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Jennifer Nelson

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jennifer Nelson, 35, of Shirley, was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison after a jury found her guilty in September for Leaving the Scene of an Incident after hitting a 15-year-old boy with her car several times and then fleeing the scene.

“This is a horrible turn of events that no child should ever have to endure by the hands of an adult,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Witnesses described how this defendant left a 15-year-old boy crawling away from her vehicle as she smirked and left the scene without remorse. Thoughtless and criminally dangerousness will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.”

The evidence at trial established that on October 7, 2022, Nelson mowed down a teenager with her 2020 Honda Passport after a verbal confrontation with him and others at a parking lot of a bagel store. Nelson’s vehicle struck the victim who then fell to the ground. She then drove over the victim, reversed her car, drove over the victim again and then fled the scene. In an attempt to evade police officers, Nelson traded in her vehicle for a newer model.

The victim suffered serious physical injuries including multiple fractures of the pelvis, six fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and numerous bruises and abrasions.

On September 26, 2023, Nelson was found guilty after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice, Timothy P. Mazzei for the charge of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, a Class E felony.

On January 26, 2024, Justice Mazzei sentenced Nelson to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison. She was represented by Katherine Fernandez, Esq.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Veronica M. McMahon, Tara K. O’Donnell, and James J. O’Rourke, IV of the Major Crime Bureau with investigative assistance from Detective Adam Friedlander of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Squad and SCDAO Violent Felony Offense Squad Detective Investigators John Roberts and Reginald Sykes.

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Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found following a fire in an abandoned Moriches house on Jan. 24.

A 911 caller reported a fire at 151 Montauk Highway at approximately 11:50 p.m. After the fire was extinguished, a man’s body was found in the house.

The man’s identity and cause of death will be determined during an autopsy by personnel from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

Following a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the cause of the fire to be non-criminal in nature.

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Wayne Chambers

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Jan. 25 that Wayne Chambers, 51, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, after a jury found him guilty of Murder in the Second Degree for the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend, Sandra McIntosh, 46, of Medford.

“This defendant stabbed his ex-girlfriend in cold blood and without remorse,” said District Attorney Tierney. “My heart continues to go out to Sandra McIntosh’s loved ones. I hope this lengthy sentence provides them with some measure of justice after she was tragically taken from them by this defendant.”

The evidence at trial established that on July 22, 2021, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Chambers picked up McIntosh, a nurse, after her shift ended at Stony Brook University Hospital. Chambers drove the victim to work earlier that day in her 2010 white Lexus RX350. Chambers and McIntosh were in a relationship for approximately six years but had broken up months prior.

At about 8 p.m., a 911 caller reported seeing Chambers in the same Lexus driving erratically and then stopping on Woodland Avenue in Holtsville. Witnesses then saw Chambers outside the Lexus in a physical altercation with McIntosh. At some point during the altercation, Chambers stabbed McIntosh at least 25 times including in her neck and back, puncturing her heart and lung.

When the witnesses heard McIntosh screaming, they came outside and saw Chambers physically assaulting McIntosh, and attempting to drag her by her hair. Once Chambers saw the witnesses, he jumped into McIntosh’s Lexus and sped away. McIntosh died within two hours of the attack.

The Suffolk County Police Department tracked Chambers to a location in the Bronx where they found McIntosh’s 2010 white Lexus RX350. Blood and stains were found on the exterior and interior of the vehicle, some of which contained mixtures of DNA belonging to both Chambers and the victim. Surveillance video footage from across the street where the car was found captured the victim’s car parking at approximately 10:39 p.m. on July 22, 2021, and a man getting out of the driver’s side of the vehicle with a phone in his hand.

Cell site data placed Chambers’ cell phone near the scene of the stabbing immediately after it occurred, and also showed Chambers’ cell phone had connected to a cell site near where McIntosh’s vehicle was discovered in the Bronx, coinciding with the surveillance video.

A female acquaintance of the defendant, whose residence was located approximately one block away from where McIntosh’s vehicle was discovered in the Bronx, testified at trial that Chambers came to her home on the evening of July 22, 2021. She saw that Chambers’ shirt had a bloody spot, and that he had a cut on one of his index fingers that was covered by a Band-Aid.

On July 30, 2021, members of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Squad, Newburgh City Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and New York State Police located Chambers at a hotel in Newburgh and placed him under arrest.

On December 7, 2023, Chambers was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Richard Ambro.

On January 25, 2024, Chambers was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He was represented by Ian Fitzgerald, Esq.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Eric S. Aboulafia of the Homicide Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Michelle Chiuchiolo of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau, with investigative assistance from Detectives Guido Cirenza and Brendan O’Hara of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Squad.

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Joseph Adonis

Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock Indicted After Police Responded to a Call of an Unresponsive Toddler, and Allegedly Located Guns and Drugs Inside the Couple’s Apartment

Suspected Overdose Death of 14-Month-Old Joseph Adonis Remains Under Investigation

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Jan. 25 that Wilkens Adonis and Daryllee Leibrock, both aged 38, of Holbrook, were indicted for alleged Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and other related charges, for allegedly possessing guns and illicit drugs in the same apartment that they shared with their approximately 14-month-old toddler and an 11-year-old child. Leibrock is additionally charged with violating orders of protection involving the two children.

“The death of a toddler from a suspected overdose of poisonous drugs is an unfortunate but not unexpected next step in the opioid overdose crisis, and should be a wakeup call to our Albany legislators that decisive action must happen now. Children are dying,” said District Attorney Tierney. “I urge every New Yorker to contact your legislators and demand that they address this crisis.”

According to the investigation, on the morning of January 3, 2024, Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive child at a residence in Holbrook. When they arrived, law enforcement found Adonis, Leibrock, and their unresponsive toddler, Joseph Adonis (DOB: 11/04/22), in the couple’s bedroom. The toddler was taken via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Suffolk County Homicide Squad detectives responded to the home to investigate and found narcotics in the bedroom where the child was found unresponsive. As a result, members of the Suffolk County Narcotics Section detectives were called to assist with the investigation. A search warrant of the defendants’ apartment was executed, and law enforcement allegedly found over one-eighth ounce of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, over one-eighth ounce of cocaine, alprazolam, drug packaging materials, two digital scales used to weigh drugs, an electronic stun gun, a loaded shotgun, and a rifle; all of which were allegedly unsecured and easily accessible to the defendants’ children.

In addition, at the time of this incident, Leibrock was allegedly subject to Suffolk County Family Court orders of protection that prohibited her from being around either child, as well as from possessing illegal drugs that created an unreasonable risk to the health, safety, or welfare of either child.

While the death of the toddler remains under investigation, preliminary toxicology results showed a presence of multiple substances in the child’s blood, including cocaine, fentanyl, morphine, 4- anpp,1 norfentanyl, and benzoylecgonine.

At the time of their arrests in this case, Adonis and Leibrock each had open warrants for failure to appear in Suffolk County First District Court on misdemeanor Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance charges.

1 4-anpp is a fentanyl precursor. Norfentanyl is a metabolite of fentanyl. Benzolecgonine is a metabolite of cocaine.

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Adonis was indicted for:

  •   Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Intent to Sell), Class B felonies;
  •   Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (weight over one-eighth ounce), Class C felonies;
  •   One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a Class D felony;
  •   One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class

    A misdemeanor;

  •   Two counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, Class A

    misdemeanors;

  •   Two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Class A misdemeanors;
  •   Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, Class A

    misdemeanors; and

  •   Two counts of Failure to Safely Store Rifles, Shotguns, and Firearms in the First Degree,

    Class A misdemeanors. Leibrock was indicted for:

  •   Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Intent to Sell), Class B felonies;
  •   Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (weight over one-eighth ounce), Class C felonies;
  •   One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor;
  •   One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A misdemeanor;
  •   Two counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, Class A misdemeanors;
  •   Two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Class A misdemeanors;
  •   Four counts of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, Class A misdemeanors; and
  •   Two counts of Failure to Safely Store Rifles, Shotguns, and Firearms in the First Degree,

    Class A misdemeanors.

    On January 25, 2024, Adonis and Leibrock were arraigned on the indictment before Acting Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Philip Goglas. Under current New York State law, the offenses for which the defendants were indicted are considered non-bail eligible, except for Leibrock’s criminal contempt charges. Justice Goglas ordered Leibrock to be held on $250,000 cash, $500,000 bond, or $2.5 million partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Justice Goglas ordered $1 nominal bail be set on Adonis and placed him on supervised release during the pendency of the case. However, Adonis remains held in jail for his prior open Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance case.

Leibrock is due back in court on February 29, 2024.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who allegedly stole merchandise from a South Setauket store this month.

A male and female allegedly stole assorted kitchen items from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on January 2. The merchandise was valued at approximately $885.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Selden store in December.

Photo from SCPD

A woman allegedly stole assorted household items from Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza, on December 20. The merchandise was valued at approximately $425. The woman fled in a white Honda Accord.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the people who allegedly stole merchandise from a Medford store in December.

Two men allegedly stole plants from Lowe’s, located at 2796 Route 112, on December 21. The plants were valued at $489. One man was wearing a blue coat and the second man was wearing a black coat. The suspects fled in a white pickup truck.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card at a Huntington Station business in December.

A woman allegedly used a stolen credit card to make a purchase at Saks Fifth Avenue, located at 230 Walt Whitman Road and CVS located 2 E. Jericho Tpke, Huntington Station on December 22.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

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Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed two people in Central Islip on Jan. 22.

A man was driving a 2002 Honda Accord eastbound on Suffolk Avenue when he attempted to make a left turn onto William Street and his vehicle was struck by a westbound 2009 Lexus sedan at approximately 10:50 p.m.

The driver of the Honda and his passenger, also a man, were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where they were pronounced dead. Their names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The driver of the Lexus, a 19-year-old man, was not injured.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a woman on Jan. 23 for alleged prostitution and unauthorized practice of a profession during a massage parlor raid in Huntington Station.

In response to numerous community complaints, Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Huntington Public Safety, conducted an investigation into Huntington Spa, located at 1973 New York Ave., and arrested Xiao Mei Ye at 2:30 p.m.

Ye, 44, of Flushing, was charged with two counts of alleged Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a felony, and two counts of Prostitution, a misdemeanor. Summonses were issued by the town of Huntington Public Safety.

Ye was released on a Desk Appearance Ticket and is scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.