Victim Suffered Broken Eye Socket And Blurred Vision For Days After Attack
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that two Bronx man have been
indicted on Assault and other charges for throwing avocados at two deli clerks, inflicting
serious injuries, including fracturing a victim’s eye socket.
District Attorney Clark said, “Surveillance video of the vicious attack shows a senseless
and immature act against two men who were simply trying to make a living. No one should be
made to feel terrorized in their workplace.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Brad Gomez, 28, of Gerard Ave., has been
indicted on second-degree Assault. He was arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court
Justice George Villegas. Gomez and co-defendant Jestyfer Henriquez, 25, of Walton Ave.,
have each been indicted on third-degree Assault, fourth-degree Criminal Mischief, and two
counts of second-degree Menacing. Henriquez was arraigned on July 17, 2017. Both men are
due back on October 30, 2017. Gomez faces a maximum of 7 years in prison and Henriquez
faces a maximum of 1 year in jail if convicted of the top charge.
According to the investigation, on the early morning of May 29, 2017, inside Stadium
Gourmet Deli on E. 161st St. and Walton Ave, Henriquez and Gomez were involved in a
dispute over a food order. Gomez hurled several avocados at clerks Amr Alzabide and Essam
Girgis, breaking Alzabide’s eye socket and causing the victim’s eye to be swollen shut for
several days, later requiring surgery. Both defendants also damaged several shelves and
merchandise. The defendants fled the establishment and were apprehended due to surveillance
footage of the incident.
District Attorney Clark thanked Detective Jorge Mergeche of the 44th Precinct as well the
District Attorney’s Crime Victims Assistance Unit for their hard work.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
