Judge gives parties eight months before next conference date.
Attorneys in the nine lawsuits pending as a result of the shooting and subsequent death of Pace University student and Easton native Danroy "DJ" Henry on Oct. 17, 2010, met in U.S. District Court this morning. Judge Kenneth Karas is overseeing the case and met with the parties in White Plains to conference the matters. Most recently, several of Henry's peers—including those who were previously arrested the morning of his death (charges were later dismissed)—announced they are suing the county, Village of Pleasantville Town of Mount Pleasant and related individual law enforcement officers for police brutality. Yves Delpeche, Joseph Garcia and Desmond Hinds, are each suing—through their attorney Bonita Zelman—Westchester County, the Town of …
A reader asks for answers in Henry case.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
I keep checking your web site to learn if there is any news on the shooting of DJ Henry that would help explain the actions of the police that night. This story should not go away. Unfortunately what happened to DJ could have happened to anyone who was there that night. There are so many unanswered questions. Nothing can bring DJ back. The police (A. Hess) need to be held accountable or cleared. If the district attorney has proof to support the police version it should be released - I keep hearing word transparency but I have yet to see it in action. DJ should be in school playing football, eating pizza preparing himself for life. I did not know him, from all accounts he was a good kid who would make any parent proud. Hopefully some good …
A recent Boston Magazine piece profiled the family of slain Easton native DJ Henry as they deal with grief and media attention.
The family of slain Easton native DJ Henry was featured in this month's Boston Magazine in an article titled "Family Interrupted." The in-depth look at the the family's struggle to cope with the grief and public attention touches on the family's home life, the fight to find the truth about what happened, and chronicles their horrific night 11 months ago when they learned that DJ Henry had been shot and killed by New York Police Officer Aaron Hess. In the article, Danroy Henry, DJ's father, describe's coping with the public attention. “It’s very hard,” Dan says with a tired look when asked what it’s like to grieve so publicly. “But it’s necessary. Even on the first morning, my inclination was not to say anything. But we couldn’t allow them …
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Mary connolly
5:39 pm on Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Thank you so much for this article. This story should be kept alive and out in the open. I have had the pleasure of knowing DJ since the day he was born.this never should have happened I think every day about the people in NY involved in this coverup and wonder how they live with themselves.A terrible injustice was done to Danny that night and we are not going to go away ever until the people … more ›