Another online vigilante got FAFO'ed by someone they targeted, this time in New York

I don't even believe law enforcement agents should be engaging in these entrapment operations, much less some loser who calls himself an "influencer." You try to get in the face of people for internet clout, don't be surprised when you end up getting in the face of the wrong person. But this dumb POS "Niky Sal"(real name: Nicholas Attalla) says he's going to continue chasing Internet clout so lesson NOT learned, I guess. 

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/western-new-york/chautauqua-county/jamestown/influencer-stabbed-in-latest-confrontation-to-catch-alleged-child-predators-in-wny/

Influencer stabbed in latest confrontation to catch alleged child predators in WNY

by: Rob Petree

Posted: Dec 14, 2025 / 07:10 PM EST

Updated: Dec 15, 2025 / 11:15 AM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niky Sal, an influencer leading an effort to catch alleged child predators online in Western New York, was hospitalized after being stabbed in his latest encounter in Jamestown.

WIVB News 4 sat down with Niky earlier this month after footage of an earlier encounter at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga went viral on social media.

The effort’s like a modern-day version of the old reality show, “To Catch a Predator.” Alongside his associates, Paul Oyer and Ethan Haskins, Niky operates undercover on social media posing as underage children in an attempt to catch adults who prey upon minors.

“What we do is we have decoy accounts,” Niky said in an earlier interview with News 4. “We kind of just have them there, and we never send the first message. Nine times out of 10, once that first message is sent, it goes downhill very quick, especially once we age-drop and they know how old the minor is.”

Niky explained in our interview earlier this month how this effort, for him, is personal.

“When I was 9 years old I was a victim,” Niky said at the time. “I guess that kind of drove me to do what I do today.”

On Saturday, things took a violent turn after Niky and his team met up with a man in Jamestown who they say believed he was there to meet a 14-year-old girl.

Niky suffered a large laceration to his arm and ended up in the hospital.

“He was released from the hospital,” Oyers said. “We got back home, and he couldn’t move his fingers, couldn’t move his hand.”

An artery was severed in the attack, leaving Niky with no feeling in his arm. Now, he needs surgery.

“There’s pretty extensive damage to the arm where he was got,” Haskins said. “We’re kind of worried about that, mobility and things.” ,,, 

Now, moving forward, Niky’s team says, while the road to recovery might end up being a long one, once Niky’s back on his feet, there won’t be any slowing him down.

“When we saw him last night at the hospital, at this time there isn’t any signs of it slowing him down, it stopping him,” Haskins said. “We got to get through this recovery thing, and then it’s hit the ground running and keep going and fighting the good fight.”

No bail for NY thug who stabbed a Registered Person to death then tried to conceal his crime

There isn't much info about this case yet but I hope this loser dies in prison. 

I will add an addendum if there any extra details I feel is important to share.

https://troopers.ny.gov/news/murder-investigation-town-alfred

August 21, 2025

Murder investigation in the town of Alfred

On August 21, 2025, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation out of SP Amity arrested Briar A. York, 27 of Alfred, NY for Murder 2nddegree (A-1 Felony) and Tampering with Physical Evidence (E Felony).

On August 21, 2025, at 10:22 A.M., Deputies responded to the Economy Inn on State Route 244 in Allegany County for a welfare check on Sean M. Dawson, 32 of Alfred, NY. Officers located Dawson in his hotel room deceased from apparent multiple stab wounds. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation determined that Dawson was visited by York in his hotel room on August 19, 2025. Following a discussion regarding Dawson’s status on the sex offender registry, York became physically aggressive and stabbed Dawson multiple times. York attempted to clean the scene of possible evidence after the incident occurred.

York was located, arrested and transported to SP Amity for processing. York transported to the Allegany County Jail for CAP arraignment.

The NYSP Forensic Identification Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Allegany County Sheriff’s Department, Village of Alfred Police, Pennsylvania State Police, and the Allegany County Coroner assisted in this investigation.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Wannabw vigilante puts wrong address on harassment flier, speaks to media anonymously out of fear of arrest

If harassing registrants is so heroic, why do people who do so hide their identities? This coward should not be given the opportunity to hide.

http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2013/07/16/pedophile-poster-points-to-wrong-address

"A Thorold woman whose home has been targeted in a poster campaign inaccurately claiming a sex offender is living in her residence says her family is afraid to go outside for fear of retribution.

"It's scary," said the Bolton Ave. woman, who didn't want to be identified. "It's literally just blossomed into this huge, huge thing that isn't even true."

But one of the men who handed out flyers warning residents that Shawn Michael Dunn is living in the house stands by them.

"If we had to do this whole thing again, we wouldn't hesitate doing it," said the Thorold resident, who said he distributed the flyers with members of the Ontario Coalition for Accountability.

About 200-300 of the flyers, titled "Attention Residents, For your protection," were distributed last Thursday on Bolton Ave and two blocks of surrounding areas, posted to telephone poles and at the nearby public pool.

They state Dunn is living at a Bolton Ave. address — an address that belongs to a friend, not him.

"I think it's terrible. They're picking on people that don't deserve it, the people who live at that address," Dunn told The Standard, adding he's worried about his friends and family who have been threatened since his release from jail earlier this month.

"If anybody is angry, they should be angry with me. Not my friends or family or people who know me."

Dunn said people don't know his whole story and he understands their fears.

"I know I did things wrong but now I can look forward, do my best," he said. "I was found guilty and I've got to do my best to look past that and get my life in order."

Dunn, 44, was found guilty by a jury on March 9, 2012 of two counts of sexual assault, assault by choking and sexual interference. The case involved allegations by two women, now in their 30s, who had separate sexual relationships with Dunn in the 1980s when he was a young man.

He was then convicted by a jury on May 3, 2012 of sexual exploitation, sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault from incidents in 2006 and 2010 involving two girls ages 10 and 14.

He was sentenced Nov. 5, 2012 to 54 months in custody for incidents dating from the 1980s and 2010, minus pre-sentence custody.

"There was never any intention of him going to Bolton Ave.," said Det. Const. Steve Canton, in charge of the Niagara Regional Police sex-offender registry.

Canton said he's prohibited by provincial law of disclosing information about the whereabouts of people on the sex-offender registry. But he said police were aware Dunn was getting out and where he was going and had no issue with the location.

"His location is well known. It is a safe location, the public is safe," he said.

Canton said the flyers from citizens targeting locations of sex offenders are not encouraged. In the case where an offender's actual location is published, the person could be attacked or could flee. He said police would no longer know where they are if that happened.

In this case, Canton said a friend of Dunn's is being taunted because of misinformation.

"They're making this a hazardous situation," he said.

Police do occasionally release information about sex offenders if they are deemed a high risk to re-offend. In this case, Dunn, who received provincial parole five months early, was not considered a high risk.

There are nearly 300 people on the sex-offender registry list living in Niagara.

The man who handed out the flyers, who spoke on anonymity for fear he'll be in trouble with police, said he and three others acted on a tip Dunn was seen at the residence. He said if there's a convicted sex-offender in the neighbourhood, parents should be aware. There are lots of children in the area and a pool within a five minute walk, he said.

He said residents who received flyers were receptive and happy to receive to information.

"We're not going to tolerate him in our community. We don't want him here," he said. "We're going to make it uncomfortable for him to stay."

The woman living in the house since December 2009 said she's afraid — not of her friend Dunn but of the people targeting her house. Her address has been shared dozens of times on Facebook, at the local pool and with neighbours. People won't speak to her, her landlord has called to find out what's going on. Her children 12, 15 and 22 are scared they'll be followed.

"My children are afraid. I'm afraid," she said. "He doesn't live here."