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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

Michael joined the Daily Voice team in April 2022 covering news throughout New York, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. He previously worked as a reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

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'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour 'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour
'Bungling Fool' Who Copped To Execution-Style Murder On NY Jail Call Convicted In Under Hour A Schenectady man has been convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges in the 2023 execution-style killing of a city resident. Jeffrey Bashaw, 56, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the death of Leroy Chisom. Bashaw and co-defendant Kevin Dingle lured the 41-year-old Chisom from his bedroom on State Street in Schenectady on Oct. 22, 2023, prosecutors said. The two men, wearing masks, gloves, and dark clothing, shot Chisom at least five times each before fleeing in under a minute. Dingle pleaded guilty las…

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Obituaries
‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death ‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death
‘Lost a Great One’: Longtime Eddyville Restaurateur Remembered For Heart After Cancer Death Longtime patrons and relatives are mourning the loss of a beloved Ulster County restaurateur following her death from cancer. Julie Martin Swarthout, the steady heart behind The Anchorage Restaurant and Marina in Eddyville, died this week following a battle with a rare and aggressive cancer, her daughter Julianne shared on Facebook Thursday, Aug. 21. “Today, my heart is broken as I share that we’ve lost an incredible soul,” she wrote. “She was loved by everyone who knew her because she had the biggest heart and always put others before herself.” Julianne attributed her care for others, and…

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Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury
Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury A Long Island man who fled to El Salvador after a crash that left a pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced in absentia. District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that 32-year-old Juan Morales-Guerra, 32, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug, 21. It followed his jury conviction for leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious physical injury. The wreck happened around 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2022, when Morales-Guerra struck a pedestrian while driving an Acura MDX on Washington Street in Brentwood. He then…

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Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says
Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says A New York woman is accused of running a multi-county prostitution ring at her massage parlors. Qingqin “Coco” Xie was charged with racketeering in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, following a two-year investigation involving the FBI, New York State Police, IRS, and Homeland Security Investigations. The probe culminated in a multi-agency police raid on Xie’s massage spas in Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, and Ulster counties, as Daily Voice reported. According to the criminal complaint, obtained by Daily Voice, online sex advertisements directed customers to Xie’s Moo…

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Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At LI Mosque, Police Say Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At LI Mosque, Police Say
Man Tries Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy During Prayer Service At LI Mosque, Police Say A homeless man is accused of trying to kidnap a 4-year-old boy during a prayer service at a Bay Shore mosque. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Masjid Darul Quran, located on East 3rd Ave., according to Suffolk County Police. Nelson Priester, 39, led the boy from the prayer hall into a basement kitchen and barricaded the door, police said. A worshiper spotted what happened and alerted the child’s grandfather. Several people tried to break into the kitchen through the door but were unable. One person eventually climbed through a service window and rescued the boy…

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Lifestyle
Tribe Has Spoken: Long Island Native Joins Cast Of ‘Survivor’ Season 49 Tribe Has Spoken: Long Island Native Joins Cast Of ‘Survivor’ Season 49
Tribe Has Spoken: Long Island Native Joins Cast Of ‘Survivor’ Season 49 The tribe has spoken — and this fall, five contestants from the Northeast will try their luck on the beaches of Fiji as part of Survivor’s 49th season. CBS unveiled the new cast on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and it includes plenty of familiar hometowns from the Daily Voice coverage area. Among them is 28-year-old Jawan Pitts, who grew up in Salem, New Jersey, and now works as a video editor in Los Angeles. Nicole Mazullo, 26, is a Long Island native now living in Philadelphia, where she works as a financial crime consultant. From Yonkers comes Rizo Velovic, 25, a tech sales professional who call…

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NY Man Bankrolled Failed Murder-For-Hire Ambush, DA Says NY Man Bankrolled Failed Murder-For-Hire Ambush, DA Says
NY Man Bankrolled Failed Murder-For-Hire Ambush, DA Says A Hudson Valley man was indicted for attempted murder after allegedly paying someone to kill another man in a 2023 shooting that nearly turned fatal, prosecutors alleged. Gilbert Maxi, 33, of Monticello, was indicted by a Sullivan County grand jury on charges of attempted murder and conspiracy on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Prosecutors allege that Maxi solicited and paid another person to carry out the May 20, 2023 shooting on South Main Street in Liberty.  The targeted victim suffered life-threatening injuries but survived thanks to the response of Liberty police officers and Empress EMS. Max…

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Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son
Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son Total strangers are coming to the aid of the grieving partner and young son of a man killed in a Hudson Valley construction accident. John Lust, 63, of Glen Spey, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a jobsite mishap in Sullivan County, according to a GoFundMe campaign. Details about the accident have not been released. “John was a devoted life partner to Lisa and a loving father to her young son, Lucas," organizers Doug Militzer and Amy Miller wrote. "His sudden passing has left an unbearable void in our hearts — and a financial burden for his family." The campaign, which had collected over $37…

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Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison
Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison An MS-13 gang member will spend over a half century behind bars for kidnapping and brutally assaulting a 15-year-old boy inside an abandoned building at Long Island’s Pilgrim Psychiatric Center. Yeison “Yerba” Chavez-Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 52 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, after a jury convicted him of gang assault, kidnapping, and related crimes. The attack happened on Jan. 6, 2024, when Chavez-Campos and other MS-13 members lured the victim to the Huntington Train Station, prosecutors said. The group robbed him and repeatedly be…

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High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash On LI Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash On LI Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says
High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash On LI Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says A Long Island man was formally charged with driving while high on drugs and causing a wrong-way crash that severely injured an elderly couple. Miandad Khan, 37, of Dix Hills was indicted on aggravated vehicular assault, DWI, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Prosecutors allege that Khan was driving a Mercedes Benz north on Deer Park Avenue when he struck another vehicle near Jacqueline Way and fled the scene at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. He then crossed the median into the southbound lanes at high speeds, striking a Honda SUV carrying two teenage…

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