Partner of disgraced NYPD Det. Scarcella testifies in wrongful conviction hearing
The longtime partner of disgraced Brooklyn Detective Louis Scarcella testified Thursday in the hearing of Nelson Cruz, who claims he is incarcerated for a murder he did not commit.
Former Det. Stephen Chmil, who roved Brooklyn North in the ’80s and ’90s investigating homicides with his partner Scarcella, spoke in Brooklyn Supreme Court about his role investigating the March 1998 murder of Trevor Vieira, who was gunned down late at night in East New York.
Chmil was the lead detective on the case, which landed Nelson Cruz behind bars for murder at age 17.