The Brooklyn Ink

Hate Crime Trial: A Brother’s Testimony, and Stare

By Amanda Massa Romel Sucuzhanay had been on the witness stand for half an hour, looking as if he wished he were anyplace else. He looked off into the middle distance, and at the interpreter [...]

View From the Passenger Seat, A Cousin Testifies

Demetrius Nathaniel walked slowly into the courtroom, looking directly ahead as he took the witness stand to testify against his cousin, Keith Phoenix.

Chilling 911 Call Caps 2nd Day of Testimony

Kimbale Taylor, an EMT, witnessed the beating from her bedroom window and called 911. During her testimony, she positively identified Keith Phoenix as the man who hit Jose Sucuzhanay repeatedly with a baseball bat. “He [...]

Hate Crime Trial Opens: Nothing Good Happens At 3:00 a.m. With Bellies Full Of Booze

Thirty-six jurors, four attorneys, court officers, relatives, and the two defendants waited as Davi Almonte slowly entered the witness box.