WHITE PLAINS – Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Mario Mieles of Ossining will spend the next 14.5 years in state prison for shooting and wounding another man in Ossining in February 2019.
Mieles pleaded guilty on Feb. 11, 2020, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a class B felony and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony.
On Thursday, State Supreme Court Justice Barry Warhit sentenced Mieles to two concurrent terms of 14.5 years in prison, followed by 4 years of post-release supervision.
On Feb. 10, 2019, at approximately 4:45 am on Van Cortlandt Avenue in the Village of Ossining, the defendant shot at a man nine times with a semi-automatic pistol, hitting him at least three times. The victim was taken to a hospital and survived, while Mieles fled the scene. The victim sustained life-altering permanent injuries. The victim and the defendant had known each other for years. Mieles surrendered to police Feb. 14, 2019.
The .40 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun was found near the crime scene by a civilian. The police were able to match the gun with the shell casings and other ballistic evidence.
Assistant District Attorney Lana Hochheiser, Deputy Chief of the Homicide Bureau, prosecuted the case.
