Man convicted in driveway attack on couple

A Brooklyn man faces up to 15 years in prison, after a jury convicted him Wednesday of attacking and robbing a Valley Stream couple in their driveway.

Sadiq Abdul Wahhab, 47, was convicted of two counts of second-degree robbery after the jury deliberated for about two hours, prosecutors said. He was acquitted of first-degree robbery, which was the top count against him.

Nassau County Judge John Kase is set to sentence him April 18.
Wahhab's lawyer, Arshad Majid, of Westbury, could not immediately be reached for comment.
"Mr. Wahhab learned the inevitable lesson that you can run from the law, but you can't hide," said Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice in a statement.

Prosecutors said Wahhab and an accomplice, hiding in the bushes of a Marc Drive home in Valley Stream on July 3, 2009, attacked a married couple after they pulled into their driveway.

Wahhab punched the male victim multiple times before he and his accomplice were able to get away with the woman's bracelet, worth $9,000, prosecutors said.

A tip, received after Wahhab was featured on "America's Most Wanted," led to his arrest in Brooklyn by U.S. marshals on Dec. 15, 2010. Prosecutors were also able to tie him to the crime using DNA found on his New York Yankees hat, which came off during the robbery.