Westchester DA Seeks New Grand Jury To Indict David Carlson Of Shooting Death Of Fugitive Rapist

Ramapo Rape Suspect Shooting Case Gets New Grand Jury

 

 

 

 

” Westchester prosecutors will not appeal a judge’s dismissal of charges against David Carlson in the Orange County shooting death of Norris Acosta-Sanchez, a fugitive who was wanted on a statutory rape charge in Ramapo.

  Instead, they will present the case to a new grand jury, a spokesman for the Westchester District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

  The indictment was dismissed earlier this month by Judge Robert Freehill, who ruled that an Orange County prosecutor had compromised the integrity of the grand jury presentation by withholding Carlson’s statements about feeling threatened by Acosta-Sanchez’s aggressive movements.

  Carlson shot Acosta-Sanchez in the arm and head with a shotgun on Oct. 11, 2013, while walking him away from his Sparrowbush home. Carlson claims he fired when Acosta-Sanchez lunged at him. “

 

This is the type of “legal” maneuver one can expect in anti-gun New York …

 

” After pretrial hearings in August, Ostrer argued that the Orange County prosecutor should have shown the grand jury video of Carlson’s statements. Instead, a state trooper was allowed to recount what Carlson told him and denied Carlson ever claimed the fugitive had lunged at him — even though it was mentioned in the video. “

 

 

Read more of the Westchester County DA’s attempt to railroad David Carlson here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David Carlson’s Atty , Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct , Files Motion For Dismissal

Ramapo Rape Suspect’s Killer Wants Charges Tossed

 

 

 

 

 

” A murder indictment in last year’s killing of a Ramapo man suspected of rape might not have happened if an Orange County prosecutor had not pushed grand jurors to continue deliberating after their initial vote.

  The lawyer for David Carlson cites that as one example of what he alleges was the prosecutor’s misconduct in the grand jury presentation. He is asking the judge to dismiss the indictment.

” In this case, the presentation was infected with a desire to obtain an indictment,” lawyer Benjamin Ostrer wrote in court papers.

  Carlson had been scheduled to go on trial last month in the Oct. 11, 2013, fatal shooting of Norris Acosta-Sanchez near Carlson’s home in Sparrowbush. But the trial now awaits a ruling by Orange County Judge Robert Freehill on Ostrer’s dismissal motion.

  Ostrer suggested that the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Kerry Kolek, coerced grand jurors into charging his client with murder. He also accused her of withholding tapes of Carlson’s statements from the grand jury, relying instead on police testimony that mischaracterized whether Carlson ever claimed to have shot Acosta-Sanchez because the fugitive lunged at him.”

 

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Make A Contribution To David Carlson’s Legal Defense Here

WELCOME TO THE DAVID CARLSON DEFENSE AND SUPPORT FUND

 

 

” David Carlson is usually found outside, headed to a neighbor’s house to help fix a leak, repair a porch, or lend a hand. In return for his work, he will most likely accept a basket of fresh vegetables or a casserole as payment. Although he may or may not be employed next week, he cannot bring himself to take his neighbor’s money, because he knows that they, too, are trying hard to make ends meet.

David works as a carpenter for local Union 157. While he is skilled in his craft, paying projects are sometimes few and far between, creating an uncertain feeling in the Carlson household. Growing up on a farm is one of the advantages of the lifestyle of David and Sarah Carlson, because it has allowed them to be self-sufficient, and worry less about David’s chance of unemployment.

The Carlson’s are part of a growing trend of people who heavily rely on gardening, animal husbandry, composting, natural building and food preservation techniques like canning and preserving. A pantry in the Carlson’s reveals floor to ceiling shelves of mason jars filled with the bounty of season’s past. In the living room are windows overlooking the backyard where several happy chickens run across the yard, antagonizing the dogs and other animals.”

 

 

    David Carlson is the upstate NY man accused of killing a suspected child rapist in Sparrowbush two weeks ago . If you are not up on his story you can read more here , here , here , here and here . Please help the family out if you can .

   For those of you in a hurry below is one of the news items about David’s plight directly from his website .

 

” Oct 24 Orange County grand jury indicts David Carlson

Original Story: Your News Now

An Orange County grand jury hands up an indictment for the Sparrowbush man accused of shooting and killing another man wanted for rape. YNN’s Meredith Zaritheny reports.

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. — A Sparrowbush man accused of shooting a fugitive rape suspect outside his home is indicted on a number of charges.

Now, David Carlson is out on bail and fighting to clear his name.

Carlson is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Prosecutors say Carlson shot unarmed Norris Acosta-Sanchez, with a 12-gauge shotgun in the head on October 11 of this year.

Police had been searching for Acosta-Sanchez. They say when Carlson tried to detain Acosta-Sanchez until authorities could arrive, he shot and killed him.

Carlson will be arraigned next week.

“Very concerned I’m looking at some serious charges. It’s not just about me; it’s about my sons and my wife. I have to be here to be a father not just financially but emotionally,” said Carlson.

If convicted, Carlson faces up to 25 years to life in prison.

READ ORIGINAL STORY / WATCH VIDEO“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Judge Sets Bail For David Carlson At $50K … He’s Out

Accused Sparrowbush Murderer David Carlson Released On Bail

 

 

 

” Accused murderer David Carlson, of Sparrowbush, was released from jail today, one week after allegedly shooting a fugitive wanted for rape.

“I’m feeling good,” he said. “Glad I got decent bail and glad to be home with my family.”

Carlson is charged with killing rape suspect Norris Acosta-Sanchez. Acosta-Sanchez, 35, was wanted for allegedly raping a girl under the age of 15 and had been on the run for months, evading police capture at least twice before Carlson allegedly killed him last Friday.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Grand Jury Has Seen Fit To Indict David Carlson In The Death Of A Susprcted Child Rapist

Notice Of Indictment In Sparrowbush Shooting Case

 

 

 

” Orange County District Attorney Frank Phillips announced Thursday afternoon that a grand jury has voted to indict David Carlson, 42, of Sparrowbush, on criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Rockland County rape suspect Norris Acosta-Sanchez, 35.

“Until a formal indictment is filed in Orange County Court, either next Tuesday or Thursday, we cannot disclose the crime or crimes with which the defendant has been charged. Grand Jury proceedings are secret and we cannot comment on what witnesses appeared, the charges considered, or any other aspect of the Grand Jury action,” Phillips wrote in a formal statement issued via email.

Carlson is currently being held without bail at Orange County Jail. Local-court judges cannot set bail in class A felony cases.
Phillips said Carlson’s lawyer may seek to ask a County Court judge to set bail, and that could happen by Friday.”

 

 

   For more information about this case see our previous posts here and here . This is shameful and we pray that Mr Carlson and his family will have the strength to see this through to a nullified jury or a dismissal . We will keep our readers updated as often as we are able .

 Hopefully tomorrow will bring news of a bail hearing and then maybe there will be some way for our readers to help out the Carlson family . In the meantime go to the Facebook page Free David Carlson and show your support .

    You can donate to a fund to help support the Carlson family with their legal bills which thanks to the indictment are sure to grow astronomically here :   davidcarlsonfund.com/

 

 

 

 

 

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Free David Carlson

Here Is A Facebook Page In Support Of The Orange County Man Accused Of Killing A Fugitive Child Rapist

 

” David Carlson, a Orange County NY family man is behind bars on a murder charge after he allegedly shot a fugitive rape suspect.”

 

 

 

     We posted about this the other day and a loyal reader pointed us to this new Facebook page in support of the man . Give it a visit and give it a like .

 

 

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Here is a podcast from the Berman show about the Carlson case

 

 

 

 

   Mr Carlson faces the grand jury today to determine whether he will be prosecuted for second degree murder .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NY Father Facing Murder Charges For Killing Fugitive Child Rapist

New York Father Charged With Murder For Shooting Death Of Wanted Rape Suspect

 

 

 

” An Orange County, New York father of three has been charged with second-degree murder after he shot and killed a 35-year-old man wanted by authorities for the alleged rape of an underage girl this past summer.

The shooting incident, which happened Friday, followed an intense search for the suspect by authorities and, according to the Times Herald-Record, has left area residents questioning why the suspect returned to the area after his escape and why the man, who some say was protecting his family, is now facing murder charges.

Ramapo Detective Sgt. John Lynch told local media that they had been searching for Norris Acosta-Sanchez since July when the girl’s parents discovered and reported the rape. Acosta-Sanchez had been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury for felony second-degree rape and second-degree criminal sexual act and a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child. 

Details of what led up to the shooting have not been made available, but Carlson, who neighbors describe as a “really good man” who is kindhearted and generous, has been charged with second-degree murder, a decision that not all of the residents of the small town are happy about.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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