Press Releases

2022 Press Releases

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113. 12/29/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Throwing Mop Stick Into NYC DOC Officer’s Face

112. 12/15/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Unprovoked Attack On NYC DOC Officer

111. 12/13/2022

Trinitarios Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Fatal Stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz

110. 12/12/2022

Bronx Prosecutor To Receive Thomas E. Dewey Medal

109. 12/7/2022

Two Rikers Island Inmates Indicted for Separate Assaults on Fellow Detainees

108. 12/2/2022

Bronx Daycare Worker Indicted for Sexually Abusing 2 Girls

107. 11/30/2022

Trinitarios Gang Members Plead Guilty in Fatal Stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz

106. 11/18/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl and Heroin Mill Out of His Home

105. 11/16/2022

Gun Trafficker Sentenced to Prison for Selling 73 Firearms To Undercover Officer

104. 11/9/2022

Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Wife in Front of Their Children

103. 11/7/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Unprovoked Fatal Stabbing of Straphanger on Subway Platform

102. 10/25/2022

Bronx Business Owner Indicted for Failing To Report Over $1 Million in Income To Avoid Paying Taxes

101. 10/20/2022

New Jersey Man Indicted for Fatal 2020 Hit and Run of Food Delivery Worker in Bronx

100. 10/14/2022

Two Women Indicted for Fraud Involving Phony COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

99. 10/14/2022

Bronx District Attorney’s Office To Host 5th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence

10/13/2022

Statement by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark on the Passing of Judge Sterling Johnson Jr.

98. 10/6/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Man After Dispute

97. 10/4/2022

District Attorney Darcel D. Clark Announces Hiring of 49 Assistant District Attorneys

96. 9/23/2022

Bronx Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than $27,000 From Nine People in Affordable Housing Rent Scam

95. 9/22/2022

Man Indicted for Attacking Transit Worker in Bronx Station

94. 9/21/2022

Statement by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark on Jose Gonzalez Found Fit To Stand Trial for Murder of EMT Yadira Arroyo

93. 9/16/2022

Trinitarios Gang Leaders Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison in Fatal Stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz

92. 9/15/2022

NJ Man Sentenced for Vicious Machete Attack on Girlfriend

91. 9/15/2022

Parolee Indicted for One-Punch Assault Outside Restaurant

90. 9/9/2022

New Rochelle Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Gun Possession, Robbing a Man and Stealing His Car

89. 9/9/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Having Guns and High-capacity Magazines in His Car

88. 9/8/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for 1996 Fatal Strangling of Pregnant Woman

87. 8/25/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting In Fordham Heights

86. 8/23/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to One and a Half to Three Years in Prison for Throwng Feces at NYC DOC Officer

85. 8/12/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Slashing NYC DOC Officer and Stabbing an Inmate

84. 8/11/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Possessing 17 Firearms, 1,100 Rounds of Ammo, Large-Capacity Magazines, 4 ½ Lbs. of Heroin and Fentanyl

83. 8/10/2022

Four Men Indicted in Slaying of LA-Based Rapper

82. 7/29/2022

Trinitarios Gang Leaders Found Guilty of Murder in Stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz

81. 7/27/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Strangling Mother-in-Law

80. 7/27/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Stabbing Six Men in Unprovoked Attacks

79. 7/25/2022

NYC Department of Correction Captain, Three Officers Indicted for Reckless Endangerment in Rikers Island Inmate’s 2019 Suicide Attempt

78. 7/21/2022

NYS Court of Appeals Upholds Conviction in Murder of Toddler on Easter Sunday 2006

77. 7/21/2022

Bronx Teacher Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Rape of 13-Year-old Student

76. 7/19/2022

Former Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Sentenced to 9 Months’ Jail for Sexually Abusing Patient in Bronx Hospital

75. 7/18/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Raping Two Women and Sexually Assaulting a Third Woman in His Home; One Victim Rescued After Seeking Help Through Food-delivery App

74. 7/12/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Murdering His NYPD Officer Wife

73. 7/11/2022

Man Indicted for Assault as a Hate Crime After Attacking Man With Knife and Yelling Homophobic Slurs

72. 6/29/2022

Bronx Woman Teen Son Indicted in Murder of Her 7-Year-Old Daughter Julissia Batties

71. 6/28/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Punching NYC DOC Officer in Rikers Island Jail

70. 6/28/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Kidnapping and Sex Trafficking Girls

69. 6/27/2022

Bronx Daycare Owner Indicted for Sexually Assaulting Boy and for Possessing Child Pornography

68. 6/23/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Raping Woman at Knifepoint and Attempting To Kill a Man in Separate Attacks in Mott Haven

6/23/2022

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on New York Concealed Carry Law

67. 6/23/2022

District Attorney Darcel D. Clark Holds Bronx Mental Health and Criminal Justice Summit

66. 6/21/2022

Elderly Bronx Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $655,000 in Social Security and HRA Benefits

65. 6/16/2022

Bronx Man Indicted as Major Trafficker; Nearly 29 Pounds Of Heroin and Some Fentanyl Were Recovered in His Home

64. 6/13/2022

Bronx DA Announces 2022 Summer Internship Program for Law School and Undergrad Students

63. 6/10/2022

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Shooting Woman After She Rejected His Sexual Advances

62. 6/8/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Customer in Bodega

61. 6/8/2022

Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking, Raping and Beating Teen Girl, and Holding Her Hostage in Seven-month Ordeal

60. 6/3/2022

Bronx DA’s Office Holds 5K Run Walk Roll Against Gun Violence

59. 6/3/2022

Bronx Teens Indicted for Murder of 11-Year-old Kyhara Tay and Attempted Murder of 13-Year-old Boy in Daylight Shooting

58. 6/3/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Prison for Starting Dangerous Blaze

57. 6/2/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Shooting Patient at Bronx Hospital

56. 5/31/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Raping Woman in Building Elevator

55. 5/31/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Man in Bodega

54. 5/26/2022

Bronx Woman and her Daughter Indicted for Selling 92-Year-Old's House without her Knowledge, Pocketing $760,000 from Sale

53. 5/25/2022

Bronx Man Indicted on Attempted Murder and Attempted Rape Charges for Attacking Woman in Building Hallway

52. 5/24/2022

23 Alleged River Park Towers Gang Members Charged in Three Indictments for Gun Crimes, Rikers Island Beatdown and Attempted Murder

51. 5/23/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Kidnapping and Raping Woman

50. 5/19/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Deadly Stabbing

49. 5/17/2022

Bronx Teen Indicted for Murder of Angellyh Yambo and Wounding of Two Teens as They Walked Home From School

48. 5/16/2022

Bronx Man Inidicted for Attempted Murder in Soundview School Slashings

47. 5/13/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Woman and Teenage Girl

46. 5/12/2022

Bronx Disctrict Attorney's Office and Bronx Fashion Week to Host 'Prom Shop' for Bronx High School Seniors

45. 5/12/2022

NYCHA Supervisor Setenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting Superintendent

44. 5/6/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 27 years to Life in Prison in 2018 Murder of Lisa Marie Velasquez

43. 5/5/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Assaulting Jail Physician; Physician Assistant Hostage

42. 5/5/2022

Bronx Brothers Indicted for Fordham Heights Shooting that left Innocent Bystander Dead

41. 4/29/2022

Bronx District Attorney’s Office To Host 5th Annual Child Safety Fair on April 30, 2022

40. 4/28/2022

Manhattan Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting That Wounded a Man and Sent Two Children Running for Their Lives

39. 4/26/2022

Bronx Woman and her Boyfriend Indicted in Murder of Her 8-Year-Old Son

38. 4/26/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Ghost Guns

37. 4/26/2022

Bronx District Attorney’s Office To Receive Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence From Pace University’s Law School

36. 4/25/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Multiple Shootings; Victim Lost Leg After Getting Shot

35. 4/25/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Sentence to 7 Years in prison for Raping Female Inmate

34. 4/20/2022

Two Men Indicted for Attempted Murder for Shooting Women Inside Bronx Hotel

33. 4/20/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Assaulting NYC DOC Officer

32. 4/18/2022

Bronx District Attorney’s Office Collects 350 Dresses for Bronx High School Girls To Wear to Prom

31. 4/18/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Murdering Girlfriend

30. 4/14/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Stabbing Pregnant Girlfriend, Which Led to Death of Unborn Child

29. 4/14/2022

Man Indicted for Attempted Murder for Plowing Car Into Parkgoer Walking Dog

28. 4/12/2022

Manhattan Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal 2015 Shooting

27. 4/7/2022

Former Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Attempted Murder of Another Inmate for Disturbing His Sleep

26. 4/7/2022

20 Alleged G-side/Drilly Gang Members Indicted for Crimes Including Murders, Non-fatal Shootings and Stabbings

25. 4/5/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stabbing Ex-Girlfrend Multiple Times in Front of Her Children

24. 4/1/2022

Alleged Gang Member Indicted on Weapons Charges for Possessing “Ghost Gun” and Ammunition

23. 3/24/2022

Operation Chopping Block: Two Alleged Gang Members Indicted for Selling 33 Firearms To Undercover Officer

22. 3/18/2022

Man Indicted for Murdering Estranged Wife

21. 3/16/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Killing his Six-Week-Old Infant

20. 3/10/2022

New Rochelle Man Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Man During Melee Outside Baby Shower

19. 3/9/2022

Man Indicted for Attempted Rape of Pregnant Woman

18. 3/8/2022

Manhattan Man Indicted for Dragging NYPD Officer With His Vehicle During Traffic Stop

17. 3/8/2022

NYPD Officer Indicted for Reckless Endangerment for Firing at Fleeing Vehicle

16. 3/4/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Scalding NYC DOC Officer

15. 2/22/2022

Man Sentenced to 24 years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing his Elderly Uncle for Lottery Winnings, then Killing a Family Friend

14. 2/18/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man in Williamsbridge Barbershop

13. 2/17/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Assault Against NYC DOC Officer in the Jail

12. 2/10/2022

Bronx Pastor Who Ran Over Estranged Wife and Attacked Her With Machete in 2019 Sentenced for Manslaughter

11. 2/10/2022

Three Men Sentenced for Robbing, Fatally Shooting Man in 2018

10. 1/31/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Girl for Seven Years

9. 1/31/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Mother’s Roommate

8. 1/28/2022

Alleged Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder for Shooting Man in Broadlight in Front of Two Children

7. 1/26/2022

Operation Overnight Express: College Student Indicted for Selling 73 Firearms to Undercover Officer

6. 1/24/2022

Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Attempting to Rape a Nurse in the Jail and for Forcibly Touching a Female DOC Officer

5. 1/24/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of Two Police Officers

4. 1/20/2022

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark Announces 257 Convictions Reliant on Ex-detective Joseph Franco Have Been Dismissed After Review by Conviction Integrity Bureau

3. 1/18/2022

Bronx Man Indicted for Fatal Hit and Run

2. 1/14/2022

Former NYPD Police Officer Sentenced for 2019 Fatal Shooting of Friend

1. 1/12/2022

Bronx Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man in Front of His Young Son in Grand Concourse Subway Station