Flower-Toting Home Invader Stalked Victim From Supermarket

NEW CASTLE, NY — A flower-toting home invader who was caught by police while stalking another victim will serve time state prison for her brazen, midday, push-in robbery in New Castle, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. announced.

Mirabai Sheridan of the Bronx was sentenced on two charges to which she had pleaded guilty in August:

•  Robbery in the First Degree, a class B violent felony – 8 years in state prison
•  Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony – 1-3 years in state prison

The sentences will run concurrently.

Sheridan, 44, was with an elderly companion at the time of the home invasion. Philip Budin, 78, was sentenced earlier to five years’ probation and restitution.

At 12:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 2018, Sheridan and Budin spotted their robbery victim at DeCicco's supermarket in Millwood. They followed her home to Pond Hill Road in Chappaqua. Carrying a bouquet of flowers, Sheridan approached the door of the house, flourished a gun, and pushed her way in.

She forced the victim to the floor and restrained her hands and wrists with plastic ties. She stole property from the house and fled. Budin was in the car, prosecutors said.

New Castle Police, the Westchester County Police Department and Investigators from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office investigated the robbery focusing on a number of leads.

On Nov. 14, 2018, Sheridan and Budin were found in Mamaroneck following another potential victim from a supermarket. Police pulled them over and arrested them. Police found a gun in Sheridan’s vehicle.

Assistant District Attorney Nadine Nagler, Chief of the Narcotics and Firearms Bureau, prosecuted the cases.

• SEE:
• Plea In Millwood Supermarket Stalking Robbery
• Duo Picked Home Invasion Victim At Millwood Grocery Store