Wyandanch Man Found Guilty For Brutally Assaulting His Wife: DA

WYANDANCH, NY — A Wyandanch man was found guilty on Wednesday after he was charged with brutally assaulting his wife in 2021, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

Almalik Keller was convicted by a jury of first-degree assault, second-degree aggravated criminal contempt, and resisting arrest before the Honorable Timothy P. Mazzei in Suffolk Superior Court. the DA said.

On September 17, 2021, Keller brutally assaulted his wife at a smoke shop, according to evidence established in trial.

The entire incident, which was captured on video, showed Keller punching, kicking and stomping on his wife, and throwing glass bottles and cans at her head, Tierney said.

Bystanders at the store assisted his wife into the rear driver’s side of her vehicle. Keller, who was in the driver’s seat, got out and slammed the door on her leg before driving away with her in the car, prosecutors said.

His wife suffered a black eye and two lacerations to her scalp that required stitches, officials said. In addition, she sustained a broken leg and had to undergo two surgeries to install two
permanent steel plates on both sides of her left leg, Tierney said.

“This defendant’s sustained and remorseless assault of the victim was unconscionable and unacceptable,” said Tierney. “Domestic violence cannot be tolerated. I commend everyone in law enforcement who worked tirelessly to protect both the victim and the community from further violence by this defendant.”

Keller was arrested that same night by the Suffolk County Police Department. Upon approaching the vehicle, they saw his wife in the back seat covered in blood and screaming, police said.

When police attempted to arrest him for assault, Keller fought with one of the officers before managing to escape on foot, officials said. Eventually, officers caught Keller and subdued him with a taser, police said.

Upon sentencing, Keller faces a potential sentence of 25 years in prison.

He is represented by Christopher Brocato, Esq, who has not yet responded for comment.

Keller is due back in court for sentencing on Aug. 22.