Crime and Courts

A New York City man was convicted in the 2021 beating death of his partner’s 10-year-old son, Manhattan prosecutors said. Ryan Cato “tortured” Ayden Wolfe for months before beating him to death in a Harlem apartment.

“This case is a tragic reminder of the dangers of street drugs,” Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd told a news conference Wednesday.

New York authorities on Wednesday outlined an astonishing story of kidnap, torture and sexual assault in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man from Minnesota.

Jaythan Gilder, 32, allegedly swiped two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 from a Tiffany & Co. in Orlando before taking the expensive gulp, police said.

Exclusive video showed chaos inside a Nassau County courtroom on Monday, as 18-year-old Jeremias Ferrufino Rodriguez faced a judge on a murder charge. Court officers removed a man, said to be a member of the defendant’s family, who was subdued after shouting words of encouragement to the accused killer. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Following an emotional day in court, a woman accused of owning a drug-filled Bronx day care learned her fate. Lawyers said Grei Mendez not only owned the day care where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl, but she actually helped run the drug operation there, too. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.

A masseuse at Trump National in Doral was arrested Sunday after being accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old police said.

After a judge ordered a teen murder suspect held without bail, a young man sitting in the courtroom shouted several times to the defendant, telling him to “hold your head up.” As court officers tried to remove the unidentified man, the confrontation turned violent

The New Jersey man is accused of stealing cash and gift cards totaling nearly $20,000 and causing $10,000 in property damage.

A suburban Chicago man accused of carrying out the 2022 July 4 Highland Park parade shooting that killed seven people and wounded dozens more has agreed to plead guilty on the day opening arguments in his trial were set to begin.

The father is a suspect, but he’s never been charged with killing his sons. He received a 15-year sentence for failing to give them back to their mom.

The trial of a suburban Chicago man accused of carrying out the 2022 July 4 Highland Park parade shooting that killed seven people and wounded dozens more begins Monday at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

Father Michael Eguino was arrested Friday morning and charged with soliciting prostitution, police said. The 40-year-old was arrested less than 20 minutes away from his church, on East Gun Hill Road, sources said.

Two Mexican drug lords faced a judge in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, one of whom is linked to the murder of a DEA agent 40 years ago. Feds allege 72-year-old Rafael Caro Quintero orchestrated the killing of special agent “Kiki” Camarena. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

The White House called Caro Quintero “one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world” in a statement before his arraignment, where more than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and other federal officials filled a large ceremonial courtroom.

Stephen Craig Campbell, 76, was arrested this month at his home in New Mexico after more than four decades on the run.

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s office said they believe the booby trap was intended to be aimed at law enforcement.

Joshua Cheatom of Maple Shade Township, has been arrested following multiple incidents of peering into windows and lewdness at an apartment complex.

Popular social media personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate are returning to the U.S. from Romania after officials lifted travel restrictions.