Defendants Beat and Cut Inmate; Victim’s Face Required 45 Stitches
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that four Rikers Island inmates have been indicted on first-degree Gang Assault and related charges for an attack that left an inmate scarred for life.
District Attorney Clark said, “The four defendants allegedly beat and slashed the victim over a petty gang-related beef. He required 45 stitches to his face. We will not tolerate gang violence in the jail.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendants Jamaud Cayenne, 21, David Mingo, 21, Damien Linares, 19, and Tony Smith, 20, were indicted on two counts of first-degree Assault, first-degree Gang Assault, second-degree Gang Assault, three counts of second-degree Assault, and thirddegree Assault. Cayenne and Mingo were also indicted on first-degree Promoting Prison Contraband, second-degree Promoting Prison Contraband, and fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Mingo faces an additional charge of third-degree Criminal Possession of Weapon. Mingo and Smith were arraigned today by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Brenda Rivera and are due back in court on December 12, 2024. The other two defendants will be arraigned at a later date.
According to the investigation, on March 17, 2024, the victim tried to enter a locked dayroom in the Robern N. Davoren Complex where the defendants, alleged members of a Blood set, were located. The defendants took it as a sign of aggression and allegedly attacked. Cayenne and Linares punched and kicked him in the face and body. Mingo allegedly hit him in the face. Cayenne then allegedly slashed the inmate’s face with a sharp object. Smith allegedly kicked the victim. A Correction Officer deployed a chemical agent to diffuse the situation. The detainee received 45 stiches to the right side of his face and carries a scar.
District Attorney Clark thanked the New York City Department of Correction Intelligence Bureau, specifically Investigators James Ruiz, Jeffrey Rios, Walter Holmes, Juan Rivera, and Steven DeJesus for their work in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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