White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Man Bites, Assaults Man At Strasburg Hotel Leads To Multiple Felony Rape Charges
A violent rape case stemming from an early-morning hotel assault in Lancaster County is now headed to county court after a judge ruled the charges should proceed, according to an updated release on Monday, April 6.
Jose Luis Izquierdo-Sanchez, 34, of Cárdenas in Tabasco, Mexico, was held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge William E. Benner Jr., who ruled on Tuesday, March 4, that the case would move to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to prosecutors.
Izquierdo-Sanchez is charged with two counts of rape, along with strangula…
Gunman Who Sprayed Bullets At Albany Crowd Sentenced To Years In Prison: Prosecutors
A gunman who opened fire on a group of people in Albany has been sentenced to multiple years in prison, authorities announced Friday, April 3.
Ishmiel Harrison, 28, will serve seven years behind bars followed by five years of probation, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Harrison, an Albany resident, shot at a vehicle and a group of people at the corner of Lark Street and Orange Street on March 25, 2021, just before midnight, according to prosecutors.
None of Harrison’s bullets wounded any of the intended targets, but several shots damaged a vehicle, police said.
Harrison…
Ex-Avon Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexual Assault Of Child Gets $1M Bond; More Victims Possible
A former Avon daycare worker accused of sexually assaulting a child has been ordered held on $1 million bond under house arrest, reports said.
Jan Carlos Berrios-Otero, 29, of Avon, previously worked at BrightPath Avon Early Learning and Child Care Center before administrators contacted police Monday, March 30, over concerns about possible misconduct involving a child, Avon police said.
Police arrested Berrios-Otero on Wednesday, April 1. He is charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, authorities said.
The case may extend beyond a single incident, WTNH repor…
Failed Forked River Bank Robber Who Tried Again In Lacey Arrested Weeks Later, Cops Say
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again, unless you're trying to rob a bank.
A South Toms River man has been arrested in connection with an armed bank robbery at a TD Bank in Lacey Township, which came after he had attempted to rob a PNC Bank in Forked River, authorities said.
Kenneth Grant, 58, was taken into custody on Thursday, March 26, following an investigation by the Lacey Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police responded to the TD Bank branch in Lacey Township on Monday, March 9, after a report of an armed robbery. Officers learned the…
Murder Convict Caught With Drugs, Guns, Learns Latest Prison Fate In Charles County
A Maryland man with a prior murder conviction is heading back to prison after police say they found drugs, guns, and cash tied to a distribution operation.
The sentencing was reported in Charles County, where Corey Daniel Claggett, 46, of Waldorf, was ordered to serve 12 years behind bars in Circuit Court in La Plata.
The decision came after a judge handed down the sentence tied to cocaine distribution, illegal firearm possession, and a probation violation, officials said.
The case stems from a coordinated raid months earlier.
On Sept. 4, 2025, multiple Charles County Sheriff’s Office uni…
Man Stalked Ex-GF Before Gruesome Montclair Murder, Authorities Say
An Orange man has been convicted in the 2018 fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in Montclair on Monday March 23,, authorities said.
Ahigjah Broomes, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder and multiple weapons offenses following a six-day trial, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II
Of April 27, 2018, Broomes stalked Akirah Townes, a 20-year-old Orange resident, and killed her four months after she ended their relationship, Stephens said.
Townes, a Kean University student, was with friends on Bloomfield Avenue preparing to leave for a trip to Virginia Beach when Bro…
