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A second man is now charged in a brutal asset attack in New York that left a college
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student scarred for life and blind in one eye.
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As prosecutors say her former boyfriend helped plan the attack, the woman is Nefia Ikharam.
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The attack happening in Elmont, on Long Island, March 17th of 2021.
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She was 21 years old at the time, had just finished up a shift at CVS and was walking
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up to her home when a man ran up and threw a cup of liquid at her face.
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Prosecutors later said it was 70% sulfuric acid.
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The burns were severe on her face, arms, shoulders, and eye.
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The acid also damaged her esophagus.
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She has lived with scarring and trauma since that night.
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Investigators say it took years to build the case.
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In February, they arrested Terrell Campbell, H-29, police say he threw the acid and say he
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is a high school friend of Shaquille Koch, who is now under arrest.
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He is 31 from Brooklyn.
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Prosecutors say he was a crumbs ex-boyfriend.
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They met his students at Hofstra University and dated for a short time in late 2020 into
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Prosecutors say he became angry after the relationship ended.
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They say he believed she had been unfaithful and could not accept the breakup.
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Authorities say cell phone records and evidence show Koch met Campbell about an hour before
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They say Koch drove the car used that night.
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They say he helped set the plan in motion.
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After the arrest, Nafia Ikram spoke briefly, among a gaggle of reporters.
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The big shock right now, I'm trying to speak to the press.
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Prosecutors also say Koch tried to hide his role in the attack.
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They say he sent Ikram messages from a spoofed number.
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After court, NASA County District Attorney Anne Donnelly described what investigators say
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After Campbell was arrested, Koch, interviewed by the police, admitted that he told Campbell
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he wanted something and I quote, devastating to happen to Nafia.
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That karma would take care of her.
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Now, I don't know if I believe in karma, but I believe in justice and justice has come
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knocking for Mr. Koch.
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Here say surveillance video captured the ambush.
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They say Ikram was just steps away from her front door when it happened.
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They say Koch knew where she lived and worked and was lying in wait.
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Koch was a rain Tuesday.
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He pleaded not guilty and was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and
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unlawfully possessing noxious materials.
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He was ordered held without bail if convicted Koch faces up to 25 years in prison.
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This happened February 27th at the San Yacidro Port of Entry in San Diego.
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It was around 7.30 that night.
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Officers moved the SUV to the secondary inspection area.
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The compartment sits directly under where passengers would normally sit.
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The driver was arrested at the scene.
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A Washington State man with nearly 100 arrests is back in jail after a high-speed chase through
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Olympia where deputies say they found drugs, stolen stuff, and a bong built into his dashboard.
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This happened in Thurston County where deputies say the man was driving with a woman, both
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suspected and organized retail thefts tied to multiple stores.
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The driver took off.
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The chase ran through Olympia and into Lacey.
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Authorities say speed stopped 100 miles per hour.
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The driver running red lights, driving on the wrong side of the road at times.
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The truck kept speeding through intersections and city streets.
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The chase ended near Mountain View Elementary School.
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The truck was found abandoned along College Street.
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The two suspects were spotted walking in a nearby neighborhood.
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Police moved in and took them into custody at gunpoint.
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During the arrest, deputies say the driver had a small white bag in his mouth.
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They told him to spit it out.
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Instead, he chewed it and swallowed it.
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He later told deputies it contained meth.
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When investigators searched the truck, they found thousands of dollars worth of stolen
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They also found more meth, heroin, and fentanyl.
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They say it was designed so the driver could smoke drugs while driving.
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Authorities say this marks the man's 98th arrest.
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Records show he has four felony convictions and 27 misdemeanor convictions, mostly tied
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He's expected to face additional charges in Lewis County once he's released from the
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