An 18-year-old man has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to a subway car in Midtown Manhattan, resulting in severe injuries to a victim who was sleeping inside.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Buffalo has announced the arrest of a 55-year-old Salvadoran national previously convicted of murder, assault, and weapons offenses in New York.
Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Marcus Pittman, also known as “Nacho” and “Cheese,” pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm resulting in death during a kidnapping, robbery, and murder of a marijuana dealer that took place on July 25, 2024.
Michael Austin, a 47-year-old resident of Frankfort, New York, was sentenced to 88 months in federal prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and for illegally possessing two firearms as a convicted felon.
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