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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the exoneration of Steven Carrington, who served over 23 years for a crime he did not commit. Photo: Jennifer Peltz/AP

Brooklyn man exonerated after 23 years for 1995 lumberyard murder

May 17 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that he will move to vacate the conviction of Steven Carrington, 56, who was wrongfully convicted of participating in a botched robbery in East Flatbush in 1995, resulting in a fatal shooting. Carrington served over 23 years in prison and was released in 2018. The reinvestigation by the […]

Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Office of Special Investigation has opened a probe into the death of Christian Emile, following an encounter with NYPD officers in Brooklyn. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP

Attorney General’s office investigates civilian death in Brooklyn

May 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Christian Emile, who died after an encounter with NYPD officers in Brooklyn on May 12, 2024. According to OSI, at 1:18 a.m., NYPD officers encountered Emile, armed with a gun, at 5211 Church Ave. Despite commands to drop the […]

The laundromat is located on Clarendon Road between Schenectady Avenue and East 48th Street in East Flatbush.Photo via Google Street View

5 from Queens indicted for Brooklyn laundromat owner’s murder

April 3 |  Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of five Queens residents on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of an East Flatbush laundromat owner, captured on surveillance video. The individuals, identified as Ronnie Butler, 46; Luis Mercado, 48; Zecharyah Slay, 16; Shaleek Riddick, 19; and Diante Stinson, 20, are charged with murder, conspiracy, robbery, weapon […]