Bronx DA Cases of Interest for the Week of January 12 2015

Office of the Bronx County District Attorney Cases of Interest
For the Week of January 12, 2015 (Update #1)

Monday, January 12, 2015
ADA
Judge
Part #
Status
Defendant Name Case Details
Gottlieb, T.Justice Villegas

Part SCA

 

Possible Grand Jury Action

KEVIN DARDEN Darden is charged with Murder in the 2nd Degree in the death of Wai Kuen Kwok, who was shoved in front of a moving southbound D train on Sunday, November 16th at 167th Street & Grand Concourse.
Reynolds, O.Justice Mogulescu
Part 77

 

Conference

MIKE GARCIA Garcia is charged with one count of Manslaughter in the 1st Degree for the death of Juan Martinez during an altercation at a June 2014 wedding. Garcia is accused of stabbing Martinez in the thigh with a 6-inch kitchen knife, severing an artery, causing Martinez’s death.
Gradinger, J.Justice Clancy

Part 79

Jury Selection

ALEXIS SANCHEZ Sanchez is facing charges of Murder in the 2nd Degree, Manslaughter in the 1st Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Parkchester shooting death of Stephen Mari on November 2nd, 2011.
Davis, L.Justice Bruce

Part FA

Appearance

JASON POLANCO & JOSHUA KEMP Polanco is facing charges of Attempted Murder and Assault in the 1st and 2nd Degree along with a number of other crimes and Kemp faces charges of Robbery in the 1st and 2nd Degree in the non-fatal shooting of two NYPD officers responding to a Fordham grocery store robbery on January 5th, 2015.

 

Kharkover, IJustice Massaro

Part T-14

Motions & Possible Sentencing

10:00 am

OCTAVIO RIVERA Rivera faces up to 25 years to life behind bars following a conviction at trial for Assault in the 1st Degree for the August 2012 knife attack that seriously wounded Walter Romaine, in a dispute over drugs and money.  Because this is Rivera’s sixth violent felony, BXDA will move to have him sentenced at a higher level, under provisions of the NYS Penal Law.  Romaine and fellow crack smoker Flossey Samuels entered drug programs and have made remarkable turn-arounds in their lives.
 

Petri, J.

Justice Massaro

Part T-14

 

Trial

11:30 am

 

WINSTON GILLON & ROY RODNEY Gillon and Rodney, former Rikers Island Corrections officers, are on trial in the November 24th, 2011 assault of inmate Raheem Dyer. Both are charged with several counts of Falsifying Business Records in the 1st and 2nd Degree and 2nd and 3rd Degree Assault.  Bench trial.

 

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
ADA
Judge
Part #
Status
Defendant Name Case Details
Borko, N.Justice Villegas

Part SCA

 

Possible Grand Jury Action

CHERRYLEE YOUNG Young is charged with Assault in the 2nd Degree, Criminally Negligent Homicide and other related crimes stemming from the death of 77-year-old Frank Mercado at a University Heights nursing home. Mercado was allegedly struck several times by Young, a facility attendant. Mercado died from internal injuries he suffered after being impaled through the rectum by a piece of metal jutting out from an overturned table.
DiGiovanni, A.

Justice Barrett

Part 60

 

9:30 am or thereafter

 

Conference

 

ERNESTO BAILEY Bailey is charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, Arson in the 5th Degree, and Torturing and Injuring Animals. Bailey was allegedly caught on surveillance running over a cat with a shopping cart and later setting the animal on fire outside of his 182nd Street apartment building.

 

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
ADA
Judge
Part #
Next Court Date
Defendant Name Case Details

 

Thursday, January 15, 2015
ADA
Judge
Part #
Status
Defendant Name Case Details
Martinez-Alonso, M.

Justice Iacovetta

Part 96

Decision on Motions

 

 CLAUDE BLONCOURT

 

Bloncourt is charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide and Manslaughter in the 2nd Degree in the April 28th, 2014 Pelham Parkway crash that caused the death of young mother Perla Reyes. Bloncourt is accused of speeding at a high rate when his vehicle overturned before hitting a parked car and tree.

 

 

 

Friday, January 16, 2015
ADA
Judge
Part #
Status
Defendant Name Case Details

 

 

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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