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POLICE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY of NASSAU

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INCIDENT: Arre s t DATE/TIME: Febr u a r y 4, 20 1 4 , 13 1 0 LOCATION: Fre e p o r t ITEM: 02

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Att e m p t e d Murd e r th a t occ u rr e d in Fre e p o r t on Tue s d a y , Febru a r y 4, 20 1 4 at 1:1 0 pm. Acc or di n g to d e t e c t i v e s , on Febr u a r y 4, 20 1 4 at 1:1 0 pm Fre e p o r t Polic e Offic e r s res p o n d e d to Ran d a ll Ave n u e n e ar Walla c e Str e e t for a sh o o t i n g . Wh e n Polic e arriv e d th e y ob s e r v e d a 23 ye ar old mal e victi m th a t had su s t a i n e d gu n s h o t wo u n d s an d bl e e d i n g fro m his ab d o m e n . The victi m wa s tra n s p o r t e d to a n e ar b y ho s p i t a l by a Na s s a u Cou n t y Polic e Amb u l a n c e an d tre a t e d for his injuri e s . Four .3 8 0 calib e r sh e l l ca s i n g s w er e fou n d at th e sc e n e incl u d i n g a fifth sh e ll ca s i n g fou n d in th e victi m s clot h i n g . A su b s e q u e n t inv e s t i g a t i o n rev e a l e d th a t

d ef e n d a n t Jam e s Tobin , 23 , of 64 Rob e r t Str e e t did act in con s o r t with d ef e n d a n t Ali Jon e s , 20 , of 30 Walla c e Str e e t Apt 4c, an d int e n d e d to ca u s e th e d e a t h of th e victi m . On Febr u a r y 5, 20 1 4 at 7:1 5 pm First Squ a d Det e c t i v e s alo n g

with Fre e p o r t Polic e Det e c t i v e s re s p o n d e d to d ef e n d a n t Jame s Tobin s re si d e n c e rep or t e d . 2167 8 3 7 0 9 . d o c PAGE 1 an d plac e d him int o polic e cu s t o d y . Ther e w er e no injuri e s

NEWS RELEASE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY of NASSAU
Public Information Office 1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501 51!" 5#$% #1$& FA' 51!" 5#$% #11&
On March 13 , 20 1 4 at 3:2 0 pm First Squ a d De t e c t i v e s w er e abl e to loc a t e Ali Jone s in Roo s e v e l t an d plac e him into polic e cu s t o d y

with o u t inci d e n t . No injuri e s rep or t e d . Bot h de f e n d a n t s ar e ch ar g e d wit h Att e m p t e d Murd e r 2 nd De g r e e . Tobin wa s arrai g n e d in Firs t Dis tri c t Court in He m p s t e a d on Thur s d a y , Febr u a r y 6, 20 1 4 . Jone s will be arrai g n e d on Frida y , March 14 , 20 1 4 in First Distric t Court in He m p s t e a d .

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