Son, Anthony Zottola put the
hit on Sally Daz, brother: feds
From page 3 coffee on the ill-fated drive thru line
Prospect Avenue co-named in
honor of Emmanuel Mensah
From page 3 of the year and being assisted by a
fortunate, losing her beloved pet turtle
in the fi re, but nevertheless making
it out alive.
She recalls running downstairs
in fl ip-fl ops on one of the coldest days
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society and have become ungrateful for
all the blessings He has bestowed upon
us. George Washington’s issued the following
proclamation in 1795. See if you
do not see the irony when comparing
those times to ours.
“When we review the calamities
which affl ict so many other nations, the
present condition of the United States
affords much matter of consolation
and satisfaction. Our exemption hitherto
from foreign war – an increasing
prospect of the continuance of that exemption
– the great degree of internal
tranquility we have enjoyed – the recent
confi rmation of that tranquility,
by the suppression of an insurrection
which so wantonly threatened it – the
happy course of our public affairs in
general – the unexampled prosperity of
all classes of our citizens, are circumstances
which peculiarly mark our situation
with indications of the divine benefi
cence towards us. In such a state of
things it is, in an especial manner, our
duty as a people, with devout reverence
and affectionate gratitude, to acknowledge
our many and great obligations to
Almighty God, and to implore him to
continue and confi rm the blessings we
experience.
Deeply Penetrated with this sentiment,
I George Washington, President
of the United States, do recommend to
all religious societies and denominations,
and to all persons whomsoever
within the United States, to set apart
and observe a day of public thanksgiving
and prayer; and on that day to meet
together and render their sincere and
hearty thanks to the Great Ruler of Nations
for the manifold and signal mercies
which distinguish our lot as a nation;
particularly for the possession of
constitutions of government, which
unite, by their union establish liberty
with order – for the preservation of
our peace foreign and domestic – for
the seasonable control which has been
given to a spirit of disorder, in the suppression
of the late insurrection – and
generally, for the prosperous course of
our affairs, public and private; and at
the same time, humbly and fervently to
beseech the kind Author of these blessings
graciously to prolong them to us –
to imprint on our hearts a deep and solemn
sense of our obligations to Him for
them – to teach us rightly to estimate
their immense value – to preserve us
from the arrogance of prosperity, and
from hazarding the advantages we enjoy
by delusive pursuits – to dispose us
to merit the continuance of His favors,
by not abusing them, by our gratitude
for them, and by a corresponding conduct
as citizens and as men – to extend
among us a true and useful knowledge
– to diffuse and establish habits of sobriety,
order, morality, and piety; and
fi nally, to impart all the blessings we
possess, or ask for ourselves, to the
whole family of mankind.” George
Washington.
This Independence Day, say a
prayer for all who sacrifi ced their lives
for your freedom. Freedom is not free!
God bless you and your families and
God bless America!
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fi refi ghter.
She lived in the building for 33
years and many of the people who
were her neighbors were like family,
said Bryant.
“The star doesn’t come back… I
need this bad that is why I am asking
to because I can see the fi lm taking
a twist,” Zottola wrote in an email
to Shelton on Sunday, November 26,
2017.
“Today was set to be the end fi nally
until the actor wanted to do his own
stunts and throw it in reverse in the
middle of shooting a scene and drive
in the opposite direction,” Shelton replied.
Months later, Zottola allegedly orchestrated
a drive-by shooting that
targeted his brother Salvatore at his
Locust Point mega-home complex that
the accused referred to as the ‘boathouse’
at dawn on Wednesday, July
11, 2018.
Salvatore was shot multiple times
but survived by taking shelter behind
a Chrysler mini van as the gunman
ran to a getaway car.
Zottola and Shelton corresponded
after the shooting, writing that they
both had migraines and headaches,
implying that the hit wasn’t successful.
The crew had placed “sophisticated
tracking devices” on Sally Daz
and Salvatore’s vehicles prior to the
July shooting, the court said.
Months later, those devices helped
pinpoint Sally Daz as he waited for his
where he was gunned down while sitting
behind the wheel of his car.
Shortly after, a co-conspirator texted
Shelton, “Done.” Minutes later,
Shelton texted Zottola, Sr., “Can we
party today or tomorrow?” In which
Zottola responded with coded messages
using ‘cases of water’ as reference
to the $200,000 payout for the
hit, the Eastern District Court confi
rmed.
“All good. Did you drink the water.
Was it the right one,” Zottola
wrote to Shelton. He responded, “Defi -
nitely was the right one thanks I was
able to water the plants and get some
of them squared away,” according to
the court.
When Zottola was arrested, police
said they recovered approximately
$100,000 from his Westchester home.
Other conspirators arrested with
Zottola were: 31-year-old Jason Cummings
(also known as ‘The Hat and
‘Stacks’) from Brooklyn, 36-year-old
Alfredo Lopez (‘Aloe’) of Manhattan,
and 32-year-old Julian Snipe (‘Biz and
Bizzzy’) from the Bronx.
The fatal shooting occurred after
Sally Daz, a Pelham Bay resident, was
returning from a scheduled court appearance
that involved his illegal discharging
of a weapon during one of
the prior alleged failed hits.
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