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January 30, 2026 | USA TODAY

Manhattan DA Bragg: We must confront deadly threat of 3D printed guns Click For More

My office has prioritized prosecuting those manufacturing and selling homemade guns. We have announced several indictments and prison sentences for those who have made, sold and trafficked these weapons.

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January 29, 2026 | New York Post

NYC judge rips cold case killer at sentencing for 1994 murders of mom, daughter – as lowlife whines he’ll die in prison Click For More

Ailing ex-con Larry Atkinson, 67, predicted he has two years to live moments before Judge Althea Drysdale sentenced him to 40 years to life behind bars for the killings of Sarah Roberts, 57, and her developmentally disabled daughter Sharon, 23, who were found strangled to death inside NYCHA’s Grant Houses on Feb. 20, 1994.

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January 29, 2026 | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Decades later, convicted killer of Harlem mother and daughter sentenced to 40 years Click For More

The steep term was handed down to Larry Atkinson, 67, following his October conviction at trial on two counts of second-degree murder for fatally strangling Sarah Roberts, 57, and her 25-year-old daughter Sharon inside their Grant Houses apartment on W. 125th St. on Feb. 20, 1994.

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January 29, 2026

D.A. Bragg: Larry Atkinson Sentenced For 1994 Murder Of Mother And Daughter Click For More

“We are resolute in our commitment to solving homicides and providing justice to victims and their families, no matter how long it takes,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Thirty years after strangling Sarah Roberts and her daughter Sharon, Larry Atkinson stands convicted by a jury of two counts of murder and will serve decades in prison. Thanks to the skill of our prosecutors and the dogged work of our partners at OCME and the NYPD, there is finally closure for this horrific crime.”

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January 27, 2026 | West Side Spirit

Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Car Crash Click For More

The case of the horrific fatal car crash that killed husband-to-be Kirk Walker, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, on the Henry Hudson Parkway on August 24, 2024, reached its criminal resolution with the recent announcement that Jimmy Connors, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of Manslaughter in the Second Degree and two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting.

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January 26, 2026 | Our Town NY

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing Click For More

Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East Village in a wild June 2024 melee, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. recently announced. According to a contemporary Straus News report, “the south side of East 14th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A is a known trouble spot“ that locals had dubbed the “thieves’ market.”


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office9 hours ago
“That work really is a complement to our traditional enforcement work.” – D.A. Bragg. Listen to @danwiig1 @nycountylawyers Amicus Curiae podcast for more on our investments in mental health and use of problem-solving courts.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office14 hours ago
ICYMI: “Thirty years after strangling Sarah Roberts and her daughter Sharon, Larry Atkinson stands convicted by a jury of two counts of murder and will serve decades in prison.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this sentencing here:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office1 day ago
Watch here as D.A. Bragg visited faculty and students at @columbialawschool to discuss the work of our office, his career journey in public service and more!
Manhattan District Attorney's Office