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A 53-year-old man from Mount Vernon is facing life in prison after being indicted for his potential involvement in the beating death of his roommate with canes. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Clifford Ali has been arraigned on an indictment that includes a second-degree murder charge and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, misdemeanors.
The Mount Vernon night club where owner O'Neil Bandoo was shot and killed on Christmas Day has reportedly lost its liquor license. According to a lohud report , the New York State Liquor Authority has revoked the liquor license at The Mansion on North Third Avenue in the wake of a fatal holiday shooting that left several others injured.
The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers resident last year has been arraigned on manslaughter and weapons charges. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Donte Pace, 22, has been arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.
Errol Hillary, the man accused of gunning down a popular Mount Vernon nightclub owner on Christmas Day and wounding five other men, pleaded not guilty Thursday, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. The Bronx resident, 41, who did not speak during the arraignment before Judge Barry Warhit in Westchester County Court, is accused of killing O'Neil Bandoo and injuring five others following an argument around 4:30 a.m., Dec. 25, 2016, inside the Mansion at 4 N. Third Ave. He is charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of assault and one count of second-degree assault, all felonies, Scarpino said.
The driver involved in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue.
The driver involved in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue.
The fatal shooting occurred around 4:26 a.m. Sunday at the Mansion at 4 North 3rd Avenue in Mount Vernon. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The fact that suspect in the the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that killed owner O'Neil Bandoo and left five other men injured is considered a "career criminal," is sparking outrage in the city.
The suspect who was apprehended after the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that killed owner, O'Neil Bandoo, and left four injured was arraigned Monday morning. The suspect, Bronx resident Errol Hillary, 39, was reportedly free on bail following a June arrest on attempted murder charges.
The suspect who was apprehended after the Christmas morning Mount Vernon nightclub shooting that left one dead and four injured has been identified by authorities. The suspect, Bronx resident Errol Hillary, 39, was reportedly free on bail following a June arrest on attempted murder charges.
One person was killed, four others injured and a suspect has been apprehended after an early Sunday morning shooting at a Mount Vernon nightclub, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said. Reports that a second person was deceased are unconfirmed by the Mount Vernon Police Department, the office of Mayor Richard Thomas said at 9:50 p.m. Sunday.
Two people are confirmed dead, four others injured and a suspect has been apprehended after an early Sunday morning shooting at a Mount Vernon nightclub, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said. Shots were fired at around 4:26 a.m. Christmas morning after the club's owner, O'Neil Bandoo, kicked out a group of partygoers, according to the New York Daily News.
Victims Hector Gutierrez , Martin Santos-Luna , Urbano Morales-Santiago , and Miguel Sosa-Luna A retired Westchester County police officer murdered four men - including two who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time - in a "gangland-style" crime during a drug deal gone bad, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nicholas Tartaglione, who worked as a cop in Briarcliff Manor and Mount Vernon, as well as upstate Pawling, was arrested Monday for killing Martin Luna, Urbano Santiago, Miguel Luna, and Hector Gutierrez in April at a bar called Likquid Lounge in Chester, Orange County, authorities said.
Victims Hector Gutierrez , Martin Santos-Luna , Urbano Morales-Santiago , and Miguel Sosa-Luna A retired Westchester County police officer murdered four men - including two who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time - in a "gangland-style" crime during a drug deal gone bad, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nicholas Tartaglione, who worked as a cop in Briarcliff Manor and Mount Vernon, as well as upstate Pawling, was arrested Monday for killing Martin Luna, Urbano Santiago, Miguel Luna, and Hector Gutierrez in April at a bar called Likquid Lounge in Chester, Orange County, authorities said.
... school teacher was inspired by the class to start developing a Black Lives Matter chapter with members of her Mount Vernon, N.Y., church and community, convinced that more needed to be done to address police brutality, address concerns about violent ...
A Mount Vernon man has been sentenced to two decades in state prison after being found guilty of attempted murder after opening fire in the middle of the day at Top Deli Market. On Wednesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Juan Picart, 26, a Mount Vernon native, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury to four felonies, including attempted murder and assault.
A Mount Vernon man has been sentenced to two decades in state prison after being found guilty of attempted murder after opening fire in the middle of the day at Top Deli Market. On Wednesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Juan Picart, 26, a Mount Vernon native, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury to four felonies, including attempted murder and assault.
... murder before pleading down. Dawson and Singh are each facing assault charges. A fourth defendant, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday Dec. 1 on a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a ...
After 14 years as Westchester County Surrogate, Judge Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. has announced that he is stepping down from the bench effective January 31st. Scarpino, who began his judicial career in 1984 at age 32 when he was appointed Associate City Court Judge in his home town of Mount Vernon, NY, said that upon leaving the bench he will enter private practice in a senior level position at a regional law firm.
