'Breach Of Trust': Ex-Manager Admits Stealing From Residents Of Long Island Care Facility 'Breach Of Trust': Ex-Manager Admits Stealing From Residents Of Long Island Care Facility
'Breach Of Trust': Ex-Manager Admits Stealing From Residents Of Long Island Care Facility The former manager of a residential care facility on Long Island is facing prison time after admitting she stole from residents. Desiree Etheridge, age 50, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 29. According to prosecutors, Etheridge worked as a facility manager at Eden II in St. James. As part of her responsibilities, she regularly withdrew cash from residents’ bank accounts to place in their petty cash envelope so they could go shopping. She admitted that between November 2018 and June 2021 she stole money from the ATM cards of six res…
Escaped Felon Returns For Sentence After 'Paperwork Mistake': Dauphin DA Escaped Felon Returns For Sentence After 'Paperwork Mistake': Dauphin DA
Escaped Felon Returns For Sentence After 'Paperwork Mistake': Dauphin DA A felon entered a guilty plea for his latest offense and somehow ended up going free —  a warrant for his arrest was issued shortly after and three days later he was back in custody, according to a release by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. Tymir Murray, 21, of Harrisburg, surrendered at the Dauphin County Booking Center at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday, July 26, DA Chardo explained.  Murray entered the guilty plea for Felony Possession Of Firearm Prohibited on Tuesday, July 23, as he should not have had a firearm as an already convicted felon for d…
Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney
Fugitive Tracked Down By Drone Admits To Burglary, Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney A drone proved key in helping investigators in Harford County track down a North East man wanted in connection to a shooting and burglary earlier this year who is now heading to prison. Joshua Brewster, 31, was arrested in April following a brief investigation by members of the sheriff's office after he shot a woman fleeing from a confrontation in a home on Highland Drive, according to authorities. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 5:53 a.m. on April 10 to the 200 block of Highland Drive, where they found a woman who had been shot in her lower bo…
Former US Naval Research Lab Scientist From Fairfax Gets Prison Time For Enticing Kids: Feds Former US Naval Research Lab Scientist From Fairfax Gets Prison Time For Enticing Kids: Feds
Former US Naval Research Lab Scientist From Fairfax Gets Prison Time For Enticing Kids: Feds A former research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory and assistant professor at George Mason University is going to be trading his lab coat for a prison jumpsuit. Daniel Marc Lofaro, 40, of Fairfax, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for receiving, possessing, and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and coercion and enticement of minors, federal authorities announced on Thursday. According to court documents, in November 2021, Lofaro posed as a 22 year old on social media while chatting with a 12 year old.  Lofaro "told the victim in graphic detail how he …
School Security Guard Caught With Student Sentenced For Sexual Abuse In Maryland School Security Guard Caught With Student Sentenced For Sexual Abuse In Maryland
School Security Guard Caught With Student Sentenced For Sexual Abuse In Maryland An ill-fated fling between a school security guard and student in St. Mary’s County landed him a lifetime on the Sex Offender Registry and years in prison, the state's attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Davon Natrell Stewart, 22, who was tasked with keeping students safe, was convicted following late last year following a two-day bench trial of sexual abuse of a minor after he was caught with a 15-year-old from Chopticon High School, where he worked. "(Stewart) abused his position of trust by using his authority to commit a sex offense on a child who was a student in the school he wa…
Woman Who Kidnapped, Beat, Robbed Roommate During Harrowing Day In DC Gets Prison Time Woman Who Kidnapped, Beat, Robbed Roommate During Harrowing Day In DC Gets Prison Time
Woman Who Kidnapped, Beat, Robbed Roommate During Harrowing Day In DC Gets Prison Time The District woman who went through extreme measures to get her roommate out of their apartment will be living behind bars for several years for kidnapping, federal authorities announced. Antionette Gilmore, 28, was sentenced on Tuesday to 84 months in prison for the October 2023 kidnapping of her roommate, which she perpetrated with her cousin. According to court documents, on Oct. 12, 2023, Michael Brown got into an argument over the phone with Gilmore, during which, she told him she wanted her out of their apartment. They agreed that she would pick him up from downtown DC to bring him b…
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers A convicted felon wanted in Lancaster County was found asleep on the lawn of Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Barracks, Trooper Ryan Kalinich detailed in a release on Tuesday, July 23.  Miguel Angel Cruz-Rivera Jr., 48 of Lancaster, was taken into custody when PSP troopers discovered him on the barracks lawn just before 6 p.m. on June 24, 2024, Trooper Kalinich explained in the release.  While in custody he was found in possession of drugs and once his identity was revealed they learned he was wanted on a warrant in Lancaster for two counts of Misdemeanor Terroristic Threats Wi…
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Third Grader In Charles County Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney Man Who Sexually Assaulted Third Grader In Charles County Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Third Grader In Charles County Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney The 23-year-old man who sexually assaulted a young girl on multiple occasions in Charles County is heading to prison, according to the state's attorney. Indian Head resident Daevian Davon Christian Hurd was sentenced by a judge to five years in prison after pleading guilty nearly a year ago to the sexual abuse of a minor. In March 2021, investigators say that a detective with the Charle's County Sheriff's Office were provided a copy of an interview conducted with the girl by the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services. During that interview, the child reported that she wa…
Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor
Three Sentenced In Fatal Shooting Of Jersey City Teen: Prosecutor Three Jersey City residents were sentenced on Friday, July 19, to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a fatal 2018 shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities said. Rayquan Carmichael, 23, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for murder, while Isaiah Huggins, 24, was sentenced to 42 years in state prison for murder, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two were convicted back in March, Suarez sad. Carmichael was already serving time in prison on unrelated weapons and burglary charges, Suarez said. Jahmari Hector, 21, was sentenced to six years in prison for c…
Ossining Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill USPS Employees, Burn Down Post Offices Ossining Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill USPS Employees, Burn Down Post Offices
Ossining Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill USPS Employees, Burn Down Post Offices A Northern Westchester man has been accused of threatening to kill US Postal Service employees and burn down post officers. Ossining resident Anthony Alfano, age 46, was arrested in Yorktown Heights on Friday, July 19, after making violent threats against USPS employees and threatening to burn down US post offices in Ossining, according to federal authorities.  The threats were made amid frustrations over a delayed parcel containing cremated remains from Florida, according to Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to court filings, Alfano th…
Essex County Correctional Officer Took Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates: Feds Essex County Correctional Officer Took Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates: Feds
Essex County Correctional Officer Took Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates: Feds A 36-year-old Jersey City resident and former Essex County correctional officer admitted on Wednesday, July 17, to accepting $14,000 in bribes to smuggle in tobacco and a cell phone to inmates, authorities said. In January 2023, Efrin Wade, who worked at the jail for three years, began communicating with an individual whom he believed was seeking to smuggle in contraband to sell to other inmates, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The individual was actually an undercover FBI agent, Sellinger said. Wade agreed to smuggle in tobacco and cell phones, prohibited for inmates at the facil…
Gunman Arrested In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Victim, 33, Prosecutor Says Gunman Arrested In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Victim, 33, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Arrested In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Victim, 33, Prosecutor Says A 29-year-old Paterson man was arrested on Tuesday, July 16 and charged in a shooting that wounded a 33-year-old Passaic man earlier this month, authorities said. At 5:22 a.m. on Friday, July 5, the Paterson Police Department met with the shooting victim at a nearby hospital after he was shot at Park Avenue and East 18th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. Jhon Garcia was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said. He faces up to 20 years in pri…