12.29.2020 Featured Story Top Stories 2020: Thomas Murphy gets maximum sentence in Boy Scout death Two years to the day after killing 12-year-old Andrew McMorris in a drunken driving crash, Thomas Murphy was sent to prison. Mr. Murphy, 61, of Holbrook, was sentenced Sept....
09.30.2020 Murphy Trial Thomas Murphy gets maximum sentence for killing Andrew McMorris in drunken driving crash Two years to the day after killing 12-year-old Andrew McMorris in a drunken driving crash, Thomas Murphy was sent to prison. Mr. Murphy, 61, was sentenced Wednesday to the...
09.29.2020 Murphy Trial Thomas Murphy faces likely sentencing Wednesday, the second anniversary of the crash On Sept. 30, 2018, Thomas Murphy was driving his car down David Terry Road in Manorville when he crashed into a pack of Boy Scouts, killing 12-year-old Andrew McMorris...
09.18.2020 News Murphy juror misconduct hearing to conclude Sept. 29 A juror misconduct hearing in the case against Thomas Murphy has been adjourned until Sept. 29, the latest delay in the Holbrook man’s sentencing following his aggravated vehicular homicide...
09.17.2020 Murphy Trial Jurors in Murphy trial deny any misconduct during second day of hearing Testimony continued Thursday in a hearing to determine whether jurors engaged in discussions about the case of Thomas Murphy before deliberations began despite warnings from a judge that they...
09.16.2020 Murphy Trial Defense attorney held in contempt as hearing on jury misconduct begins Could pre-deliberation conversations during the trial of Thomas Murphy, the man found guilty of a drunken driving crash that killed 12-year-old Andrew McMorris, have swayed jurors’ opinions in the...
08.26.2020 News Murphy sentencing delayed amid allegations of juror misconduct In bold, all caps letters, the message on John McMorris’ face mask Wednesday read “Justice for Andrew.” It covered the Wading River man’s mouth as he made his way...
03.18.2020 COVID-19 As the virus spreads, local courts and cases are impacted The spread of the novel coronavirus in New York will put justice on hold in several local court cases, at least for now. Starting Tuesday, all “non-essential” functions of...
