Megan O’Donnell Division Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division and the District Court and Intake Division | Official Website
Megan O’Donnell Division Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division and the District Court and Intake Division | Official Website
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the sentencing of Abraham Crosby, 50, to 14 to 16 years in prison. Crosby was found guilty at a bench trial for assault, strangulation, and related charges involving attacks on his girlfriend and her roommate.
"This defendant’s sustained and remorseless assault of the victims here is unconscionable and unacceptable," stated District Attorney Tierney. "Domestic violence cannot be tolerated. I commend everyone in law enforcement who worked tirelessly to protect both the victim and the community from further violence by this defendant."
The trial revealed that on September 21, 2023, around 12:30 a.m., Crosby entered his girlfriend's apartment in Patchogue while intoxicated and under drug influence. An argument ensued with his girlfriend, during which her roommate attempted to intervene. Crosby responded violently by strangling his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. He then stabbed the roommate in the back, puncturing her lung. Upon regaining consciousness, the girlfriend tried to escape but was slashed on the head by Crosby with a knife, resulting in a large scalp laceration requiring 12 staples.
Crosby fled but was soon apprehended nearby by police officers who discovered metal knuckles in his possession.
Crosby is also noted as a level three sex offender due to a prior conviction for Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree from 2006.
On September 26, 2024, Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft Jr. convicted Crosby of several charges including two counts of Assault in the Second Degree (Class D violent felonies), one count of Strangulation in the Second Degree (a Class D violent felony), one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree (a Class D felony), one count of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation (a Class A misdemeanor), and two counts of Assault in the Third Degree (Class A misdemeanors).
On November 6, 2024, he received his sentence along with five years post-release supervision after representing himself at trial with Christopher Brocato acting as legal advisor.
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