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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Boy, 17, awaiting trial for attempted murder shot to death in East Harlem
A 17-year-old boy awaiting trial for attempted murder was shot in the head in East Harlem and died 11 days later, police said Thursday. Chance Leggett was shot as he rode a Citi Bike on E. 115th St. near Lexington Ave. about 5:45 p.m. May 17, cops said. Medics rushed him to Harlem Hospital, where he died Wednesday, police said. The day after Leggett was shot, police arrested 19-year-old Jermaine Vanderhorst for attempted murder and gun possession. He is being held without bail and is due back in court Tuesday, records show. Police said charges against Vanderhorst, who has several gun busts among his 12 prior arrests, may now be upgraded to murder. He lives in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, according to cops. Leggett, who was about a mile from home when he was shot, was arrested March 27, 2024, for an attempted murder in Chelsea three weeks earlier. About 9:30 p.m. on March 6, Leggett, then 16, and an accomplice tried to push their way into an apartment in the Fulton Houses on W. 17th St. near Ninth Ave. with three people inside. When that failed, they allegedly shot at the door but nobody was struck, according to cops. Jhyrve Davis, who was 18 at the time, was arrested two days later. He lives in a different building in the Fulton Houses, according to cops. Both Leggett and Davis were charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, attempted burglary and weapon possession. Davis is still awaiting trial.
Miami Herald
28-04-2025
- Miami Herald
10-year-old found with no pulse, NY officials said. Mom's boyfriend sentenced
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced for fatally beating his girlfriend's 10-year-old son, New York officials said. In January 2021, Ayden Wolfe, 10, moved with his mom into the home of her boyfriend, Ryan Cato, according to an April 25 news release by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Wolfe was 'isolated from teachers' and was going to elementary school remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Soon after moving in, Ayden was forced to hold weights above his head while Cato would punch him, film the abuse and send it to friends, officials said. In March 2021, Ayden's mother heard a 'loud bang,' and when ordering Cato to stop, he threatened her, officials said. Ayden's mom heard 'loud banging and thuds' again the following day and eventually called 911 before Cato took the phone from her, prosecutors said. When officers arrived, they found Ayden naked on the apartment's floor with no pulse, officials said. He was sent to Harlem Hospital, where he eventually died, officials said. The Medical Examiner's Office determined his cause of death was battered child syndrome as he had a lacerated spleen, a lacerated liver, broken ribs, bruises and hemorrhaging, among other injuries, officials said. In March, a jury convicted Cato of murder and endangering the welfare of a child, officials said. On April 25, he was sentenced to 25 years to life, officials said.
New York Post
26-04-2025
- New York Post
BRONX BULLETS: Citi Bike gunmen shoot two in NYC in overnight mayhem
Gunmen riding Citi Bikes shot two people in the Bronx — kicking off a spat of violence that stretched across three boroughs, cops said. A man, 32, was blasted in the torso at East 146th Street and Brook Avenue by two males on one Citi Bike, cops said. About 15 minutes later, a woman, 35, was shot in the leg when gunfire rang out near Westchester Aveue and Third Avenue in Mott Haven around 9:20 p.m., cops said. Police were looking for two males riding separate Citi Bikes in that incident, according to cops. 4 A man was shot on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard at W. 146th Street in Harlem Saturday. Christopher Sadowski It wasn't immediately clear if the two incidents were related or if the victims were intended targets, police said. Both were taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition. Investigators were out at the scenes canvassing for video, cops said. Later, a man was shot at West 146th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem around 1:30 a.m., cops said. When police arrived at the scene, they were told the victim, 41, had already left. They found him at Harlem Hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach, police said. 4 A man was shot by two gunmen on a Citi Bike in front on East 146 Street in the Bronx Friday night, cops said. Robert Mecea 4 A woman was struck in the leg by a bullet fired from a Citi Bike on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, cops said. Robert Mecea 4 The woman was shot in the leg shortly afer a man was blasted by someone on a Citi Bike, cops said. Robert Mecea The victim was in stable condition early Saturday. The motive was unknown. Nearly three hours later, a man was shot once in the back around 4 a.m. at Steinway Street and Astoria Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, police said. The 25-year-old was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition. The number of shooting incidents is down from 217 to 178 so far this year, when compared to the same period last year and shooting victims decreased from 256 to 209, an 18% drop, according to NYPD data.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Slain mailman's family slams Alvin Bragg's office over reduced charges for trans killer: 'She'll kill again'
Jaia Cruz, a 24-year-old repeat offender from New York City who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing U.S. Postal Carrier Ray Hodge III during an argument in a Harlem sandwich shop in January will serve just 15 years as part of a plea deal from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. Hodge was 36 years old and had two children. His family had vehemently opposed the deal, relatives told Fox News Digital. Cruz picked a fight with Hodge over who was first in line at the restaurant on Manhattan's Lenox Avenue, between West 118th and West 119th Streets, according to prosecutors. Mailman Murder Suspect With History Of Violence Indicted In Brazen Lunch Break Attack They said in court Wednesday that several bystanders, including horrified customers and fellow postal carriers, tried to intervene in the argument before Cruz pulled out a knife. "The victim threw a bottle at the defendant and then the victim attempted to disarm the defendant," prosecutors said. "During the physical altercation, [the] defendant stabbed the victim numerous times, resulting in his death." Read On The Fox News App Cruz walked home after the attack and was arrested later. Hodge was pronounced deceased at Harlem Hospital. He was a father of two whose colleagues at the USPS remembered him as a "great, kind soul" on social media. Throughout the case, Cruz appeared in court wearing protective restraint mittens handcuffed in place. Prosecutors reduced the second-degree murder charge to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for the guilty plea, telling the judge that Cruz, through an attorney, expressed remorse and wanted to take responsibility for the crime. Cruz stabbed Hodge seven times, according to his mother, Ada Rice, then gloated about it. Mailman's Family Breaks Silence After Father Of 2 Killed On Lunch Break "She didn't show remorse initially in the beginning. She said she was happy when she was stabbing him," Rice told Fox News Digital. "She stabbed him. She kept stabbing him. She didn't stab him once, she stabbed him seven times. She said he was gonna be maggot food. She enjoyed it. She told another reporter she hates Black men." Based on that, she said she would have expected stiffer punishment. If convicted of the initial charge, Cruz could've faced a maximum of life in prison. "I don't understand what the problem is," Rice said. She said the plea deal sends a deadly message to repeat offenders. "They're setting an example that it's OK to murder," she told Fox News Digital. "You will be home so quick, because even though it says on paper 15, they'll never do 15 years, so they won't think twice about it." Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Postal Worker In Nyc Deli Over Spot In Line Has History Of Knife Violence And they may not think twice about going back to prison after they get out, she added. "She'll kill again. Why? Because she only got 15," she said. "She didn't have to do the whole 15. What's going to stop her?" Cruz, who is transgender and previously went by the name Alvin, is expected to get 15 years behind bars and another five years of post-release supervision at a formal sentencing on May 29. Rice said she hopes that federal prosecutors will take up the case, since her son was a U.S. government employee who died while on the job. "The family didn't see justice today in the courtroom," Hodge's brother, Ed Rice, said Wednesday. "The DA asked what the family wanted twice, and we said, 'No deal. Let Cruz do all the time needed for the premeditated murder of my brother.'" Hours after Cruz killed Hodge, the New York Post revealed that the suspected killer had "a history of knife violence" that included a knifepoint mugging, menacing another person with a box cutter and resisting arrest. Bragg drew criticism for investing significant resources into prosecutions of President Trump as well as subway chokehold suspect Daniel Penny, the latter of whom was found not guilty after his defense said he placed a homeless madman in a headlock to protect other passengers. But his office did not respond to questions about why Cruz's case didn't receive a similar level of article source: Slain mailman's family slams Alvin Bragg's office over reduced charges for trans killer: 'She'll kill again'
Fox News
17-04-2025
- Fox News
Slain mailman's family slams Alvin Bragg's office over reduced charges for trans killer: 'She'll kill again'
Jaia Cruz, a 24-year-old repeat offender from New York City who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing U.S. Postal Carrier Ray Hodge III during an argument in a Harlem sandwich shop in January will serve just 15 years as part of a plea deal from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. Hodge was 36 years old and had two children. His family had vehemently opposed the deal, relatives told Fox News Digital. Cruz picked a fight with Hodge over who was first in line at the restaurant on Manhattan's Lenox Avenue, between West 118th and West 119th Streets, according to prosecutors. They said in court Wednesday that several bystanders, including horrified customers and fellow postal carriers, tried to intervene in the argument before Cruz pulled out a knife. She'll kill again. Why? Because she only got 15. "The victim threw a bottle at the defendant and then the victim attempted to disarm the defendant," prosecutors said. "During the physical altercation, [the] defendant stabbed the victim numerous times, resulting in his death." Cruz walked home after the attack and was arrested later. Hodge was pronounced deceased at Harlem Hospital. He was a father of two whose colleagues at the USPS remembered him as a "great, kind soul" on social media. Throughout the case, Cruz appeared in court wearing protective restraint mittens handcuffed in place. Prosecutors reduced the second-degree murder charge to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for the guilty plea, telling the judge that Cruz, through an attorney, expressed remorse and wanted to take responsibility for the crime. Cruz stabbed Hodge seven times, according to his mother, Ada Rice, then gloated about it. "She didn't show remorse initially in the beginning. She said she was happy when she was stabbing him," Rice told Fox News Digital. "She stabbed him. She kept stabbing him. She didn't stab him once, she stabbed him seven times. She said he was gonna be maggot food. She enjoyed it. She told another reporter she hates Black men." Based on that, she said she would have expected stiffer punishment. If convicted of the initial charge, Cruz could've faced a maximum of life in prison. "I don't understand what the problem is," Rice said. She said the plea deal sends a deadly message to repeat offenders. "They're setting an example that it's OK to murder," she told Fox News Digital. "You will be home so quick, because even though it says on paper 15, they'll never do 15 years, so they won't think twice about it." And they may not think twice about going back to prison after they get out, she added. "She'll kill again. Why? Because she only got 15," she said. "She didn't have to do the whole 15. What's going to stop her?" Cruz, who is transgender and previously went by the name Alvin, is expected to get 15 years behind bars and another five years of post-release supervision at a formal sentencing on May 29. Rice said she hopes that federal prosecutors will take up the case, since her son was a U.S. government employee who died while on the job. "The family didn't see justice today in the courtroom," Hodge's brother, Ed Rice, said Wednesday. "The DA asked what the family wanted twice, and we said, 'No deal. Let Cruz do all the time needed for the premeditated murder of my brother.'" Hours after Cruz killed Hodge, the New York Post revealed that the suspected killer had "a history of knife violence" that included a knifepoint mugging, menacing another person with a box cutter and resisting arrest. Bragg drew criticism for investing significant resources into prosecutions of President Trump as well as subway chokehold suspect Daniel Penny, the latter of whom was found not guilty after his defense said he placed a homeless madman in a headlock to protect other passengers. But his office did not respond to questions about why Cruz's case didn't receive a similar level of resources.
