Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez

Drunk Driver Sentenced For Killing Coworker In South Slope

SOUTH SLOPE – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that Leonel Ortega-Flores, 36, of the Bronx, has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of a coworker last year in South Slope [/south-slope-crash/]. He faces three to nine years in prison. Leonel Ortega-Flores (courtesy of the Office of

Boerum Hill

Charges Dropped On Mother Whose Baby Was Yanked From Her By NYPD

BOERUM HILL – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Tuesday that charges against Jazmine Headley have been dropped. Headley is the 23-year-old mother whose one-year-old son was forcibly torn out of her arms by police officers [/video-nypd-violently-yanks-1-year-old-from-mother-at-snap-office/] at a social services office last Friday, December 7. Human Resources Administration Office,

Coney Island

25 to Life For Man Who Beat Baby Daughter to Death

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)CONEY ISLAND – The Coney Island man who beat his 16-month-old daughter to death last year on Father’s Day has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Shaquan Taylor, 20, was sentenced today

canarsie

Postal Worker And Three Others Indicted For Stealing Checks From Mail

EAST NEW YORK – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday that a postal worker and three co-defendants were charged in connection with a check stealing scheme in which they stole from the mail more than $29,000 in funds intended for homeless and impoverished New Yorkers. Vanessa Bandie (29)

Announcements

Is Marijuana Legal Now? Not Quite… What The Mayor’s Announcement Means

For most New Yorkers, smoking marijuana in public will now result in a ticket instead of an arrest (Photo by dankdepot/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dankdepot/5457588074/])Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio formally announced a long-expected change in New York City’s policing policy towards marijuana smoking in

News

Driver Who Killed Two Children In Park Slope Faces Up To 15 Years

PARK SLOPE – The Staten Island woman who drove her car into a group of pedestrians and killed two young children in Park Slope in March was arraigned at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday on a ten-count indictment charging her with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, assault, and other

canarsie

Man Sentenced To 22 Years To Life For Killing His Adoptive Mother

CANARSIE – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday that 29-year-old Jayvon Mulzac has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for the murder of his 70-year-old adoptive mother. Jayvon Mulzac (Photo via the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez) Mulzac, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced yesterday

News

Driver Who Killed Two Children Has License Suspended

PARK SLOPE – Following a rally Tuesday morning [/safe-streets-kids-neighbors-demand-driver-kills-two-children-crosswalk/] where organizers confronted Mayor de Blasio and demanded he take steps to make 9th Street safer, Council Member Brad Lander sent out a statement outlining ideas on how to improve city streets. Memorial at 9th Street and 5th Avenue (Photo: Dina Rabiner)

Central Brooklyn

Ditmas Park Man Convicted Of Fatal 2015 Shooting

DITMAS PARK – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that a 36-year-old Ditmas Park resident was convicted of murder for the 2015 shooting death of Raphael Kurton in front of a neighborhood deli. Patrick Zephir via NYPD 70th Precinct’s Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYPD70Pct/status/626118476546088960/photo/1?ref_

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Man Allegedly Used Facebook To Lure Teens For Sex

PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday that a 26-year-old Prospect Park South resident has been charged in using Facebook to lure three teenage girls into a fake “sex for money” scheme, videotaping himself having sex with them, and in one instance, posting the video online.

Bed Stuy

Gang Member Gets 23 Years To Life In Prison For 2014 Fatal Bed-Stuy Shooting

Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 23-year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for the beating and fatal shooting of a man inside an abandoned Bed-Stuy brownstone in 2014.

Announcements

There’s A New Initiative To Combat Cyberbullying in Brooklyn: A Filmmaking App

“Much of the silly violence that I see committed by high school or gang members starts by online taunting,” Brooklyn DA EricGonzalez said. “There’s so much bullying and taunting that happens online that then plays itself out in violence on the street; like fist fights in the schoolyard.” According

Central Brooklyn

Kensington Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids

Natalio Canete-Perez. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office)Today, a Kensington man was sentenced to 108 ½ years to life in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl several times, including one time in Prospect Park, and other charges of predatory sexual assault. Natalio Canete-Perez, 35, was convicted of three counts of

Central Brooklyn

Man Indicted For Targeting Elderly Midwood Women In String Of Robberies

Photo via Flickr/Metro Centric.A suspect connected to a series of attacks and robberies on elderly Russian women in Midwood was named and indicted with 20 counts, including hate crimes, according to acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Akmaljon Abakulov, 27, of Midwood, allegedly sought out older women to push

Central Brooklyn

“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In Hate Crimes, Say Brooklyn DA & Gov

Photo via Governor Cuomo’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo/].In the wake of a reported spike in hate crimes after last week’s presidential election, local officials are taking action. As first reported by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-state-launches-hotline-discrimination-complaints-article-1.2874631]