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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Knight's arrest comes more than a week after 64-year-old Francis Buckheit of East Islip was taken into custody after allegedly kidnapping Emmarae Gervasi, 14. Buckheit was charged on January 6 ...