Hamilton Heights Rape Suspect Fails to Escape from Court

092309rapist.jpg The alleged serial rapist who terrorized Upper Manhattan for over a month tried to make a break for it during his arraignment Monday night. He didn't get very far. According to the Post, an unidentified young woman—believed to be a girlfriend—was in the Manhattan Criminal Court room sobbing and blowing kisses at suspect Vincent Heyward, whose DNA matched all four victims. When Heyward saw her, he bolted for the back door of the courtroom, pursued by more than a dozen court officers.

The arraignment halted for nearly 15 minutes as "sounds of a commotion came from behind a closed door to the holding area." Two court officers suffered minor injuries in the scuffle, after which Heyward was escorted back in handcuffs. The woman continued to sob during the arraignment, but guards prevented the struggling Heyward from turning around to look at her. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail. Hamilton Heights residents seemed relieved about that, with one local woman telling the Daily News, "Thank goodness for DNA."

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Shouldn't his girlfriend get the hint that perhaps he did rape those women? Him fleeing the courtroom is evidence enough of his guilt.

It's the beating of his hideous heart!

A nerdy guy like me fears the due-rag wearing man.

Why do they wear such meancing attire?

I love nerdy guys!
they rock : )

really glad they caught him though. I travel around in that area quite frequently.

It's do-rag. Sorry to correct you. I am being one of those annoying spell-checkers....

has his balls been cut off yet if not ehats taking so long. cant wait til he gets to prison and is on the other side of a rape

I hope the sounds of commotion was him getting beaten mercilessly.

He will be blowing kisses to his new girlfriend, I mean cellmate, very soon.

Not to be vulgar or anything, but it's hard to blow kisses to someone behind you.

As a Hamilton Heights resident, I'm really glad they caught this asshat.

Maybe they can spin this into a "My Cousin Vinny" sequel, where Joe Pesci reprises his role as the wise-crackin' pseudo-lawyer but with Marisa Tomei's character being replaced with the ever-loyal girlfriend of our charming serial rapist who helps to prove her BF's innocence.

They are probably friends with the trash from Hofstra.

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