WHITE PLAINS, NY — Daniel Flores Arteaga, 26, of New Rochelle was indicted for murdering his mother, who was found strangled in her home last spring. He was arraigned Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, on one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a class A felony.
He appeared in Westchester County Court via video conference before Judge Susan Cacace. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 30, 2020.
Arteaga was first arraigned on March 18th for attempting to kill his elderly mother. Flores Arteaga appeared in Westchester County Court and was charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a class B violent felony. Bail was set at $250,000 cash, $2.5 million bond or $2.4 million partially secured bond alternative with a requirement of 10% down. His next court appearance was scheduled for April 1, 2020.
Arteaga was arraigned on April 1st on an elevated charge of Murder in the Second Degree, a class A violent felony, for strangling his mother who died in the hospital.
On March 17, 2020, at approximately 1:30 p.m., New Rochelle Police responded to a residence on Second Street in New Rochelle on a call of a son attacking his mother. Police found the defendant, Daniel Flores Arteaga, at the scene, and his mother unconscious on the floor. Prosecutors allege, the defendant subsequently told police he had strangled his mother.
Police rushed Maria Arteaga to the hospital where she was placed on life support. On March 26, 2020, she was removed from life support and pronounced deceased.
The case is being prosecuted by Special Prosecutions Assistant District Attorney Wendy Parra, Chief of the Domestic Violence Bureau, and Superior Court Trial Division Assistant District Attorney Julia Cornachio, Chief of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau.
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