Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'danielcicciaro'
March 22, 2008
John White is free on bail after being convicted of manslaughter, and yesterday called for the arrest of the father of the 17-year-old Long Island man he killed. His son Aaron filed a complaint with police after Daniel Cicciaro Sr. seemed to threaten his life. White was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two to four years for the death of Daniel Cicciaro Jr., who he shot in the head during an altercation in August......
Continue Reading "White and His Son Calls for Arrest of Victim's Father"January 6, 2008
The Reverend Al Sharpton organized a rally of about 400 people outside the Suffolk County courthouse to protest the conviction of a black homeower in a white teen's death. They chanted, "Step down, DA, step down, DA" as well as "Free John White! Free John White!" John White was found guiltyof manslaughter for shooting a teenager, Daniel Cicciaro Jr., in the summer of 2006. White claimed he felt threatened when he saw Cicciaro and......
Continue Reading "Sharpton Leads Protest Rally for John White"December 30, 2007
A week has passed after a Long Island jury found John White guilty of manslaughter, but details of what happened in the jury room and talk of an appeal continues. White was convicted for shooting a teenager, Daniel Cicciaro Jr., in the summer of 2006. White, who is black, claimed he felt threatened when he saw Cicciaro and other white teenagers surround his house trying to seek revenge on White's son Aaron over a perceived......
Continue Reading "Debate Continues Over White Murder Verdict "December 26, 2007
Though a guilty verdict was handed by jurors on Saturday, a second juror is speaking out about not wanting to find a Long Island man guilty of manslaughter. Donna Marshak told the Post, "I haven't felt right since the trial ended. I definitely have some regrets about not sticking to it." John White was convicted of manslaughter, as well as criminal possession of a weapon, for fatally shooting 17-year-old Daniel Cicciaro Jr. in 2006. Cicciaro......
Continue Reading "Another Juror in John White Trial Speaks Out:"I Definitely Have Some Regrets""
December 24, 2007
Over the weekend, a jury found a black man guilty of second degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the August 2006 shooting of a 17-year-old on Long Island. The defendant, John White, grabbed a pistol when a group of teens (who were white) swarmed around his home. The teens were angry at White's son and in the standoff, White shot Daniel Cicciaro in the face. White had claimed Cicciaro lunged for his......
Continue Reading "Wrenching Trial Over, Talk of Appeal, Forgiveness Begins"
