Violent Crimes News Update

Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Violent Crimes news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 15 Gang Members and Their Associates Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Fifteen members or associates of a gang that was the main supplier of fentanyl in south St. Louis have been convicted and sentenced for drug, gun and other crimes. Federal Jury Convicts St. Francisville Man of Assault Upon a Federal Officer in Performance of Official Duty 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced the conviction of Lionel Haile, age 31, of St. Francisville, Louisiana.   Federal Charges Announced Against Inmates for Violent Crimes Committed in Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT The Justice Department today announced charges in five cases addressing violence at New York City's federal pretrial detention facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center, (MDC), located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. These include charges against inmates for the murder of Uriel Whyte on June 7, the murder of Edwin Cordero on July 17, an attempted murder on April 27, and two violent assaults on Aug. 24 and 27. The defendants, all of whom were previously ordered detained at the MDC on other charges, will be arraigned in the coming days. Man Sentenced for Threatening to Place Pipe Bombs on School Buses in Indiana 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Amir Safavi Farokhi, 29, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash last week to over 11 months' custody for threatening to blow up school buses in Castleton, Indiana. Farokhi pleaded guilty on July 17, 2024, to one count of Making an Interstate Threat. Federal Charges Announced Against Inmates for Violent Crimes Committed in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Today in Brooklyn, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced charges in five cases addressing violence at New York City's federal pretrial detention facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.  These include charges against inmates for the murder of Uriel Whyte on June 7, 2024, the murder of Edwin Cordero on July 17, 2024, an attempted murder on April 27, 2024 and two violent assaults on August 24 and 27, 2024.  Leader of International Drug Trafficking Group's Chicago Operations Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT ANTONIO CARRAZCO-MARTINEZ is one of nine defendants convicted as part of the DEA-led investigation. Seven Year Sentence Handed Down for the Carjacking of a Rideshare Driver 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT Tykel Wilson, 22, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced on Friday for the armed carjacking of a rideshare driver, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Smash-and-Grab Robbery at Beverly Hills Jeweler that Caused $2.6 Million in Losses 09/30/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Long Beach man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating in the daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in 2022 in which more than $2.6 million in merchandise was stolen – and which he later displayed on Instagram. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys