Alton Harrell, 35, who is charged with kidnapping and rape, is alleged to have taken the teen to a house in Bellport, where ...

Francis Buckheit is charged in the kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl who was missing for 25 days.

Defense attorney says he doesn't believe his client was involved in kidnapping, the teen ran away, and was not held against ...

Francis Buckheit, who was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges over the weekend, is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment next week in the case of 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi, who went ...

He alleged that the girl first left with a man she had met online, but was later dropped off and subsequently picked up by a ...

A SECOND suspect has been arrested in the heroic tale of a ‘Taken’ style abduction that saw a father rescue his kidnapped ...

ATTORNEYS have revealed there is a twist in the case of a teenage girl allegedly kidnapped in a ‘Taken’ style abduction before being dramatically rescued by her dad from a boat. Speaking outside ...

A local man, identified by Frank Gervasi as 65-year-old Francis Buckheit, has been charged in the case. Police and prosecutors confirmed there was an arrest in the case but have not released the ...

The 14-year-old victim was found on Francis Buckheit’s 56-foot boat and subjected to continuous abuse, according to prosecutors. Krista McNally Jan 15, 2025, 10:25 PM ...

Francis Buckheit, 64, is accused of holding the girl against her will in his boat that was docked at the White Cap Marina in Islip. According to court documents obtained by News 12, prosecutors ...

Francis Buckheit, who was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges over the weekend, is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment next week in the case of 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi, who went ...

The 14-year-old victim was found on Francis Buckheit’s 56-foot boat and subjected to continuous abuse, according to prosecutors. Buckheit pleaded not guilty to the charges he is facing. More ...