He’s only 16 years old and has already been arrested five times for violent robbery and assault, including for allegedly pushing a grandmother in Queens down the steps of a church and sending her to the hospital.
Prosecutors say violent teenager Jayvan Prince killed another woman just days before shoving 68-year-old churchgoer Eileen Talianbris, fracturing her skull and causing bleeding on her brain. He is accused of robbing a woman.
Following his arrest on Thursday, Prince was charged with both the April 7 attack in Talianbri and the April 4 robbery for allegedly intimidating a 50-year-old woman into handing over her wallet and keys and stealing her car.
But it wasn’t his first experience.
Officials said Prince was arrested twice, in August and September, and was charged with six robberies in Queens in August.
He was arrested twice on suspicion of misdemeanor assault, in December 2023 and again on February 2, 2023, according to law enforcement officials.
He is also wanted for the Feb. 4 robbery of a delivery man, officials said Friday.
The teenager’s recent arrest has sparked outrage from Tagliambri’s family and law enforcement officials, who wonder why he was on the street despite his long rap sheet.
“It is absolutely shocking that this heinous crime was committed by a 16-year-old boy!” NYPD Sergeant John Chell wrote on XFriday.
“Despite being arrested on multiple felonies and robbing women, he is still a teenager roaming the streets,” Chell wrote.
“Obviously he needs help! Eileen represents our mothers, grandmothers and all. Why did this happen? This could have been avoided! What part of the process went wrong? Did something like this happen????”
in Statement to Fox News On Friday, Tagliambri’s family accused New York state law of empowering criminals.
“Criminals feel free to do things to helpless people because our state’s laws do not hold them accountable,” the statement said.
“Despite high rates of recidivism among felons, the state refuses to change the law to send them back to prison or prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”
“While we are seeing an increase in misdemeanor crimes that can no longer be prosecuted and these individuals continue to commit violent crimes, Albany and New York need to do more to ensure these criminals are held accountable.” They refuse to amend the law.”
Video of the vicious church attack previously obtained by the newspaper showed the suspect stalking Talianbris as he approached St. Demetrius Greek Orthodox Church in Briarwood.
The man then suddenly appeared in front of her and pushed her down the stairs while she was standing on the top landing, according to the video.
As she lay on the ground, the assailants ruthlessly picked her pockets, stole her wallet, and then got into her car, a 2006 Nissan Altima.
In a strikingly similar incident that occurred just days earlier, prosecutors said Prince cornered a victim in an elevator at a building on 127th Street in Rochdale Village and told her he had followed her out of a bank and withdrew money. be done.
According to the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the man put his hands in his pockets and pretended to hold a gun while demanding that the woman hand over her cash and keys.
Prosecutors said Prince then made a beeline for the exit and took off in the victim’s Toyota Corolla.
He faces multiple charges in the incident, including robbery, grand larceny and menacing, prosecutors said.
Authorities charged Talianbris in the case after he was taken into custody on Thursday for the robbery. He faces charges of robbery, assault, grand larceny and other counts of rape.
“The viciousness with which the defendant is accused of committing a robbery at a church has struck the heart of our city,” Queens Prosecutor Melinda Katz said in a statement.
The teen’s cold cases include a string of robberies in Queens in August, and his arrest mugshot helped link him to violent church crimes, police officials said. Stated.
In the first incident, a 13-year-old girl was robbed on Aug. 8, and on Aug. 17, the suspect approached a 35-year-old man as he got out of his car and robbed him at knifepoint, officials said. . .
The next victim was a 63-year-old woman, and on the same day, he approached her at knifepoint as she got out of her car.
Then, on August 25, he allegedly punched a 46-year-old woman in the back and snatched her backpack as she entered the Parsons Avenue subway station.
Officials say Prince was also arrested on September 14th, charged with stealing a person’s wallet on August 21st, and targeting a person sitting in a car on August 25th. He was charged with another knife robbery.
Officials say the boy attempted suicide by wrapping a sweatshirt around his neck at the NYPD’s 107th Precinct on Friday.
Officials said the man was taken on a stretcher and hospitalized, but his injuries were not serious.
It is unclear when he will be arraigned in the two recent cases.
By Friday afternoon, Talianbris remained in serious but stable condition and was unable to stand or move on his own, the National Police Agency said.
“She was a loving 68-year-old grandma who would always do whatever she could to help someone,” her son, who calls himself Freddie, wrote on a GoFundMe page seeking medical care for his mother. expressed. Always happy and energetic. ”
“We can only imagine the pain she went through. [experienced] She was pushed down the stairs of a church and the back of her head hit the concrete, while a violent man with no regard for her life attacked her. [takes] All her belongings, car, etc.,” Freddie wrote.
The Rev. Konstantinos Kalogridis, pastor of St. Demetrios, told the Post Friday that he visited Talianbris two days ago and said she was “doing much better.”
“I met her at the hospital,” Kalogridis said in a phone interview.
“I blessed her and gave her communion. She was smiling. She’s a strong woman. She’s gentle and, you know, she’s doing her best and she has excellent care for her.” She is blessed with a great team of doctors and the love of her family and community, and I think she is on the right track.”
“The whole time I was with her, she kept smiling and seemed so calm and happy,” he added.
“It was amazing for me to see a woman in such a peaceful and happy state, considering what she went through.”
Mr Kalogridis said he was grateful the young attacker who allegedly targeted parishioners was finally off the streets, but urged the boy to “repent”.
“It’s sad that he’s only 16,” Kalogridis said.
“We pray that he realizes his mistake, repents and realizes his grave sin.” [that] That’s what he did to this poor woman. ”
“And I hope and pray that his family helps him and that he can get professional help for that evil act.”
