‘Kill All Rats’: District Heights Man's Chilling Jailhouse Letter Adds Decades To Sentence
He tried to kill a man. Then, from behind bars, he wrote letters promising to finish the job.
Now, a Maryland inmate will spend nearly three more decades in prison.
Nasir Wilkinson, 23, of District Heights, was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 16, to 35 years in prison after Judge Marybeth Ayres in Montgomery County Circuit Court stacked new time on top of his attempted murder conviction, prosecutors announced.
Wilkinson had already been serving time for a brutal stabbing on March 26, 2024, when he left a man bleeding out in the 20300 block of Notting Hill Way in Germantown.
The man survive…
Man Opens Fire On Arguing Couple In Newburgh: Here's His Fate
A 33-year-old man will spend more than a decade in state prison for shooting a couple during an Orange County street dispute in broad daylight, prosecutors announced.
Jason Brown, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Orange County Court. In addition to the prison term, he will serve five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The case stems from a shooting on July 31, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., when a man and woman were arguing in Newburgh. Prosecutors said Brown and another man walk…
FBI, Police Crack 2 Major Sex Crime, Multi-Million Dollar Scam Cases In Bedford
Two high-profile police investigations in Westchester County—one involving the sexual abuse of a minor and another tied to a nationwide fraud ring—have concluded with major developments in federal court, authorities announced.
According to Bedford Police, the first case began on Aug. 30, 2023, when detectives arrested John Lord, 40, of Arizona, after he engaged in sexual acts with a 15-year-old boy in a wooded area of Katonah earlier that day. The FBI later charged Lord with persuading, inducing, enticing, and coercing the child to engage in sexual activity.
This week, Lord was s…
Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ
More than a decade after a house fire killed a father and three children, and seriously injured a fourth in upstate New York, a longtime suspect has been federally charged.
Edward Leon, 53, of Fultonville, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of malicious use of fire to destroy property resulting in death, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany.
The fire broke out on May 2, 2013, at a Schenectady rental home on Hulett Street. It killed David Terry and three of his children: Michael Terry, Layah Terry, and Donovan Duell. A fourth child, Sa’fyre Terry, survived…
Virginia Navy Petty Officer Caught With Child Porn Learns Prison Fate
A Navy Petty Officer in Virginia, who knew Big Brother was watching but continued to enjoy child porn on his devices is going to spend years in prison.
Robert Henry, a US Navy Petty Officer Second Class in Norfolk, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), federal authorities announced.
In November 2024, the Norfolk Police Department received a complaint that Henry, 43, was in possession of CSAM on his personal laptop, according to court documents.
Henry handed over his computer, along with two hard drives, and a cell phone, whi…
Admitted Child Rapist Who Repeatedly Abused Schenectady 14-Year-Old Sentenced To Prison
A Schenectady man will spend years in prison after admitting he sexually abused a teenage girl over a period of several days.
Michael Taylor, 43, was sentenced to six years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Thursday, July 01, after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl.
Taylor confessed to enticing the victim, who was known to him, to stay at his apartment by giving her marijuana and a cell phone, according to the Schenectady County DA’s office.
Over the course of a week, he committed multiple sexual acts against the girl, prosecutors said.
As part of the sentence, a Sche…
'Truly Hideous Crime': Newburgh Man Who Raped Young Child Learns His Fate
An Orange County man will spend decades in prison after admitting to raping a young child, prosecutors announced.
Kelvin Dubon-Rivas, age 35, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Monday, June 23, in Orange County Court to 20 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, after previously pleading guilty to first-degree rape, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced the same day.
As part of the sentence, he will also be required to register as a sex offender.
Dubon-Rivas admitted in court that the offense took place in September 2024 and invo…
