Selected Pending Court Cases
As of Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Current Year Press Releases Previous Years Press Releases Cases of Note

Cases On for Sentence
ADA
Case #
Part #
Next Court Date

Defendant Name Case Details
Goward, J.
313/2009
Pt. H60
05/23/2013
Shaddon Beswick
Beswick pled guilty to manslaughter stemming from an investigation into the death of Christopher Robinson, an 18-year-old inmate, at a Rikers Island detention facility. He was killed on October 18, 2008 in an inmate housing area at the Robert N. Davoren Center.
Levin, D.
4039/2009
Pt. T19
05/30/2013
Timothy Munroe
Munroe, a New York City Correction Officer, was convicted of Falsifying Business Records.
Goward, J.
1062/2009
Pt. H73
06/27/2013
Debra Eager
Eager, a New York City Police Detective, was convicted of perjury for false testimony given while under oath before a Grand Jury. The incident occurred on November 21, 2007.


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ADA
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Part #
Next Court Date

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Upcoming Trial Cases
ADA
Case #
Part #
Next Court Date

Defendant Name Case Details

Guarneiri, D.
2090/2012
Pt. H79
05/21/2013

Pedro Gomez

Gomez is charged with a series of four armed robberies of young women within a two week period at the end of May and beginning of June 2012.

Gottlieb, T.
4150/2010
Pt. H60
05/22/2013

Idelfonso Mendez

Mendez and six others are charged with an anti-gay gang assault on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1910 Osbourne Place, the Bronx. The defendants are charged with various offenses including Gang Assault, Attempted Gang Assault, Robbery and Sexual Abuse. Many of the alleged offenses were also charged as hate crimes.

Borgstedt, A.
807/2011
Pt. T22
05/23/2013

Terry King

King is charged with the rape of two young women in alleged crimes that occurred ten years apart. The first incident occurred on August 16, 2000 at approximately 5:30 a.m. in a laundromat at 1174 Webster Avenue. The second alleged rape occurred on November 4, 2010 in a sport utility vehicle in a parking lot at a shopping center at 1944 Bruckner Boulevard.

Birnbaum, D.
3399/2012
Pt. H73
05/24/2013

Eligido Lind
Lind is charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and their one month old daughter. The bodies of the mother and newborn child were discovered on Thursday, October 25, 2012 when firefighters went to an apartment at 3034 Albany Crescent, the Bronx in response to a fire that the defendant allegedly had set.

Levin, D.
1783/2011
Pt. H60
05/28/2013

Francisco Payano

Payano, a New York City Police Officer, is indicted on charges of perjury and other offenses in connection with his testimony about sales of illegal narcotic drugs that never occurred. The indictment alleges that on March 19, 2009 Payano gave false testimony to a grand jury 13 times and also lied under oath a total of 36 times on January 22, 2010 and January 27, 2010, during a hearing in State Supreme Court. The purpose of the hearing was to determine “probable cause” for the arrest of an alleged drug dealer on January 2, 2009.

Takantzas, L.
838/2012
Pt. H60
05/28/2013

Eduardo Rodriguez

Rodriguez is charged with attempted murder and other offenses in a shooting incident in which an 8-year-old innocent bystander was injured. The shooting occurred on February 21, 2012 in front of a bodega at 1741 Randall Avenue.
Gottlieb, T.
4150/2010
Pt. H60
05/30/2013

Elmer Confresi

Confresi and six others are charged with an anti-gay gang assault on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1910 Osbourne Place, the Bronx. The defendants are charged with various offenses including Gang Assault, Attempted Gang Assault, Robbery and Sexual Abuse. Many of the alleged offenses were also charged as hate crimes.

Gottlieb, T.
3103/2012
Pt. H94
05/30/2013

Ernesto Delgado

Delgado and two other defendants are charged with felony murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting in which a bodega employee was shot and killed. The incident occurred at 1299 Franklin Avenue.

Gottlieb, T.
3103/2012
Pt. H94
05/30/2013

Christopher Dorsey and Orlando Ramos

Dorsey, Ramos and another defendant are charged with felony murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting in which a bodega employee was shot and killed. The incident occurred at 1299 Franklin Avenue.

Brennan, J.
2012BX037379
Pt. H92
05/31/2013
Joseph Baez
Baez is charged with attempted murder, assault and the illegal possession of a gun, stemming from a shooting involving a civilian and an off duty police officer, on June 24, 2012 in front of 1834 Phelan Place.

Levy, S.
3307-3317/2011
Pt. H60
06/03/2013

Eugene O’Reilly, Christopher Manzi, Brian McGuckin, Jamie Payan, Luis Rodriguez, Virgilio Bencosme, Michael Hernandez, Jason Cenizal, Joe Anthony, Jacob Solarzano, Reuben Peralta, Christopher Scott, Jeffrey Regan, Marc Manara and Jennara Cobb

 

O’Reilly, Manzi, McGuckin, Payan, Rodriguez, Bencosme, Hernandez, Cenizal, Anthony, Solarzano, Peralta, Scott, Regan, Manara, and Cobb, fifteen New York City Police Officers, are charged with numerous felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a nearly three-year long joint investigation into allegations of corruption across a broad spectrum of crimes.

Drantch, T.
1584/2012
Pt. H79
06/04/2013

Luis Gonzalez

Gonzalez is charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts in connection with six burglaries and one attempted burglary during a nearly nine month period between May 24, 2011 and February 7, 2012.

Preston, A.
3434/2012
Pt. H78
06/06/2013

Reynaldo Nazario

Nazario is charged with Grand Larceny, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and Falsifying Business Records in connection with the theft of twenty six cars. All twenty six cars were stolen from local residents of Bronx County between August 9, 2012 and October 23, 2012.

Gensler, T.
1879/2010
Pt. H60
06/10/2013

Dwayne Taylor, Cleve Smith, Clivie Smith, Rohan Francis, and Carvette Gentles

Cleve Smith, Clivie Smith, Taylor, Francis, and Gentles are charged with attempted murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting in which two people were seriously injured, including a 15-year-old innocent bystander. It is alleged that the defendants, while “acting - in - concert” with intent to cause the death of  Tyrone Creighton, 19, shot and seriously injured Creighton and a second victim, Vada Vasquez, 15, an innocent bystander who was walking home from school. The shootings occurred in the vicinity of 818 Home Street on November 16, 2009. 

Chernin, H.
2241/2011
Pt. H96
06/13/2013

Steangeli Medina
Medina is charged with allegedly assaulting a 49-year-old MTA bus driver and an eyewitness on June 21, 2011.

Guariglia, V.
1981/2011
Pt. H60
06/13/2013

Jason Weir and Sean Nelson

Nelson and Weir have been charged with Operating as a Major Trafficker, the most serious offense in this indictment which is punishable by a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment if convicted. The overwhelming majority of the illegal drug sales occurred on a corridor along White Plains Road from 211th Street to 241st Street, within the coverage area of the 47th Precinct.

Oustatcher, A.
1221/2013
Pt. H60
06/14/2013

Daryl Hemphill
Hemphill is charged with Murder in the shooting death of David Pacheco, a 2-year-old toddler who was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight, on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006. The toddler was struck and killed by a stray bullet while sitting in a child seat in his family’s vehicle at the intersection of Harrison and East Tremont Avenues.

Cruz, J.
1997/2012
Pt. H94
06/14/2013

Joey Scott

Scott is charged with manslaughter in the death of a 65-year-old school bus driver, Juan Delvalle. The incident occurred shortly before noon on June 11, 2012 in front of 1920 Anthony Avenue where the deceased bus driver became involved in an accident with a car that was double parked.

Singer, R.
1182/2012
Pt. H71
06/14/2013

James Martin
Martin is charged with Murder, Rape and Sodomy in the deadly and brutal assault of Marleny Cruz. The crimes allegedly occurred on or about February 23, 1998.

Scaccia, C.
3588/2008
Pt. D85
06/17/2013

Jose Coimbre

Coimbre is charged with the shooting death of Ronney Vargas. The incident occurred on August 18, 2008.

Wiczyk, O.
3297/2011
Pt. H60
06/17/2013

Jose Ramos

Ramos, a New York City Police Officer, is charged with crimes stemming from more than half a dozen different incidents that occurred between March 10, 2009 and November 11, 2009. Ramos has been charged with attempted robbery, attempted grand larceny, transporting what he believed to be a shipment of heroin for drug dealers, selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs in his barbershops, and disclosing the identity of a confidential informant who was providing information on a series of shootings and homicides.

Wiczyk, O.
2047/2012
Pt. H60
06/17/2013

Jose Ramos and Wanda Abreu

Ramos, a New York City Police Officer, and his wife Abreu have been charged in a new indictment with conspiring to hire a “hit” man to murder a witness in a criminal case against Ramos. It is alleged in court papers that the defendants from September 15, 2011 and continuing through May 7, 2012, attempted to arrange the contract killing through face to face meetings and telephone calls, some of which were recorded at a detention facility on Rikers Island, where Ramos is awaiting trial.

Borko, N.
2149/2012
Pt. H98
06/18/2013

Lisette Bamenga

Bamenga is charged with murdering her two young children in her home, 1500 Noble Avenue, on July 5, 2012.

Takantzas, L.
2012BX042711
Pt. H92
06/18/2013

Rondell Pinkerton and Ronald Jeffrey

Pinkerton and Jeffrey are charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a gun battle in which 4-year-old Lloyd Morgan was killed and two other people were wounded. The deadly shooting occurred on Sunday, July 22, 2012 on the grounds of the Forest Houses shortly after 9:30 in the evening.

Levy, S.
2280/2010
Pt. H60
06/18/2013
Michael Lippman
Lippman, a former Counsel to the Bronx Public Administrator, is charged with Grand Larceny, Scheme to Defraud, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Falsifying Business Records, and Conflict of Interest. The investigation uncovered evidence that the defendant allegedly charged the estates of five individuals $300,000 in excessive legal fees and filed fraudulent documents with the Surrogate Court in order to conceal the thefts.
Gottlieb, T.
4150/2010
Pt. H60
06/19/2013

David Rivera, Ruddy Vargas and Jose Dominguez

Rivera, Dominguez, Vargas and four others are charged with an anti-gay gang assault on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1910 Osbourne Place, the Bronx. The defendants are charged with various offenses including Gang Assault, Attempted Gang Assault, Robbery and Sexual Abuse. Many of the alleged offenses were also charged as hate crimes.

Gottlieb, T.
4150/2010
Pt. H60
06/24/2013

Luis Garcia

Garcia and six others are charged with an anti-gay gang assault on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1910 Osbourne Place, the Bronx. The defendants are charged with various offenses including Gang Assault, Attempted Gang Assault, Robbery and Sexual Abuse. Many of the alleged offenses were also charged as hate crimes.

Lee, A.
1850/2012
Pt. H60
06/24/2013

Daniel DiPierre

DiPierre, a New York City Correction Officer, is charged with allegedly assaulting an inmate and trying to cover up the incident. It is alleged that DiPierri, who was a Captain when the incident occurred on January 7, 2012, assaulted inmate Carl Roberts at the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island.

Karen, A.
1518/2012
Pt. H96
06/27/2013

Darrell Patillo
Patillo is charged with murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting at an anniversary memorial vigil for the victim of an unrelated homicide last year. The fatal shooting occurred on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 during an outdoor vigil in the vicinity of 2427 Webster Avenue.
Gottlieb, T.
4150/2010
Pt. H60
07/01/2013

Nelson Falu

Falu and six others are charged with an anti-gay gang assault on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1910 Osbourne Place, the Bronx. The defendants are charged with various offenses including Gang Assault, Attempted Gang Assault, Robbery and Sexual Abuse. Many of the alleged offenses were also charged as hate crimes.

Ahmed, I.
146/2013
Pt. H60
07/02/2013

Reinaldo Romero

 

Romero is charged with multiple counts including Criminal Sale of a Firearm , Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and other offenses. He was indicted and arrested along with thirteen people that have been charged with selling approximately one hundred and forty illegal firearms, including handguns, assault weapons, bulletproof vests, and high capacity ammunition feeding devices to undercover detectives during the course of two unrelated long term investigations conducted jointly with the New York City Police Department. The first investigation was from April 7, 2011 through November 19, 2012 and a second investigation from January 17, 2012 through January 8, 2013.

 

Amhed, I.
2011BX038798-9
Pt. MSG
07/11/2013

Joseph Murphy and Jose Ocasio

Murphy and Ocasio, two New York City Police Officers, are charged with assaulting Tyre Davis while on duty. The incident occurred on February 18, 2011.

Singer, R.
43859/2010
Pt. H78
07/11/2013

Angel Gurity
Gurity is charged with murder in the brutal stabbing death of a 24-year-old Altagracia Valdez in March 1993. The murder occurred in the Gerard Avenue apartment of the deceased where she was stabbed repeatedly in the neck and right shoulder.

Burgess-Capers, K.
4538/2010
Pt. T22
07/11/2013

Michael Clare

Clare, a 38-year-old minister and principal of a church affiliated school, is charged with Rape, Criminal Sexual Act, Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The alleged crimes occurred beginning on April 1, 2006, several months before the victim’s 13th birthday, and continued for more than three and a half years, through January 2, 2010 when the victim was 16-years-old.

Rosenfeld, P.
531/2013
Pt. H92
07/19/2013

Casmine Aska

Aska is charged with attempted murder and other offenses for allegedly throwing 9-year-old  Freddy Martin from the roof of an apartment building. The incident occurred on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 1545 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

Gensler, T.
1436/2013
Pt. H60
08/07/2013

Luis Pacheco

 

Pacheco, an alleged principal player in the ‘Woodycrime’ crew, is charged with Attempted Murder, Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and other offenses. Pacheco has been charged with two shootings. In one incident, which occurred on November 9, 2011, Pacheco allegedly shot Nicholas Barbour in the back with a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol on West 165th Street and Woodycrest Avenue. The other shooting for which Pacheco was indicted occurred on January 16, 2011 when he allegedly fired in the direction of a crowd of people, on East 161st Street and Gerard Avenue, striking Marvin Fortuna in the hand.

 

Park, C.
1435/2013
Pt. H78
08/08/2013

Nouel Alba

Alba is charged with a scheme to fraudulently solicit donations for one of the victims of the massacre at The Sandy Hook Elementary School last December. It is alleged that in the immediate aftermath of the fatal shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Alba posted information on a Facebook account in which she falsely claimed to be an aunt of the deceased 6-year-old victim Noah Pozner. Alba became a target of investigators days after the shootings on December 14, 2012 as soon as it was established that she was unrelated to the Pozner family.

Valerio, R.
2013BX011763
Pt. H94
08/16/2013

Bahsid McLean

McLean is charged with Murder, Manslaughter, and Unlawful dissection of the body of a human being. It is alleged in court papers that between 6:00 PM on February 24, 2013 and 9:00 AM February 25, 2013 McLean caused the death of his mother Tanya Byrd, 45, by stabbing her in her apartment at 645 Westchester Avenue.
Brandler, E.
44324/2009
Pt. H60
09/18/2013
Nelson Castro
Castro, a fomer New York State Assemblyman, is charged with three counts of Perjury in the first degree stemming from the defendant’s sworn testimony on August 7, 2008 at a hearing before the New York City Board of Elections, in Bronx County Supreme Court, Civil Division.

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