Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The request comes after Henry's parents accused Mount Pleasant Police and Westchester County of a cover-up.
Less than a week after Danroy "DJ" Henry's parents, Dan and Angela shared accusations of a cover-up in their son's death, shooting Pleasantville, NY Police Officer Aaron Hess' attorney has requested a gag order. Michael Sussman, the attorney for the Henry family, announced the move Tuesday to the media and said involved parties would appear before Magistrate Judge George A. Yanthis in White Plains federal court. In an email, he wrote, "...defendant seek a gag order against any public comment by attorneys or parties and plaintiffs oppose the same." According to LoHud.com, Brian Sokoloff, attorney for Hess, made the request. DJ Henry, a native of Easton, was shot to death outside the now defunct Finnegan's Bar & Grill in the Thornwood …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mount Pleasant police, Westchester County District Attorney's office are accused of lying in a Thursday press conference.
The lawyer for the family of slain Pace University football player and Easton native Danroy "DJ" Henry claims that top-ranking Mount Pleasant policemen and the Westchester County District Attorney's office covered up important information surrounding his 2010 death. Talking to reporters on Thursday morning at the Doubletree Hilton in Tarrytown, NY, attorney Michael Sussman accused Chief Louis Alagno and Lt. Brian Fanelli of knowingly giving contradictory information concerning why officer Ronald Beckley fired his gun towards Henry's car, which was parked in a fire lane near Finnegan's Grill in Thornwood. Sussman, based on gathering depositions from police involved, says that Beckley fired at Pleasantville police officer Aaran Hess, who he …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Pleasantville, NY Police Officer Aaron Hess has been inactive since the shooting of Danroy "DJ" Henry on Oct. 17, 2010.
Aaron Hess, the police officer who shot and killed Easton native DJ Henry, is no longer a member of the Pleasantville, NY Police Department. "I can confirm we did get notice from the state comptroller about a week ago," said Pleasantville Village Administrator Patricia Dwyer. "They ruled favorably on his application for disability retirement." Hess, a member of the police department since May 2003, has been out on medical leave since Oct. 17, 2010, when he was involved in a shooting at the Thornwood Shopping Center. Since the incident, Hess has been identified as the police officer who fatally shot Danroy "DJ" Henry, then a 20-year-old Pace University football player, who had been at a bar in the shopping center following the school's …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The DJ Dream Fund began in memory of Easton native DJ Henry.
The DJ Dream Fund recently released a video documenting many of the youth athletes it has served in the past year and a half. The nonprofit organization provides financial resources for youth athletes. It was created in the name of Easton native DJ Henry, who was shot and killed by a New York Police officer in 2010. Henry was a former Oliver Ames High School football player and a football player at Pace University. "There's no better way to honor him than by giving kids the things that he treasured so deeply," DJ Henry's father Dan Henry says in the video. "We want to make sure that other children don't have that taken away from them because of a financial burden that isn't their fault. We're proud to be able to serve in his honor in this …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
A look at what was happening around the area this week.
Two Years Later, Family of DJ Henry Pledges to Push Forward For Easton resident Angella Henry, things have not gotten easier in the two years since her son's death. The mother of DJ Henry relives it each and every day. "Some days have been worse as some information has been revealed about Oct. 17, 2010 and we find out how cruel-fully he was treated it actually hurts even more," she said. "I don’t think time makes things any easier." Henry will spend her day Wednesday mourning the loss of her son, who was shot and killed by police officer Aaron Hess on Oct. 17, 2010 while driving away from a bar in Pleasantville, N.Y. The two years since that night have included vigils, legal battles, widespread media attention, and differing accounts from …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
DJ Henry's mother reflects on the two year anniversary of her son's death
For Easton resident Angella Henry, things have not gotten easier in the two years since her son's death. The mother of DJ Henry relives it each and every day. "Some days have been worse as some information has been revealed about Oct. 17, 2010 and we find out how cruel-fully he was treated it actually hurts even more," she said. "I don’t think time makes things any easier." Henry will spend her day Wednesday mourning the loss of her son, who was shot and killed by police officer Aaron Hess on Oct. 17, 2010 while driving away from a bar in Pleasantville, N.Y. The two years since that night have included vigils, legal battles, widespread media attention, and differing accounts from a slew of witnesses. Pleasantville Police Officer Aaron …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
A look at some of the biggest stories from around the area.
Stoughton Man Charged with Attempted Murder Police arrested a Stoughton man for attempted murder, among other charges, after he allegedly attacked his parents the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 5, according to the Stoughton Police Log and the Stoughton Police Department Facebook Page. Stoughton Police officers Robert Kuhn and John Lydstone arrested Brandon Hensley, 30, of Ethyl Way in Stoughton "for attacking his parents, including the choking of one of the victims," the department's Facebook page reports. To read more, click here. No Support for Pheeny's Island Article in Norton Selectmen unanimously refused to support a petition article within the Oct. 29 Norton Annual Town Meeting Thursday by a 5-0 vote, saying the request to raise and …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The complaint alleges that police officers Kevin Gilmartin and Officer Ronald Gagnon neither checked on or sought treatment for the Easton native who had just been shot by Pleasantville police Officer Aaron Hess.
A second lawsuit against police officers who responded to reports of a crowd outside a Thornwood bar and shot an Easton native attending Pace University will be filed in federal court Oct. 12. Aaron Hess, a Pleasantville police officer, killed D.J. Henry on Oct. 17, 2010, shooting him from the hood of Henry's car as Henry was driving. He was not indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury; the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department is also investigating. Michael Sussman, attorney for the Henry family, said the story coming out through depositions for the first lawsuit, which was filed against Hess and his employer the village of Pleasantville, drew a very different picture than that described by police right …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
A look back at some of the region's biggest stories
Mansfield Man (and '99 Stoughton High Grad) Wanted by FBI For Terrorism A local man is wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to provide material support or resource to al Qaeda in an effort to kill American soldiers. The FBI said Wednesday Ahmad Abousamra, formally of Mansfield, traveled to Pakistan and Yemen to seek military training so he could kill American soldiers. There is a $50,000 reward for Abousamra's arrest. Abousamra lived at 33 Church St. in Mansfield during his time in town. He is also a 1999 graduate of Stoughton High School. To read more, click here Stoughton High Community Mourns Loss of Senior David Wade Fielding questions after the Stoughton High football team's 25-6 win over heavily-favored Mansfield Sept. 28 at home, head …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Ronald Beckley, who also fired his weapon the night DJ Henry was shot and killed by Police Officer Aaron Hess, said in a deposition last week that he was aiming at Hess and described him to be the 'aggressor.' Beckley also said he shot Hess in the knee.
Mount Pleasant Police Officer Ronald Beckley, the second officer to fire his weapon the night of Easton native DJ Henry's death, said during his deposition in federal court last week that he fired his gun to stop Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess, who he felt was the "aggressor." "I was shooting at a person that I thought was the aggressor and was inflicting deadly physical force on another," Beckley told Michael Sussman, who deposed him as part of a civil suit filed by the Henry family against Hess and the Village of Pleasantville, NY. Hess, a Pleasantville Police Officer, shot and killed Henry on Oct. 17, 2010 outside a bar in Pleasantville as Henry was driving in his vehicle. He was not indicted by a Westchester County Grand …
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