Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of March 20, 2023

Monday, March 20, 2023

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Hirsch, E.

Beller

TRP

Appearance

Asun Thomas

Charged with second-degree Murder and first-degree Manslaughter in the death of Luz Perez. The defendant allegedly strangled the victim in her apartment on October 12, 2019. 

Carter, J.

Fabrizio

TRP

Decision

Charles Votaw

Charged with first-degree Assault, Concealment of a Human Corpse, and additional charges. The defendant allegedly concealed a corpse which was found September 13, 2019. 

Gattuso, J.

Beller

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Trial Continues

Pedro Hernandez

Charged with first-degree Assault, first-degree Robbery, and additional charges. The defendant allegedly stabbed a man on April 7, 2019.

Wiczyk, O.

Busching

T14

Trial Continues

Danny Acosta

Charged with first-degree Perjury, Official Misconduct, and additional charges. The defendant allegedly provided false testimony in court while he served as an NYPD Officer.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Militano, A.

McCormack

T32

Decision on Motion

Navasia Jones

Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges in the death of Julissia Batties. The seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused and beaten.  

Namani, B.

Fabrizio

TRP

Possible Disposition

Steven Castro

Charged with second-degree Murder, first-degree Manslaughter, and fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The defendant allegedly struck his mother’s head with a blunt object, causing her death. 

Gattuso, J.

Collins

96

Appearance

Theodore Ellis

Charged with Attempted Murder second-degree and additional charges. The defendant allegedly grabbed a person waiting on the subway platform and pushed them onto the subway tracks.

Nunez, V.

Busching

T14

Conference

Kemoy Royal

Charged with first-degree Rape and additional charges. The defendant allegedly raped a woman who was able to alert authorities about the attack after sending a note on a Grubhub order.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Birnbaum, D.

Michael

T27

Appearance

Argenis Baez

Charged with Murder and additional charges. The defendant allegedly stabbed Arianna Reyes multiple times on June 13, 2022, leading to her death.

Uy, E.

Lorenzo

T17

Sentencing

Eric Colvin

Pleaded guilty to second-degree Criminal Sale of a Firearm. The defendant in concert with another sold 33 weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices to an undercover NYPD officer. 

Alberts, F.

Fabrizio

TRP

Sentencing

Dennis Applewhite

Pleaded guilty to Attempted Assault in the first degree on February 7, 2023. The defendant stabbed a Correction Officer in the neck and head on October 31, 2022.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Vega, J.

McCormack

T32

Appearance

Jose Chavez

Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges. The defendant, in concert with others, allegedly shot Rafael Jimenez in the head.

Friday, March 24, 2023

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Mairs, M.

Lewis

Part 70

Sentencing

Temar Bishop

Found guilty of Attempted Murder in the second-degree and Predatory Sexual Assault. The defendant attacked and sexually assaulted the victim on a roof in June 2019.

Wood, J.

Fabrizio

TRP

Appearance

Deandre Lamar

Charged with second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The defendant allegedly possessed 17 firearms, along with bulletproof vests and heroin and cocaine.