Queens, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced the indictment of Lindy Jones, 41, charged with criminal possession of a weapon following the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller. The incident occurred on March 25 in Far Rockaway. Jones, identified as the driver of the vehicle involved, was found with a 9 mm pistol in the car’s glove compartment during a court-ordered search.
Jones was arraigned and faces two counts each of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees. Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael B. Aloise remanded Jones into custody, setting his next court appearance for June 12. He faces a potential total of 30 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
Co-defendant Guy Rivera, 34, is charged with murder and attempted murder, among other offenses, and faces life in prison without parole. The tragic sequence of events began when officers, including Diller, approached the suspects’ vehicle. Rivera fatally shot Diller and attempted to fire at another officer but was thwarted when the gun jammed. Rivera is due back in court on May 7.