Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of March 4, 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Kreatsoulas, P.

Michael

DVM

Update

Herman Brightman

Charged with second-degree Strangulation, second-degree Unlawful Imprisonment, and other charges. Defendant allegedly attacked woman in her home and refused to leave.

Bell-Blair, M.

Moralas

96

Appearance

Rashidi Smith

Charged with Attempted Murder in the first degree and additional charges. The defendant allegedly attacked a Correction Officer by punching, kicking, and slamming them, leading to serious injuries on August 23, 2023.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Clements, S

McCormack

22

Conference

Ajamu Demmerle

Charged with second-degree Attempted Murder and additional charges. The defendant allegedly stabbed Kyle Lockett multiple times with a large knife on November 3, 2022.

Perez, C.

Clancy

28

Appearance

Bennie Green

Starquiasha Singlet

Berry Wells

Green is charged with third-degree Bribe Receiving and additional charges. Singletary is charged with first-degree Promoting Prison Contraband and additional charges. Wells is charged with third-degree Bribery and additional charges. The defendants allegedly acted in concert with each other and smuggled an iPhone into Rikers Island.

Martin-Klein-G.

Busching

14

Decision

Jancys Santiago

Charged with first-degree Rape. The defendant allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman in a Bronx apartment after tying her arms and feet with a wire hanger. He was indicted in NY’s first use of investigative genetic genealogy to solve cold case rapes.

Rosen, J.

Clancy

28

Decision on motions

Kejaun Dehaney

Hassan Maxwell

Charged with Murder, Assault and additional charges related to a shooting that happened on April 3, 2021. The defendants allegedly fatally shot Gabriel Casso and wounded a bystander.

Barker, G.

Morales

96

Sentencing

Nakim Williams

Pleaded guilty to second-degree Assault and additional charges. The defendant allegedly tossed a mop stick at a Department of Correction Officer’s face leading to the injury on December 28. 2022.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Rosen, J.

Lewis

70

Certificate of Compliance

Vinette Tucker-Frederick

Charged with first-degree Tampering with Public Records and additional charges. The defendant allegedly used some officers to take a mandatory refresher course on Suicide Prevention instead of scheduling all staff to complete training.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

ADA
Judge
Part #
Status

Defendant Name

Case Details

Davis, J.

Collins

19

Appearance

Lamel Evans

Charged with first-degree Gang Assault, Promoting Prison Contraband in the first-degree and other charges.

The defendant allegedly was among several inmates who severely injured a Correction Officer at Rikers Island.

Carter, J.

Collins

19

Discovery

Manuel Palma

Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges. The defendant allegedly shot Raymond Ganeo on November 21, 2022, leading to his death.

Miras, J.

Hornstein

24

Sentencing

Najhim Luke

Found guilty of second-degree Murder for the death of Brandon Hendricks, a 17-year-old high school basketball player who was shot by a stray bullet on June 28, 2020.

Friday, March 8, 2024

No

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