New Yorkers are screaming at one of the two men arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller during a “criminal walk.” I heard it.
The department announced Wednesday that Lindy Jones, 41, the driver of the car that Diller and his partner stopped for illegally parking at a bus stop, faces charges of weapons possession and firearm corruption. No charges have yet been announced against the gunman, Guy Rivera, who is accused of killing Diller.
Jones’ “unreasonable walk” was brief and he did not answer any questions while police placed him in the back seat of a police vehicle.
Onlookers shouted, “Lindy, what do you want to say to his family?” “There’s a baby growing up without a father, Lindy” and “Young people should be ashamed.”
“The police have blood on their hands,” said Hochul, a neighbor of NYPD Jonathan Diller and a former 9/11 responder.
New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller died in the line of duty on March 25, 2024. (New York City Police Department, Associated Press)
The Queens District Attorney’s Office told Fox News that Jones’ arraignment will take place Wednesday.
Rivera, 34, allegedly fired the gun during a traffic stop conducted by Diller and his partner in Far Rockaway, Queens, around 5:45 p.m. Monday.
Rivera, who was in the passenger seat, allegedly fired first at police, fatally wounding Diller in the torso under his protective vest. Rivera remains hospitalized at Jamaica Hospital after receiving backlash.
After prosecutors obtained a search warrant for the SUV, authorities said a second firearm was found inside the vehicle, WABC reported.
As New York City mourns Mr. Diller, 31, who lived on Long Island with his wife and Massapequa Park neighbor’s nearly 1-year-old son, Gov. Kathy Hochul slams support for “mysterious bail reform law.” did. ” and that the Empire State’s “revolving door of justice” contributed to Diller’s tragic death.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at least one of the suspects had been arrested more than 20 times and urged Albany to address what he deemed a “recidivism problem” that leads to violent crimes. requested Congress.
Suspect in the shooting death of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller identified, with long-term record
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the shooting death of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller in Queens a “senseless act of violence” during his weekly in-person press conference at City Hall on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. said. (via Luis C. Ribeiro, NY Daily News, Getty Images)
According to reports, Rivera has been arrested 21 times by the NYPD, nine of which were for felonies. He was released in September 2021 after serving nearly five years for criminal sale of a controlled substance, WABC reported, citing court records. He previously served three years in state prison in connection with a 2011 assault and was released in October 2014.
Meanwhile, Jones has been arrested by the NYPD 14 times, most recently on April 17, 2023, in Far Rockaway on a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for possessing a loaded firearm. Ta. At the time of Diller’s murder, Jones was being held on $75,000 bail. . Jones previously served 10 years in prison for attempted murder and robbery in 2003 and was released in November 2013.
Authorities say Jones and Rivera were working at a T-Mobile store on Mott Avenue on Monday when Diller and his partner asked the suspects to move their car from a bus stop. Be suspicious of. The men reportedly refused to open the windows. When Diller ordered his passenger, Rivera, to show his hands, Rivera fired, striking Diller under his vest. Police said Diller’s partner then fired at Rivera, hitting him in the back.
People mourn at the memorial for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller outside the 101st Precinct on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
Jonathan McCauley, Diller’s brother-in-law and a police officer, posted a tribute on Facebook.
“The Lord called my brother-in-law, Jonathan Diller, home. He walked out surrounded by his family and men and women in blue.” [honorably], many tears and salutes from Jamaica Hospital. What started as a routine car stop quickly became a life-changing moment for many people. “John leaves behind his wife and one-year-old son, who will grow up without a father,” McCauley wrote.
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“It’s so easy for people on the street to get caught up in the moment, thinking that something as horrible as this couldn’t happen to them. Focusing on the next arrest or rushing to action. “Things. Remember these things: ‘Who loves you at that moment?'” the post added. “John, there are no words to describe that.” [devastated] We are missing you. You were a good man and a great father, but that position was never filled. I vow to care for your son as if he were my own. For the rest of my life. ”
Fox News’ Kitty Le Claire contributed to this report.
