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BEST OF THE NORTH SHORE WINNERS
BEINER AUDI A FAMILY TRADITION
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Nassau judge let suspect go before murder
FROM THE HEART
Man under investigation in slaying of North Shore hospital nurse BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I A Connecticut man who was charged with strangling an ex-girlfriend was released without bail by a Nassau County judge two weeks before he is suspected of killing a North Shore University Hospital nurse and kidnapping a woman in Los Angeles. Danueal Drayton, 27, of New Haven, Connecticut, was arrested in Nassau County on June 30 for allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend, who survived, and charged with felony second-degree strangulation and third-degree trespassing,! Nassau County court records show. According to a Nassau County police complaint, Drayton also sent a Facebook message to the ex-girlfriend saying, “This is just the beginning, first your tires, then I cut your break line, and then I set your car on fire or I blow it up.” Nassau County Judge Scott!Fairgrieve of Mineola ordered that Drayton be held on $2,000
bond at his July 1 arraignment, but Nassau County Judge Erica Prager of Great Neck released him on July 5 despite objections from county prosecutors. Daniel Bagnuola, a spokesman for the Nassau County courts, said Prager was not informed of Drayton’s past criminal history through either attorney in the case or through a!New York State ID, or NYSID, which provides background information for the judge while considering things like bail. “A judge has broad discretion when determining whether to set bail; many factors are to be considered, including the views of other agencies involved within the process,” Bagnuola said. “In New York state, the purpose of bail is to ensure a defendant’s return to court; Mr. Drayton did not have a prior criminal record and had not been indicted. “In this particular case, [Prager] carefully considered the facts before Continued on Page 111
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Six Chaminade students recently spent a week in rural West Virginia as part of a Catholic retreat program. See story on page 93.
L.I. coyote sightings extend to North Hills B Y R E B E C C A K L A R ald, who lives in the area.
Fitzgerald told Blank Slate At least one coyote was Media he spotted the coyote a spotted in North Hills on Shel- little after 5 a.m. The sighting follows an ter Rock Road by the entrance to the Northern State Parkway advisory issued by the Nassau on July 16 by William Fitzger- County Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals last Tuesday that confirmed sightings in Roslyn. East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz sent an email to residents on Monday noting the Continued on Page 111
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