Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call' Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call'
Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call' A New York father whose toddler son died from a lethal drug cocktail will spend years in prison. Long Island resident Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, was sentenced to between five and 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 7. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter in the death of his 14-month-old son, Joseph. Suffolk County Police responded to Adonis’ residence on the morning of Jan. 3, 2024, for an unresponsive child. They found the boy unconscious in a bedroom shared by Adonis and the boy’s mother, Daryllee Leibrook. The boy was taken by ambulance to Stony B…
Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops
Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops There are bad places to get frisky — and then there’s right outside a state police barracks. A man and woman were arrested after Connecticut State Police said they found the pair engaged in "lewd behavior" and in possession of drugs in a car that was blocking their barracks in Hartford.  Willie Ferrell, 34, of Bloomfield, and 48-year-old Diandra Lysik of Hartford, a known prostitute, were arrested just after midnight on Tuesday, May 6, authorities said. A state trooper in Hartford spotted the duo in a Porsche SUV blocking the gate to a restricted area at the Hartford barracks and…
Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops
Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops A traffic stop in Lyndhurst led to the arrest of a Rutherford man and the discovery of a massive stash of illegal drugs and weapons, police said. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, near Park Avenue and Rutherford Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri. Detective Michael Giangeruso and Officer Angel Batista pulled over a black Mini Cooper for speeding and a lane violation. The driver, Gavin J. Lebosquet, 47, of Rutherford, had an active arrest warrant out of Hackensack, police said. While talking to Lebosquet, officers saw him acting su…
Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police
Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police A Virginia toddler is dead, and her parents are facing murder charges after fentanyl was found in her bloodstream, Prince William County Police announced. William Nathaniel Fuller, 28, and Markita Ayanna Williams, 25 — both of no fixed address — were caring for the 2-year-old girl when she was found unresponsive inside a room at the Red Roof Inn on Dumfries Road around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, there were no visible signs of trauma or medical concerns at the time. A second child, under 6 years old, was also in …
Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate
Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate A Maryland man who opened fire on a driver during a midday road rage dispute on I-95 in Howard County will spend decades in prison. Owings Mills resident Quwan Gordon, 48, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting last summer after firing at another driver during a bout of road rage, and he was later convicted. This week, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced that Gordon was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection to the shooting along the interstate. In January, Gordon was convicted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and related weapons offenses fo…
‘No Budget’ Drug Ring Busted On LI, Leader Charged In Murder, Witness Shooting: DOJ ‘No Budget’ Drug Ring Busted On LI, Leader Charged In Murder, Witness Shooting: DOJ
‘No Budget’ Drug Ring Busted On LI, Leader Charged In Murder, Witness Shooting: DOJ A Long Island drug trafficking crew that called itself “No Budget” is accused of dealing cocaine and fentanyl by the kilo, running violent operations across Queens and Suffolk — and carrying out a deadly shooting in Bay Shore to protect their turf, federal prosecutors said. Five men — including the group’s alleged ringleader, 37-year-old Nicholas Andrade of White Plains — were charged in a sweeping indictment unsealed Thursday, May 1, in Central Islip federal court. Andrade faces additional charges in the March 2023 killing of Jose Manuel Sosa, a fellow drug dealer, and in the attempted mu…
Holbrook Drug Trafficker Who Rep'd Himself At Trial, Caused 2 Fatal OD's Gets 53 Years Holbrook Drug Trafficker Who Rep'd Himself At Trial, Caused 2 Fatal OD's Gets 53 Years
Holbrook Drug Trafficker Who Rep'd Himself At Trial, Caused 2 Fatal OD's Gets 53 Years A Long Island man who acted as his own attorney was sentenced to over a half century behind bars for operating a major drug trafficking ring that sold deadly fentanyl and cocaine. Russell Defreitas, 55, of Holbrook, was sentenced to 53 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 29, after a jury convicted him of 92 counts all tied to a narcotics operation that authorities say caused the deaths of two people in 2023. Defreitas, also known as “Merc,” ran a drug network out of hotels and a Holbrook trailer, distributing large quantities of fentanyl-laced crack cocaine while armin…
1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents 1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents
1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents Zora Valentina Volcy, just 1 year old, was found cold and stiff in her Steelton bedroom — blood and mucus on her face, fentanyl pills scattered across the floor, police say. Now her parents, Debra Burnett, 28, and Fritz Volcy, 26, both of Harrisburg, are charged with third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of children. Shocking Discovery Inside Steelton Home Steelton police rushed to the family's home on the 500 block of St. Mary’s Drive around 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, for reports of a child in cardiac arrest. Officers found Zora unresponsive, her limbs stiff, and her face smeare…
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say A 50-year-old Somerset man was convicted this week of drug trafficking and possessing firearms after initially being arrested after he was found passed out in his car, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, Lawrence Township police responded to Route 1 near the Quaker Bridge Mall after they were alerted to a car stopped in the middle of the highway, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Officers found Malachi Muhammad unresponsive and as they attempted to wake him, they noticed the handle of a handgun in between his legs, Habba said. Muhammad was removed from his vehicle and placed under arr…
K9 Sniffs Out Crack, Fentanyl, Cash In Traffic Stop In Poughkeepsie: NYSP K9 Sniffs Out Crack, Fentanyl, Cash In Traffic Stop In Poughkeepsie: NYSP
K9 Sniffs Out Crack, Fentanyl, Cash In Traffic Stop In Poughkeepsie: Nysp A 24-year-old man is behind bars after police say they caught him with crack cocaine, fentanyl, and over $2,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Dutchess County. The bust happened on Wednesday, April 23, when troopers spotted a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu driving in violation of state traffic law on South Clinton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 24.  Troopers stopped the car and identified the driver as Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and his 26-year-old male passenger, both Poughkeepsie residents.  During the stop, a Town of Poughkeepsie …
Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor
Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor Two South River men were arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 22, after authorities say they sold fentanyl that killed a 34-year-old woman two months ago. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Barnegat Township Police responded to a residence and found a woman, who was not identified, dead from a drug overdose, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Jeffrey Zachary, 56, and Ronald Zackery, 59, supplied the woman with heroin and fentanyl, Billhimer said. The next day, detectives began surveilling Zachary, pulling him over in Barnegat, Billhimer said A search warrant …
Newark Bloods Leader Ordered Shootings, Ran Open-Air Drug Market, 26 Charged: AG Newark Bloods Leader Ordered Shootings, Ran Open-Air Drug Market, 26 Charged: AG
Newark Bloods Leader Ordered Shootings, Ran Open-Air Drug Market, 26 Charged: AG The leader of the Queen Street Blood Gang and 25 other people have been arrested for their roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, April 22. Rabiyah Sorey, the leader of the gang is charged with racketeering, conspiracy, weapons offenses, assaults and drug offenses, Platkin said. Other members charged in the conspiracy acted as supervisors, advisors, distributors of controlled dangerous substances and enfo…