Jury convicted defendant of biting his girlfriend’s lip and cheek before choking her in her parked car
December 4, 2024
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced today that a Bronx man was sentenced to 6½ years in state prison for physically attacking his girlfriend in a Pelham Manor parking lot in August 2023.
DA Rocah said: “Thanks to the victim’s quick instincts during the attack and her extraordinary courage in testifying against her abuser, this defendant has now been held accountable for his violent actions and will not be able to cause harm to this victim or anyone else.”
After a three-week trial, a jury on May 21 found the defendant, Christian Rosado, 27, guilty of Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree, and Resisting Arrest.
The defendant was also sentenced to 2 to 4 years on the unlawful imprisonment charge, which will run concurrently to his 6½ -year sentence, and will be subject to 5 years of post-release supervision.
At approximately 9:16 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2023, the defendant, while sitting in the passenger seat of the victim’s parked vehicle on Pelham Parkway in Pelham Manor, repeatedly bit the victim’s lip and cheek before choking her. The defendant then threatened the victim as he continued to bite her face.
As detailed during the trial, the victim revved the engine of her parked car during the attack, which alerted nearby Pelham Manor police officers. When approached by police, the defendant fled from the vehicle. Following a foot pursuit, additional officers were called to help apprehend and handcuff the defendant who was resisting arrest.
The defendant was transported to the Village of Pelham Police Department headquarters and carried inside the building after he refused to allow officers to walk him in.
The case was before New York State Supreme Court Justice Larry Schwartz in Westchester County Court and prosecuted by Domestic Violence Bureau Chief Joyce Miller and Assistant District Attorney Arlene Ramezanzadeh, both of the Special Prosecutions Division, with assistance from Appeals and Special Litigation Deputy Division Chief William Milaccio and Domestic Violence Aide Christina Viera.
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