Queens Criminal Court Judge Pending Identification
- Case on record
- 1
- Ended in a killing
- 1
- Prior arrests across these defendants
- 14
Background
In April 2023, set $75,000 bail for Lindy Jones on a second-degree criminal possession of a weapon charge for allegedly having a loaded firearm in Far Rockaway. Jones — with 14 prior arrests including a 2003 attempted-murder conviction — posted the bond and was free at the time of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller's killing nearly a year later. Identity of presiding judge pending. NYC police unions cited the case in demands for bail-law reform.
Cases on record
NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller, 31
Diller and his partner approached a parked car illegally stopped at a bus stop in Far Rockaway. Passenger Guy Rivera (separately, a parole-release case) shot Diller below his vest. Jones — the driver, free on $75K bail — had a loaded ghost gun in the glove compartment. After the killing Judge Maria Gonzalez found him a flight risk and remanded him without bail.