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Three of the accused men acquitted in Carey Gabay murder, one convicted

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Brooklyn jury acquitted two more suspects on the murder charge in the fatal shooting of gov Cuomo&&num;8217&semi;s aide&comma; Carey Gabay in 2015<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>The defendants began shooting at rival gang members during the J&&num;8217&semi;Ouvert Festival celebration in Brooklyn Sept 7&comma; 2015<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<header class&equals;"css-sb57iz e345g291">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Carey Gabay was hit in the head with a stray bullet&comma; he died in the hospital nine days later<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>After Monday&&num;8217&semi;s jury deadlock on the charges against Stanley Elianor and Micah Alleyne&comma; both men were found not guilty of murder<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Micah Alleyne&comma; 26&comma; was found guilty Wednesday&comma; of manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon&comma; but was acquitted on the charge of murder<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Stanley Elianor&comma; 27&comma; was found guilty of reckless endangerment&comma; and freed on the more serious charges of murder&comma; manslaughter and three counts weapons possession<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>A third defendant Keith Luncheon&comma; 26&comma; Monday was acquitted of second-degree murder&comma; manslaughter&comma; criminal weapons possession and reckless endangerment<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>The shooter&comma; Kenny Bazile&comma; was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon last week&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Bazile&comma; 33&comma; was also acquitted on murder charges<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-ifnb0o ejekc6u0"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Fifth defendant&comma; Tyshawn Crawford&comma; took a plea deal and testified against the<&sol;strong> <strong>other four<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-18sbwfn StoryBodyCompanionColumn">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1h6whtw">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-296683" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Micah-Alleyne-and-Stanley-Elianor-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Micah Alleyne and Stanley Elianor 1&period;jpg" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"900" &sol;><strong>Micah Alleyne &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma;was found guilty of manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon&comma; but was found not guilty of murder&period; Stanley Elianor &lbrack;left&rsqb; were acquitted on murder&comma; manslaughter and three counts of weapons possession&period; He was convicted for  reckless endangerment&comma; only<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0">A jury in Brooklyn&comma; NY&comma; Wenesday reached a verdict for the final two men accused in the fatal shooting of Carey Gabay&comma; a former aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo&comma; after their co-defendant was <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7ny&period;com&sol;suspect-not-guilty-jury-deadlocked-on-2-in-cuomo-aides-death&sol;3811334&sol;">found not guilty of all charges Monday<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On Monday one defendant Keith Luncheon&comma; was acquitted of second-degree murder&comma; manslaughter&comma; criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment on Monday&comma; but jurors had been deadlocked on the charges against Stanley Elianor and Micah Alleyne&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<img class&equals;" size-full wp-image-296708 alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Caray-Gabay-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Caray Gabay 1" width&equals;"304" height&equals;"441" &sol;>On Wednesday&comma; Michah Alleyne&comma; 26&comma; was found guilty of manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon&comma; but was found not guilty of murder&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His co-defendant&comma; Stanley Elianor&comma; 27&comma; was only found guilty of reckless endangerment&period; He was found not guilty of murder&comma; manslaughter and three counts of weapons possession&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;After the verdicts were read&comma; one of the victim&&num;8217&semi;s relatives&comma; believed to be the victim&&num;8217&semi;s brother&comma; stood up and ran from the courtroom after shouting&colon; &&num;8220&semi;My brother was murdered&excl; Where is the justice&quest; You should be ashamed of yourselves&comma; all of you&excl;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The alleged shooter&comma; Kenny Bazile&comma; was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon last week&comma; but he was acquitted on murder charges&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A fifth defendant&comma; Tyshawn Crawford&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7ny&period;com&sol;trial-begins-for-4-men-accused-in-shooting-of-cuomo-aide&sol;3408622&sol;">agreed to a plea deal<&sol;a> and testified against the other four&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Prosecutors say the men began shooting at rival gang members during the J&&num;8217&semi;Ouvert Festival celebration in Brooklyn in 2015&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Caught in the crossfire&comma; Gabay &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; was hit in the head by a stray bullet&period; He died in the hospital nine days later&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In court Monday&comma; prosecutors said there were seven different semi-automatic weapons used in the rival gang shootout in September 2015 during the pre-dawn hours of J&&num;8217&semi;ouvert when Gabay was killed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296685" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Kenny-Bazile-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Kenny Bazile 1&period;png" width&equals;"616" height&equals;"447" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;Alleged shooter Kenny Bazile was convicted of manslaughter bur acquitted of murder charges&period; Faces up to 15 years in prison<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0">At the commencement of the trial&comma; Bazile&&num;8217&semi;s attorney had successfully distanced his client from the rest of defendants&comma; admitting he had a gun and fired it but claiming he believed he was being shot at and was acting in self-defense&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Carey was an inspiring public servant whose life was cut short by senseless gun violence&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Cuomo said after Brazile&&num;8217&semi;s conviction&period; &&num;8220&semi;I commend the men and women of law enforcement for their relentless pursuit of justice and thank the prosecutors for their work in honoring Carey&&num;8217&semi;s legacy&&num;8230&semi;&period;Nothing can bring Carey back to his wife Trenelle&comma; his family and all those who loved him&comma; but I hope this guilty verdict gives them some comfort that justice has been served&period; Carey will be forever missed&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Bazile now faces up to 15 years in prison but could have been sentenced to life in prison if he was found guilty of murder&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Brooklyn native Keith Luncheon  who was recorded on video carrying a gun shortly after an aide to Gov&period; Andrew M&period; Cuomo was fatally shot at a Caribbean festival in 2015 was acquitted of murder and weapons charges on Monday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;After the verdict was read aloud in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn&comma; the man&comma; Keith Luncheon&comma; 26&comma; seemed relieved and smiled as his lawyer shook his hand&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The jury said it was &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;hopelessly deadlocked” on charges against two ofof the accused n men&comma; Micah Alleyne and Stanley Elianor&comma; Justice Vincent del Giudice ordered them to continue deliberating&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mr&period; Luncheon was charged with second-degree murder&comma; second-degree manslaughter&comma; reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon&period; He identified as a violent gang member on social media and confessed to being present when the shooting started in a videotaped statement&comma; but his lawyer&comma; Jay Cohen&comma; maintained at trial that his admission had been coerced&period; And he said a co-defendant who testified against his client was a liar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-18sbwfn StoryBodyCompanionColumn">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"css-1h6whtw">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I think justice was done&comma;” Mr&period; Cohen said after the verdict&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It does feel like we stole home plate&period; We’re happy with the verdict&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-296684" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Keith-Luncheon-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Keith Luncheon 1&period;jpg" width&equals;"435" height&equals;"653" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><span class&equals;"css-1v07nl7 e1olku6u0">Keith Luncheon  on Monday  was <&sol;span>acquitted of second-degree murder&comma; manslaughter&comma; criminal weapons possession and reckless endangermen<&sol;strong>t<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"css-1i0edl6 e2kc3sl0">Last week&comma; a separate jury found Kenny Bazile&comma; 33&comma; guilty of second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon&period; He maintained at trial that he acted in self-defense&period; A fifth man&comma; Tyshawn Crawford&comma; accepted a plea deal and testified against the others at trial&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The defendants&comma; who are suspected of being gang members&comma; were arrested and charged in the death of Carey W&period; Gabay&comma; a lawyer with the Cuomo administration&comma; who was shot in the head during the annual predawn street festival of J’ouvert&comma; on Sept&period; 7&comma; 2015&comma; in Brooklyn&period; Prosecutors said the gunfight stemmed from a rivalry between the Folk Nation and 8-Trey Crips gangs&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mr&period; Luncheon’s verdict drew a slight smile from his mother&comma; Cheryl&comma; 55&comma; who was seated in the gallery of the courtroom&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On the other side&comma; Mr&period; Gabay’s relatives scoffed and sighed as the forewoman announced the jury’s decision&period; His widow&comma; Trenelle&comma; left the courtroom&comma; declining to discuss the outcome with reporters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">&NewLine;

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