A Dobbs Ferry man who burst into a Hastings-on-Hudson townhouse in the middle of the night and terrorized a family with a loaded gun has been convicted by a Westchester County jury.
Prosecutors say 31-year-old Brandon Scerri forced his way into the home in the early morning hours of May 11, 2024, confronting parents as they slept with their 7-month-old baby nearby. According to trial testimony, he pointed a loaded gun at the adults, tied them with tape and electrical wires, and stole cash and high-end jewelry while other children slept upstairs. Scerri is scheduled to return to court for sentencing on May 21, 2026.
Jurors on April 15 found Scerri guilty of eight felonies, including two counts of first-degree burglary, four counts of first-degree robbery, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, according to Daily Voice. Prosecutors told the court that when the infant began to cry during the ordeal, Scerri briefly put his hand on the baby before forcing one of the parents to retrieve cash while he allegedly held a gun to her head.
Investigators later linked the Hastings break-in to an armed robbery at a Chase bank branch in Ardsley on June 20, 2024, and say Scerri was arrested at the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station following that bank case, according to News 12. Local reporting on the original May home invasion details how Hastings detectives, Yonkers police, the Westchester Real Time Crime Center, the Greenburgh Task Force, and an FBI Safe Streets team all took part in the probe, which produced evidence tying him to the crime, per The Hudson Independent.
Charges and next steps
The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office brought the case in Westchester County Court, where jurors returned guilty verdicts on all counts, according to materials reviewed by Daily Voice. Scerri is set to be sentenced on May 21, 2026.
Prosecutors have said the home invasion case, which they note is connected to other robberies in the region, showcases coordinated work by multiple law-enforcement agencies. For residents in the usually quiet Rivertowns, the conviction brings at least some relief after a crime that rattled neighborhood nerves and prompted fresh conversations about home security and reporting anything that feels off, according to The Hudson Independent.
