Two Arrested in Acid Attack Leaving Woman Half-Blind and Scarred for Life | Crime Alert 9AM 03.26.26

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A second man is now charged in a brutal asset attack in New York that left a college

student scarred for life and blind in one eye.

As prosecutors say her former boyfriend helped plan the attack, the woman is Nefia Ikharam.

The attack happening in Elmont, on Long Island, March 17th of 2021.

She was 21 years old at the time, had just finished up a shift at CVS and was walking

up to her home when a man ran up and threw a cup of liquid at her face.

Prosecutors later said it was 70% sulfuric acid.

The burns were severe on her face, arms, shoulders, and eye.

The acid also damaged her esophagus.

She has lived with scarring and trauma since that night.

Investigators say it took years to build the case.

In February, they arrested Terrell Campbell, H-29, police say he threw the acid and say he

is a high school friend of Shaquille Koch, who is now under arrest.

He is 31 from Brooklyn.

Prosecutors say he was a crumbs ex-boyfriend.

They met his students at Hofstra University and dated for a short time in late 2020 into

early 21.

Prosecutors say he became angry after the relationship ended.

They say he believed she had been unfaithful and could not accept the breakup.

Authorities say cell phone records and evidence show Koch met Campbell about an hour before

the attack.

They say Koch drove the car used that night.

They say he helped set the plan in motion.

After the arrest, Nafia Ikram spoke briefly, among a gaggle of reporters.

The big shock right now, I'm trying to speak to the press.

Prosecutors also say Koch tried to hide his role in the attack.

They say he sent Ikram messages from a spoofed number.

After court, NASA County District Attorney Anne Donnelly described what investigators say

Koch copped to.

After Campbell was arrested, Koch, interviewed by the police, admitted that he told Campbell

he wanted something and I quote, devastating to happen to Nafia.

That karma would take care of her.

Now, I don't know if I believe in karma, but I believe in justice and justice has come

knocking for Mr. Koch.

Here say surveillance video captured the ambush.

They say Ikram was just steps away from her front door when it happened.

They say Koch knew where she lived and worked and was lying in wait.

Koch was a rain Tuesday.

He pleaded not guilty and was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and

unlawfully possessing noxious materials.

He was ordered held without bail if convicted Koch faces up to 25 years in prison.

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A man is found crammed inside a vehicle's gas tank at the California border in a smuggling

attempt that leaves him injured and barely able to survive.

This happened February 27th at the San Yacidro Port of Entry in San Diego.

It was around 7.30 that night.

When US Customs and Border Protection Officers stopped a 20-year-old driver in a 2005 GMC SUV.

During the first inspection, a K-19 alerted to the underside of the vehicle.

Officers moved the SUV to the secondary inspection area.

That's when they made the discovery inside a hidden compartment specially built to conceal

a person inside the gas tank.

That's where officers found a Mexican national.

An image from the scene shows just how tight that space was.

The rear seats of the SUV are lifted.

The floor has been cut open.

Under that is a rectangular cavity where the tank area has been altered.

The man is wedged inside that opening, his body curled and pressed against metal parts

and tubing.

One arm bent up near his head.

There is almost no room to move.

The compartment sits directly under where passengers would normally sit.

The man suffered burns on the trip.

Emergency crews took him to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chulavista for treatment.

The driver was arrested at the scene.

A Washington State man with nearly 100 arrests is back in jail after a high-speed chase through

Olympia where deputies say they found drugs, stolen stuff, and a bong built into his dashboard.

This happened in Thurston County where deputies say the man was driving with a woman, both

suspected and organized retail thefts tied to multiple stores.

Deputies spotted the truck on Interstate 5 before they could even turn on their blue lights.

The driver took off.

The chase ran through Olympia and into Lacey.

Authorities say speed stopped 100 miles per hour.

The driver running red lights, driving on the wrong side of the road at times.

At one point, deputies tried to intentionally wreck the truck.

It did not work.

The truck kept speeding through intersections and city streets.

The chase ended near Mountain View Elementary School.

The truck was found abandoned along College Street.

The two suspects were spotted walking in a nearby neighborhood.

Police moved in and took them into custody at gunpoint.

During the arrest, deputies say the driver had a small white bag in his mouth.

They told him to spit it out.

Instead, he chewed it and swallowed it.

He later told deputies it contained meth.

When investigators searched the truck, they found thousands of dollars worth of stolen

merchandise from several businesses.

They also found more meth, heroin, and fentanyl.

Built into the dashboard was what they described as a custom bong device.

They say it was designed so the driver could smoke drugs while driving.

Authorities say this marks the man's 98th arrest.

Records show he has four felony convictions and 27 misdemeanor convictions, mostly tied

to theft.

He's expected to face additional charges in Lewis County once he's released from the

Thurston County jail.

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