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March 24, 2025 | 1010Wins

NYC woman gets 20 years for torture death of teen cousin with special needs Click For More

Johnette Booker, 43, was found guilty last month of manslaughter, gang assault and endangering the welfare of a child, among other charges, in the death of 15-year-old Jallen McConnie.

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March 24, 2025 | AMNY

Manhattan woman gets 20 years in prison for beating, waterboarding autistic teen cousin to death Click For More

The woman convicted of brutally beating and waterboarding her 15-year-old autistic cousin to death inside her Manhattan apartment in 2021 was sentenced on Monday to 20 years behind bars in what the presiding judge called the saddest case of her career.

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March 24, 2025 | I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE

UWS Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Causing Teen Cousin’s Death Click For More

Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced that 43-year-old Johnette Booker has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for “assaulting and causing the death of her 15-year-old cousin in June 2021.”

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March 24, 2025 | I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE

UWS Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Causing Teen Cousin’s Death Click For More

Manhattan D.A. Bragg has announced that 43-year-old Johnette Booker has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for “assaulting and causing the death of her 15-year-old cousin in June 2021.”

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March 24, 2025

D.A. Bragg Announces Sentencing Of Johnette Booker For Death Of Teen Cousin Click For More

“Johnette Booker stands convicted of killing her younger, vulnerable cousin, through her vicious and cruel behavior,” said District Attorney Bragg. “For over a month, Booker knowingly put Jallen McConnie through an excruciating level of abuse and trauma, up until the final moments of his life. Booker will serve a significant prison term for this utterly horrific conduct and my thoughts remain with Mr. McConnie’s loved ones, who continue to grieve this devastating loss.”  

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March 20, 2025 | W42St

Hell’s Kitchen Drugging and Robbery Conspiracy: Butts Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Click For More

A man involved in a conspiracy to drug and rob patrons of gay bars in Hell’s Kitchen was sentenced this morning in Manhattan Criminal Court. Judge Felicia Mennin delivered the sentence of eight years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision to Andre Butts after he pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and conspiracy.


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Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 weeks ago
Our Antiquities Trafficking Unit has recovered around 6,350 artifacts worth nearly $500 million and repatriated nearly 6,000 of them to 38 countries. Congratulations to Unit Chief Matthew Bogdanos for being honored in TIME for his work:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 weeks ago
NEW: Today we announced the indictment of Remington Yhap for allegedly raping a teenage patient during a therapy session after engaging in a several-months-long course of sexual misconduct. This investigation is ongoing. If you have been subjected to abuse, please call our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 weeks ago
“My thoughts are with the victim who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life due to this near-fatal shooting.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the sentencing of Zykil Adamson for shooting a 26-year-old man: