East New York man sentenced to 8 years in prison for attempted sexual assault in Williamsburg home invasion

An East New York man will serve prison time for attempting to sexually assault a woman while she slept in her Williamsburg bedroom five years ago, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare sentenced 29-year-old Akijah Hall to eight years in prison and 15 years of post-release supervision in connection with the 2019 attack, allowing him to escape. Click here to read more at brooklynpaper.com.