On May 5, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that Jermaine Alleyne, 33, of White Plains, was sentenced to 3 years in state prison, followed by 3 years of post-release supervision, for strangling his former partner inside her home last year. In addition to imposing the prison sentence on Apr. 21, Judge Susan Capeci further provided permanent orders of protection for the victim.
DA Cacace said: “Domestic violence is a scourge that continues to afflict survivors across this county. The defendant in this case subjected his former partner to violent strangulation in her own home. Research shows that individuals who experience strangulation at the hands of an intimate partner are at an extremely heightened risk of being murdered. That is why we must intervene at this critical stage to hold abusers to account.”
On Jan. 19, 2025, the defendant entered the apartment of his former partner and pulled her by the hair, punched her in the face and head multiple times with a closed fist and strangled her, causing her to go in and out of consciousness. Because of this conduct, the victim suffered a fractured nose, swelling to her eye and bruising and lacerations on her head and body.
Following the defendant’s arrest, he was housed at the Westchester County Jail, where he subjected the victim to violations of an earlier order of protection. For that, he was further convicted of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and received a sentence of time served, as he had been in custody for over one year at the time of sentencing.
In an impact statement read aloud at sentencing, the victim stated, “The fear from this incident has not left me. It affects my sleep, my mental health and my ability to trust others. I live with a constant sense of worry, and it has taken a significant toll on my overall wellbeing.”
This case was investigated by the Yonkers Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Sr. Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Baehr of the Child and Elder Abuse Bureau.
