STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Taking the witness stand Friday on his own behalf, manslaughter defendant Carlos Rivera spoke about prior drug use, gang-related violence and other perils of a criminal lifestyle ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— After just over a day of deliberations, jurors assigned to the Carlos Rivera manslaughter trial returned a verdict of not guilty to the top charges. Rivera, 38, of Stapleton, was ...