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January 31, 2024 | New York Times

A Four-Decade Fight to Clear Their Names of Murder Ends in Exoneration Click For More

“Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades of their life to an unjust conviction,” said Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in a statement. “I am inspired by the unyielding advocacy of Mr. Smokes and Mr. Warren and hope that today’s decision can finally bring them a measure of comfort and justice.”

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January 31, 2024 | New York Daily News

Brooklyn pals Eric Smokes and David Warren cleared of 1987 Times Square tourist murder Click For More

Smokes and Warren have long said that at the time Casse was attacked they were four blocks away, outside the Latin Quarter nightclub. Their friends backed up the alibi, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said.

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January 30, 2024 | AMNY

Three men indicted for stabbing fellow asylum seeker to death at Randall’s Island migrant shelter: DA Click For More

“As alleged, Dafren Canizalez was brutally killed in an attack by a group, who trapped and chased him until he collapsed,” Bragg said. “Everyone who comes into our city deserves to be safe, and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”

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January 30, 2024 | Gothamist

3 men indicted in fatal stabbing at Randall’s Island migrant shelter Click For More

“As alleged, Dafren Canizalez was brutally killed in an attack by a group, who trapped and chased him until he collapsed,” Bragg said in a statement. “Everyone who comes into our city deserves to be safe, and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”

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January 30, 2024 | New York Post

Migrant who stabbed fellow asylum-seeker to death at NYC tent shelter asked security guard to let him ‘finish the job’: prosecutors Click For More

A migrant accused of brutally stabbing a fellow asylum seeker to death New York tent shelter allegedly asked security guards to let him “finish the job” in coldblooded comments after the attack, prosecutors said at his arraignment on Tuesday.

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January 30, 2024 | The Messenger

Mercedes Driver Indicted for NYC New Year’s Car Rampage That Injured 9 Click For More

A New Jersey man who allegedly injured nine people by careening his Mercedes Benz on sidewalks and streets in Midtown Manhattan in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day was indicted on 28 counts Tuesday, prosecutors said.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
“Curtis Brown used extreme violence to manipulate, control, and coerce women to conduct prostitution.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this sentencing for sex trafficking in: https://buff.ly/BIwLcOt
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office6 days ago
“Theodore Tucker allegedly escalated hateful words into senseless gun violence, targeting an innocent stranger because of his sexual orientation.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment: https://buff.ly/Lhg8OAk
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office7 days ago
“The defendant knowingly killed three people by providing them fentanyl-laced drugs.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this guilty plea: