10 JANUARY 10, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT Compiled by Emily Davenport and Robert Pozarycki
FIFTH CUFFED IN OZONE
PARK SHOOTING
Another man has been arrested in
connection to the murder of an Ozone
Park business owner in October 2017.
Brooklyn resident William Bryant,
54, was arrested on federal extortion
and murder charges for his role in the
murder of Hani Kasem, 64, who was
shot inside his Ozone Park business
The 104th Precinct released the
following list of persons arrested
in recent police actions. The
charges are accusations, and all
individuals listed in this blotter
are presumed innocent until proven
guilty. For questions about
the names listed in the blotter,
contact the 104th Precinct at
718-386-3004.
Dec. 31, 2018: (Ridgewood) Anthony
Alvelo, at Flushing Avenue, for grand
larceny, by Det. Feldman. (Ridgewood)
Vincent Hardt, at Myrtle Avenue,
for petit larceny, by P.O. Ricottone.
(Ridgewood) Jose Maldonado Cordova,
at Decatur Street, for assault, by P.O.
Kardonov. (Maspeth) Anna Jakimowicz,
at Clinton Avenue, for DWI, by
P.O. Gomez.
Jan. 1, 2019: (Ridgewood) Ebony
Gilliam, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Moise. (Maspeth)
Christina Digiacomo, at 52nd Avenue,
for criminal contempt, by P.O. Archange.
(Glendale) Jose Diaz, at Myrtle
Avenue, for criminal contempt, by P.O.
Casella. (Ridgewood) Sharome Butter,
at Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Moise. (Maspeth) Christian Montero,
at Grand Avenue, for criminal
mischief, by P.O. Shariff . (Ridgewood)
Jonathan White, at Cornelia Street, for
criminal contempt and assault, by P.O.
Eury and P.O. Carr. (Maspeth) Daniel
Schutz, at 69th Lane, for assault, by P.O.
Bayizian. (Maspeth) Imran Pervaz, at
69th Lane, for criminal obstruction of
breathing, by P.O. Bayizian. (Maspeth)
Eleni Nastou, at 71st Street, for assault,
by Det. Scrimenti.
Jan. 2: (Middle Village) Naomi Washington,
at Metropolitan Avenue, for robbery,
by Det. Bublin. (Glendale) Everton
Donald, at 82nd Street, for menacing,
by Det. Scrimenti. (Glendale) Kenny
Gavilanes, at Central Avenue, for grand
larceny and criminal contempt, by Det.
Fogus and P.O. Campbell. (Maspeth)
Vincent Hardt, at Grand Avenue, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Gomez. (Ridgewood)
Wael Raad, at Palmetto Street, for grand
larceny, by Det. Friedrich.
Jan. 3: (Glendale) Juan Martinez, at
Metropolitan Avenue, for assault, by
P.O. O’Connor. (Ridgewood) Joshua
Hernandez, at Bleecker Street, for aggravated
harassment, by Det. Rogers.
(Ridgewood) James Moore, at Palmetto
Street, for grand larceny, by Det. Moon.
Jan. 4: (Ridgewood) Lamine Dembele,
Donell Hickman and Jahira Figueroa,
at Cypress and Greene Avenues, for
unauthorized use of a vehicle, by
P.O. Hili. (Ridgewood) Seth Santiago,
at Madison Street and Woodward
Avenue, for aggravated unlicensed
operator, by P.O. Duran. (Glendale)
Amir Arucevic, at 66th Place, for assault,
by P.O. Campbell. (Ridgewood)
Oscar Martinez-Ortega, at Woodbine
Street, for criminal contempt, by Det.
Moon. (Ridgewood) Edwin Avellanes,
at Seneca Avenue and Palmetto Street,
for assault, by Det. Rogers. (Middle Village)
Nancy S. Wang, at 60th Road, for
assault, by P.O. Sheehan. (Ridgewood)
Wael W. Raad, at Palmetto Street, for
sexual abuse, by P.O. Mamani-Campos.
Jan. 5: (Ridgewood) Joshua Reyes, at
Fresh Pond Road, for assault, by P.O.
Prizeman. (Maspeth) Priscilla Acero,
at 57th Drive, for criminal contempt,
by Det. Lodato. (Ridgewood) Christopher
Prieto, at Wyckoff Avenue,
for petit larceny, by P.O. Claybrooks.
(Glendale) Ivan Mejia and Maurscio
Balbuena, at Otto Road, for grand
larceny, by P.O. Nardello. (Ridgewood)
Yarmeha R. Pena and Yamiah Pena, at
Myrtle Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
Dupont.
Jan. 6: (Glendale) Miguel Jimenez, at
64th Place, for assault, by P.O. Kim.
(Middle Village) Panta Stanciu, at 67th
Drive and 80th Street, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by P.O. Urrutia.
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in front of his son in retaliation over
unpaid debts.
Three other men, Dwayne Ling,
55, of Brooklyn, Ppassim Elder (a.k.a.
Sam or Big Sam), 38, of Staten Island
and Frederick McCoy, 52, of Brooklyn,
were brought up on similar charges in
March 2018 for their roles in the murder
and extortion. A fourth defendant,
Mahdi Abdel-Rahim, 24, of Brooklyn,
was also indicted for his role in the
extortion.
Bryant was arraigned on Jan. 4,
where he entered a plea of “not guilty”
to the charges. He was detained and is
due to return to court on Jan. 24.
According to charges, Bryant, Ling
and McCoy allegedly went to Garden
Valley Distributors on 99th Street near
101st Avenue on Oct. 23, 2017 seeking
repayment of a debt from Kasem’s
son, who was also his father’s business
partner, who owed money to Elder.
Prosecutors said that Kasem’s son
had taken a loan from Elder to help
run the operations at Garden Valley
Distributors. Elder demanded that
Kasem’s son repay the loan in full in
March 2017, but he was unable to do so.
Bryant, McCoy and Ling allegedly
had fi rearms, pistol-whipped Kasem’s
son and shot Kasem in the head before
fl eeing the location.
Police arrived at the scene and EMS
rushed Kasem to Jamaica Hospital,
where he died four days later. His
son suff ered minor injuries from the
attack.
DELIVERYMAN ROBBED IN
FOREST HILLS
Police released video footage on
Jan. 3 of three robbers who allegedly
ambushed a food deliveryman making
a stop at a Forest Hills apartment
building on Christmas night.
Law enforcement sources said the
trouble took place at 10:45 p.m. on
Dec. 25, 2018, when the 40-year-old
delivery worker went to drop off food
at the location on 108th Street near
66th Avenue.
Upon entering the lobby, authorities
said, the deliveryman was approached
by an unknown individual who placed
the delivery call. The individual
opened the door to let the victim inside
the building.
Shortly after entering the apartment
house, police said, two other
males wearing masks confronted the
deliveryman and forcibly removed the
keys to his 2009 red Yamaha scooter
parked outside. The bandits then fl ed
the scene with the scooter, pushing it
southbound along 66th Avenue.
The incident was later reported
to the 112th Precinct; there were no
injuries.
Cops described the three suspects
in the case as Hispanic men between
18 and 20 years of age.
Call 800-577-TIPS with any information
regarding their whereabouts.
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