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2 days ago
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NYC man wanted undercover cop and his mom to harm ex-girlfriend, authorities say
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Queens man is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend and recruiting his mother and an undercover NYPD officer to harm her, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Brayahan Agudelo, 31, is accused of burglary, strangulation, stalking, menacing, and other crimes, court documents revealed. On multiple occasions in April, he threatened his ex-girlfriend, police said. More Crime News In one instance, Agudelo wrapped his arms around the victim's neck and applied pressure, causing her to lose consciousness while her 2-year-old daughter was present, according to court documents. When police were called, the defendant had left. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said. On a separate occasion, Agudelo is accused of entering his former girlfriend's home, brandishing a knife, and threatening her. When she tried to flee the apartment, he grabbed her hair to stop her from leaving and took her cell phone, according to court documents. The victim was able to escape and opened her front door to yell for help. Agudelo yet again fled the apartment, police said. On the same day he attacked his girlfriend, Agudelo allegedly engaged in a conversation with an undercover police officer, asking the cop if he could 'make his wife a paraplegic.' Agudelo and the undercover detective agreed on a payment and a date for when the attack would occur, according to court documents. Agudelo was arrested the next day. More Local News However, this didn't stop him from enlisting his mother to reportedly terrorize his ex-lover. On April 28 and 29, while in jail, the defendant called his mother, Maria Cruz. He directed her to go to his ex-girlfriend's home and her grandchildren's school to convince the victim not to testify against him, prosecutors said. Agudelo told his mother to confront the former girlfriend with his brother so one could restrain and beat her while the other spoke to her, violating an order of protection against him, authorities said. Cruz reportedly told her son she followed his instructions, but the victim was not home, according to court documents. Agudelo faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. His mother faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, court documents stated. Domestic and family health violence are common problems estimated to affect 10 million people in the United States every year. Anyone looking for help can find resources here. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
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Queens mom beaten brutally beaten on Randalls Island improving but still critical: family
The Queens single mother of two prosecutors say was brutally beaten on Randalls Island by an ex-con out on parole is improving but remains unconscious and in critical condition, her family said Friday. 'She's a little bit better,' 44-year-old victim Diana Agudelo's daughter Stephanie Rodas said. ''The doctor just told me to take it day by day. They don't really tell me anything long term.' Doctors have begun weaning Agudelo off medications meant to reduce the swelling in her brain to see if it will go down on its own, Rodas said. 'She had a drain on her head that would drain out the excess blood that would come out. They took out one of the drains,' Rodas added. Agudelo was biking home from her job as a janitor at an East Harlem museum on May 16, taking her usual short cut through Randalls Island to get to her Astoria apartment, when 30-year-old parolee and registered sex offender Miguel Jiraud viciously attacked her, repeatedly beating her in the head before taking off with her e-bike, according to prosecutors. The victim lay unconscious in a grassy area near the 103rd St. footbridge for nearly six hours until Jiraud, posing as a good Samaritan called police at about 5:15 a.m. the next morning, alerting them he discovered the wounded woman, prosecutors said. Rodas, and her 22-year-old brother have been at their mother's bedside at Elmhurst Hospital ever since, holding on to hope that she will improve. Last week doctors told the family that Agudelo had a '99% chance mortality rate with her injuries.' Even if all goes well, doctors said she will lose all or most of her ability to move the right side of her body and will be blind in the top of her right eye. She will also have memory issues, the extent of which is not clear. Rodas said Friday that her mother is beginning to look more like herself again. Initially, Agudelo was 'so swollen' that Rodas could hardly recognize her. 'She's looking better. Her [external] swelling has been going down,' Rodas said. 'It feels good to see. It's mostly external. Internal [swelling] we don't really know.' Agudelo's co-workers at the Museum of the City of New York have created a GoFundMe that has quickly raised more than $75,000 for her continued medical care. When asked Friday what she'd tell New Yorkers, Rodas said, 'Just to continue thinking of my mom and to thank them for all the prayers that they have sent my mother's way.'
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
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Migrants held at Guantanamo now allowed to phone attorneys, filing says
Migrants being held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a court filing. According to a series of court filings released on Thursday that are part of a lawsuit filed by advocacy groups against the Department of Homeland Security, an ICE official said migrant detainees at Guantanamo are now able to speak with their lawyers, and that DHS is evaluating the "feasibility and necessity" for in-person counsel visits. MORE: Trump said Guantanamo would hold 'high threat' migrants -- but others have ended up there The Trump administration, as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, has been sending to Guantanamo what officials call the most violent "worst of the worst" migrants apprehended on American soil -- although ABC News reported earlier this week that the families of two detainees say their relatives being held there have no criminal record, despite DHC claims. Juan Agudelo, an Acting Field Office Director for ICE, said in a court filing that there are currently 178 migrant detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay -- all of whom are from Venezuela and have final orders of removal. Of those detainees, 127 are being held at the facility's "Camp VI" prison complex, while 51 detainees are being housed at the Migrant Operations Center. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, was filed on behalf of threee family members of current detainees and four organizations demanding access to them to provide legal representation. In one of the declarations, Agudelo said the three detainees from the lawsuit were given access to speak to legal counsel on Feb. 17 at the request of the American Civil Liberties Union. Two of the detainees from the lawsuit are suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according Agudelo's declaration. Migrants held at Guantanamo now allowed to phone attorneys, filing says originally appeared on
