Man Dies After Trying to Escape Police For Running Out of Applebee's Without Paying: Police

ELMONT, NY - A Brooklyn man died after trying to escape police after he ran out of an Elmont Applebee’s without paying with two other men early Wednesday morning, according to Nassau Police.

Officers on routine patrol were approached by the manager of the restaurant on 1710 Hempstead Turnpike who pointed out three men in a gold colored Chevrolet Malibu and stated that they had left the restaurant without paying their bill at about 12:43 a.m., police said.

At that time, the officers saw the men turn off their headlights and drive out of the parking lot over a curb, bushes and the sidewalk proceeding westbound on Hempstead Turnpike.

The officers saw the car at the intersection of Fieldmere Street and Hempstead Turnpike, where it had crashed into a guardrail at the gas station located on the corner, police said.

All three men exited the car and fled the scene on foot.

The first man, 20-year-old Kristofer Pettway, of Elmont, was found and placed into custody at Warwick Road and Hempstead Turnpike, according to police.

The second man, 21-year-old Marquis Bernard, of Brooklyn, was arrested in the rear yard of a home on Warwick Road, police said.

Bernard ignored officers verbal commands to stop and resisted arrest as he attempted to jump over a fence, according to police.

The third man, 20-year-old Marlon S. Paton, was running in the rear yards on Fieldmere Street and attempted to jump over another fence when he was placed into custody, police said.

The officers noticed that Paton started to become lethargic and unsteady on his feet, police said.

At that time, officers requested an ambulance to the scene of arrest for medical attention.

Paton was placed into the police car while officers monitored his condition until the ambulance arrived, according to police. Upon ambulance arrival he was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.

He was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. at Franklin General Hospital.

Pettway and Bernard are each charged with theft of services, police said. In addition, Bernard is charged with resisting arrest. 

The men will be arraigned on Thursday.

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