Rikers Island Corrections Officer Rodman is charged with Assault 2 and 3 and several other crimes related to a July 2009 alleged excessive force incident involving inmate Carlos Sanchez. Rodman, along with CO Hubert, is also accused of trying to cover up the assault by filing false reports. |
| McElwreath, S.
Justice Boyle Part 94
Appearance |
ERIK PEREZ |
Perez is charged with Murder 2, Manslaughter 1 and other crimes for the 2015 New Year’s Day death of his grandmother, Alice Durso, in Throggs Neck. Perez is accused of using a wooden bedpost to bludgeon the 87-year-old woman to death in her own home. |
| Zapata, A.
Justice Sharpe Part DVM (Criminal Court)
Hearings |
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. |
| Patel, Avni
Justice Rodriguez-Morick Part 96
Decision on Motions |
JOHN LLOYD |
Lloyd is facing several hates crimes including Attempted Assault 1, Assault 2, 3, and other charges for the April 26th alleged bias attack on East 170th Street and College Avenue. Lloyd and four other unapprehended individuals are accused of throwing rocks and hurling homophobic slurs at the complainant.
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| Militano, A.
Justice Michels Part A
Appearance |
JONATHAN SALINAS | Salinas is charged with 1st and 2nd Degree Assault, Endangering the Welfare of A Child and 4th Degree Criminal Possession of A Weapon for the February 5th, 2015 alleged attack on a member of his household. Salinas is accused of pouring hot oil on his 13- year-old niece as she slept in bed. The victim suffered burns on her face, back, chest and both arms and was treated at a local burn unit. |
| Litwin, A.
Justice Boyle Part 94
Conference |
JUAN ROSARIO |
Rosario is facing charges of Attempted Murder 2, Assault 1, and other related crimes in the August 2014 stabbing of his wife, Rosa Lopez. Rosario is accused of stabbing Lopez multiple times in front of their three children. He was disarmed when shot by two responding police officers.
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| Koves, D.
Justice Hornstein Part AP4 (Criminal Court)
Start of Trial |
CHRISTOPHER MEDINA | Medina, an Access-A-Ride driver, is charged with Harassment 2 for allegedly exposing himself to a passenger in her East 174th Street apartment. |
| Sparer, G.
Justice Whiten Part B
Possible Grand Jury Action |
HASSAN
MUHAMMAD |
Muhammad is facing charges of Attempted Murder 2, Attempted Assault 1, Criminal Possession of A Weapon and other charges for the September 12th, 2015 shooting and wounding of Luis Cruz on East 137th street. |
| Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| O’Leary, M.
Justice Villegas Part SCA
Possible Supreme Court Arraignment |
BENJAMIN FLORES | Flores is facing several counts of Robbery 1, 2 and Burglary 1, 2 and other crimes for allegedly pushing his way into the East 143rd Street home of Melissa and Michael Ortiz along with Flores’ separately apprehended accomplice, Jason Reid. The defendants are accused of stealing a cellphone, tablet, unspecified amounts of money and NYSID card from the victims. |
| Starishevsky, J.
Justice Clancy Part 79
Appearance |
FERNANDO YENSI | Yensi is charged with Manslaughter 1, 2 for the November 13th, 2014 death of three- year-old Poseidon Quinones in their East 163rd Street apartment. Yensi, the victim’s step-grandfather, is accused of inflicting significant trauma to the child’s torso, resulting in his demise. |
| Martin, G.
Justice Clancy Part 79
Decision on Motions |
JOSE ROYS | Roys is charged with Rape 1, Robbery 2 and additional crimes for the alleged Christmas Day rape of a woman at a bus stop on Boston Road.
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| Christobek, K.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Motion Practice |
RAUL CRUZ | Cruz is charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty and Torturing and Injuring Animals for the January 2015 incident in which he allegedly struck a dog several times in the head with a shovel and buried the animal alive under a pile of snow. |
| Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Borgstedt, A.
Justice Webber Part 92
Appearance |
MARTIN QUIRINDONGO | Quirindongo is also facing Assault and Menacing charges for allegedly striking a Rikers Island corrections officer on August 29th, in the head. The wound required twenty staples to close. |
| D’Angelo, P.
Justice Whiten Part B
Sentencing |
BABOU JOBE | Jobe plead guilty to Trademark Counterfeiting in June and will be sentenced for allegedly peddling approximately 13,000 counterfeit Viagra and Cialis pills –some of which were labeled with fake Pfizer and Eli Lilly’s trademarks, and containing active ingredients of the medications. |
| Thursday, September 24th, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Morabito, J.
Justice Mogulescu Part 77
Appearance |
ARNELL JONES | Jones is facing charges of Murder 2 and Manslaughter 1 for the January 28th, 2015 death of 68- year-old Eric Simmons. Jones allegedly robbed and murdered Simmons in the stairwell of a building in the Melrose Houses after a dispute. |
| Pruzan, J.
Justice Michels Part FA
Conference and Possible Grand Jury Action |
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. |
| 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. |
| Valerio, R.
Justice Whiten Part B
Possible Supreme Court Arraignment |
JOHN DIAZ | Diaz is facing several counts of Robbery 1, 2 and Burglary 1, 2 and other crimes for allegedly using police commands to gain entry into a University Avenue apartment on August 7th. Once inside, the defendant is accused of assaulting the complainant and demanding his money. Several officers responding to the scene sustained injuries attempting to arrest Diaz. The defendant will also be arraigned on Murder 2, Manslaughter 1, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2 charges for the October 26th, 2014 shooting death of Jorge Reyes- Romero. |
| Gottlieb, T.
Justice Iacovetta Part 96
Decision on Omnibus Motions |
JONATHAN JOLIVERT |
Jolivert is charged with Murder 2 for the March 24th, 1993 death of Michelle Page Gilliam, a Manhattan Community College business student. Jolivert is accused of strangling and stabbing the mother of his child in her Concourse Village apartment. Recent scientific developments enabled DNA under the victim’s fingernails to be linked to Jolivert.
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| Militano, A.
Justice Fabrizio Part 98
Appearance |
REGINALD SMITH | Smith is facing charges of Murder 2 and Manslaughter 1 for the death of his girlfriend’s 16-month-old son on January 24th, 2012. The child was left in Smith’s care and was dead by the morning of January 25th, 2012 from blunt force trauma. |
| Friday, September 25th, 2015 | ||
| ADA Judge Part # Status |
Defendant Name | Case Details |
| Carter, J.
Justice Iacovetta Part T15
Possible Disposition |
DEVONTE DELBAS | Delbas is facing charges of Attempted Murder 2, Assault 1, and additional crimes for allegedly shooting into a crowd on Westchester Avenue in July 2015, wounding several individuals. |
| Davis, L.
Justice Barrett Part 60
Conference |
DEVONTE HERNANDEZ | Along with Harry Mingo, Hernandez is charged with Murder 2, Manslaughter 1, and additional crimes for the March 13th, 2015 Valentine Avenue shooting death of Jonathan Martinez. |
| Lee, K.
Justice Whiten Part B
Decision on Motions |
RAFAEL PASOLS | Pasols is facing charges of Strangulation 2, other related crimes for the December 15th, 2014 incident at the Horizon Juvenile Center. Pasols, a counselor, is accused of the attack on a teenage resident. |
| Yacoub, P.
Justice 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. |
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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