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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Stabbing Police Officer in Neck, Shooting His Partner and Firing Gun at Police Officers Who Responded to Scene, Wounding a Third Officer

Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Multiple Counts in March

            Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Flatbush man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison following his guilty plea to several counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and related charges for stabbing a police officer in the neck, taking the injured officer’s gun, using it to shoot the officer’s partner in the hand and also firing it at responding police officers, wounding a third officer.

            District Attorney Gonzalez said, “It’s a miracle none of these brave officers were killed when they were ambushed, stabbed, and shot by this brazen extremist. We have no tolerance for violence toward our law enforcement colleagues, and this long prison sentence holds him accountable for his depraved and unconscionable crimes.”

            The District Attorney identified the defendant as Dzenan Camovic, 23, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to 30 years in prison. The defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment on March 16, 2022.

            The District Attorney said that on June 3, 2020, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Police Officer Yayon Frantz Jean Pierre and Police Officer Randy Ramnarine were standing on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Church Avenue when the defendant, walking south on Flatbush Avenue, walked up to Officer Jean Pierre from behind and stabbed him in the neck. He then rushed Officer Ramnarine with the knife and threw it at him.

            Officer Jean Pierre fired at the defendant and then tripped. The defendant struggled with Officer Jean Pierre for control of his gun. After seizing the gun, the defendant fired at Officer Ramnarine, striking him in the hand. Additional police officers responded to the scene and the defendant also opened fire on those officers, striking one of those officers in the hand.

            Two officers were shot, both in the left hand, and recovered. Officer Jean Pierre was treated for the stab wound to his neck.

 The defendant was hospitalized and treated for multiple gunshot wounds and recovered.

            The defendant pleaded guilty on March 15, 2022, in Brooklyn Federal Court, to Hobbs Act Robbery 18 USC 1951(a) and Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence 18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) for conduct arising out of the same incident. He was also sentenced today to 30 years federally to run concurrent with the state sentence.

            The District Attorney thanked Detective Devin Long of the New York City Police Department’s Force Investigation Division, Supervising Analyst Alexandra Aber of the District Attorney’s Crime Strategies Unit, Robert Kaftal, Deputy Chief of the District Attorney’s Law Enforcement Assistance Unit and Paralegal Meghan Brancato of the District Attorney’s Homicide Bureau.

            The case was prosecuted by former Senior Assistant District Attorney Andres Palacio and Senior Assistant District Attorney Cassandra Pond, of the District Attorney’s Homicide Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Leila Rosini, Bureau Chief.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 28, 2022

Brooklyn Driver Sentenced to 3 to 6 Years in Prison for Running Red Light

And Fatally Striking a Deliveryman in Borough Park

Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter in June

            Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Flatbush man has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison following his guilty plea to manslaughter for fatally striking a deliveryman in Borough Park in 2020.

            District Attorney Gonzalez said, “This defendant’s recklessness behind the wheel tragically took the life of a hardworking husband and father. He has now been held accountable for his actions. I am committed to keeping Brooklyn’s roads safe for all people.”

            The District Attorney identified the defendant as Valdez Heron, 31, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Hecht to 3 to 6 years in prison. The defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter on June 6, 2022.

            The District Attorney said that, on October 18, 2020, at about 11:50 a.m., the defendant was driving a 2015 Dodge Charger eastbound on 46th Street towards 9th Avenue when he ran a steady red light, striking deliveryman, Xiang Wu, 43, as he rode a Yamaha SMAX scooter through the intersection. The force of the impact sent the victim over the hood of the Dodge Charger and onto the pavement.

            The defendant then jumped out of the Dodge Charger while the car was still in drive, according to the investigation, and the Dodge Charger rolled down the street, striking a parked car before coming to a stop. The defendant was arrested at the scene. The victim was taken in critical condition to Maimonides Medical Center where he underwent multiple surgeries. On November 25, 2020, the victim was transferred to the Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. On December 21, 2020, the victim was found unresponsive and transferred to Woodhull Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Office of the New York Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be complications of multiple blunt force injuries.

            The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Roman Galper, of the District Attorney’s Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Jacob Uriel, Deputy Unit Chief of the District Attorney’s Street Safety Bureau.

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