NYC truck terror attacker to serve 8 consecutive life sentences Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Sayfullo Saipov, the ISIS-inspired attacker who was convicted of killing eight people earlier this year, was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences on Wednesday.Saipov was convicted in January of all 28 counts he faced in connection with carrying out the deadly attack... Read More.
Heart-wrenching victim statements delivered at sentencing for NYC truck terror attacker Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The surviving victims and families of those killed in a 2017 terror attack in New York City delivered heart-wrenching statements Wednesday ahead of the sentencing of Sayfullo Saipov, the ISIS-inspired attacker who was convicted of killing eight people earlier this year.Saipov... Read More.
Multiple life sentences sought for NYC truck terror attacker Monday, May 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbekistan native who planned and carried out a 2017 ISIS-inspired terror attack on the west side of Manhattan, deserves multiple life sentences "to provide just punishment" for killing eight people, federal prosecutors said Monday in a sentencing memorandum... Read More.
NYC truck terror attacker spared death penalty as jury can’t come to unanimous decision Monday, March 13 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A jury has spared Sayfullo Saipov the death penalty after it was unable to come to a unanimous decision Monday in the penalty phase deliberations for a Halloween 2017 terror attack in New York City that killed eight people.The jury agreed... Read More.
NYC truck terror attacker deserves death penalty for ‘unremorseful slaughter’: Prosecutor Tuesday, March 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Sayfullo Saipov is "a proud terrorist" who deserves the death penalty for the "unremorseful slaughter of innocent civilians" during a Halloween 2017 terror attack in New York City, a prosecutor argued in federal court on Tuesday.Saipov was convicted in January of... Read More.
NYC truck terror attacker fights to avoid death penalty over ethnic discrimination claims Thursday, February 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Four days before the penalty phase is scheduled to begin, attorneys for Sayfullo Saipov sought on Thursday to strike the government's decision to seek the death penalty, in part because of what the defense said was possible ethnic or religious discrimination.Saipov... Read More.
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker may face deportation, officials say Thursday, November 3 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed to ABC News Thursday that an immigration detainer was placed on David DePape, the man who is accused of violently assaulting Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... Read More.
Former MPD police officer confronts Jan. 6 Capitol attacker at sentencing Friday, October 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone appeared in court Thursday to confront a rioter who dragged him into the mob of Trump supporters that brutally assaulted him during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, urging a federal judge to... Read More.
Alleged Salman Rushdie attacker appears in court in attempted murder case Wednesday, September 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a Western New York stage last month appeared briefly Wednesday in court as prosecutors build their attempted murder case against him.Hadi Matar, 24, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder... Read More.
Alleged Salman Rushdie attacker indicted on attempted murder charge Thursday, August 18 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage at a speaking event in southwestern New York last week, critically injuring him, was indicted by a grand jury on charges including attempted murder.Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty to the... Read More.
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker arrested for attempted murder in earlier stabbing case Thursday, May 19 by ABC NewsTwenty-three-year-old Isaiah Lee, the man still behind bars after being charged with tackling Dave Chappelle onstage, has been slapped with an attempted murder charge. However, controversial Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the charge wasn't related to Lee's alleged assault of the comedian earlier this month.Gascón on... Read More.
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker pleads not guilty Friday, May 6 by ABC NewsTwenty-three-year-old Isiah Lee, the man cops say tackled Dave Chappelle onstage at The Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, has pleaded not guilty to the four misdemeanor charges against him.Lee is being held on $30,000 bail, and a judge on Friday also ordered the suspect not... Read More.