PRIOR VIOLENT FELON SENTENCED TO 14 TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STRANGULATION AND KNIFE ASSAULTS

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Abraham Crosby, 50, undomiciled, was sentenced to 14 to 16 years in prison after a judge found him guilty at a bench trial of Assault, Strangulation, and related charges, for strangling and slashing his girlfriend and stabbing her roommate. 

“This defendant’s sustained and remorseless assault of the victims here is unconscionable and unacceptable,” said 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 evidence at trial established that on September 21, 2023, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Crosby went to his girlfriend’s Patchogue apartment while intoxicated and under the influence of drugs. When Crosby entered the apartment, he started arguing with his girlfriend. Her roommate attempted to calm the situation, but Crosby became violent and began strangling his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. He then turned to the roommate and stabbed her in the back, causing a punctured lung. When Crosby’s girlfriend regained consciousness, she tried to run, but he slashed her head with a knife, causing a large laceration to the scalp which required 12 staples to close. Crosby then fled from the scene and the victims ran to a neighbor for help. When police responded, they located Crosby a short distance from the apartment. Upon placing him under arrest, police recovered metal knuckles from his pocket.

Crosby is a level three sex offender stemming from a 2006 conviction of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony.

On September 26, 2024, Crosby was convicted after a bench trial heard before the Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft, Jr. of the following charges:

• 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, Crosby was sentenced to 14 to 16 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. He represented himself at trial, with Christopher Brocato, Esq. acting as his legal advisor.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Zachary Kelly of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Tracey Barry of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad.

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