Inside the Courthouse: Pregnant Mugger And Accomplices Face Felony Charges

Here's a look at the cases that came before Scarsdale Court during its May 5 session. Court is in session every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

Pregnant purse snatcher and accomplices face court

Three women -- one of them five months pregnant -- mugged a Claremont Road woman on April 12, as the victim was walking home on Walworth Avenue after leaving the train station.

Krystal Walters, 21, Neshia Dias, 19, and 20-year old Jasmine Burnett are accused of breaking the victim's glasses, pulling her coat over her head, and snatching a purse that contained $60 and several credit cards. 

They each face felony second-degree robbery charges, as well as felony grand larceny charges. Walters, who was arrested on April 14 before her alleged accomplices, is also accused of going on a shopping spree with the victim's credit cards, using them at several local stores before police caught up with her.

All three women were in court Wednesday, two of them for the first time. They remain at Westchester County Jail, where they're being held on $100,000 bond bail.

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Highway Assault Suspect Arraigned

A 46-year-old woman faces assault charges after police pulled over the car she was riding in and the male driver told cops the woman had attacked him.

Wanda West was a passenger when the car was pulled over on the Bronx River Parkway on May 2. Police noticed bleeding cuts on the driver's neck and arm, and the driver told them West was responsible.

She's now facing charges of third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors. West pleaded not guilty Wednesday and the case was adjourned to late May.

Scarsdale Speeder has a Story to Tell

Brian Flint, 46, of Scarsdale was pulled over April 13 for speeding on Sherbrooke Road. His license was suspended for failing to show up at a Manhattan court date.

The court sees a handful of these cases every week. Generally, the misdemeanor charge is reduced to a traffic violation after the defendant clean up his or her license, and speeding violations are also reduced. But Flint wasn't so quick to take the deal.

On Wednesday, the Palmer Avenue resident said that he pleaded not guilty to the Manhattan ticket but didn't receive a court date until April 21 – more than a week after he was pulled over in Scarsdale. In other words, he didn't know his license was suspended.

Judge Katz and ADA Adimari weren't convinced enough to drop the case, but Adimari offered to reduce both charges, including decreasing Flint's speed from 48 to 39 in a 30 mile an hour zone.

But Flint had an excuse for the speeding, too.

"The officer who pulled me over acknowledged that the car behind me was tailgating," he said. "I acted instinctively by speeding up."

He opted to consult a lawyer and return to court on June 2.

"I've been in situations like this before and I was treated unfairly," he said.