Hempstead Gang Member Found Guilty Of 2020 Shooting

HEMPSTEAD, NY — A Bloods gang member from Hempstead was convicted of assault and weapon charges for a 2020 shooting that injured a man.

Trevor Ford, 30, was convicted of two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm. He is due back in court for sentencing on May 11, and faces up to 22 years in prison.

A mistrial was declared for a charge of attempted first-degree assault. That case will go back to court on April 2.

“Trevor Ford walked up to the victim in broad daylight, at one of the most pedestrian-trafficked intersections in the county, and shot the man without hesitation,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “This defendant calmly walked away with the gun in his hand and then fled the scene. Thanks to great police work, he was apprehended approximately one month later, and I thank our prosecutors for ensuring that justice is served.”

According to Donnelly, around 7:15 p.m. on May 15, 2020, Ford approached a man at the corner of Bedell Street and Terrace Avenue in Hempstead. After getting into an argument, Ford took out a gun and shot the man in the leg.

The man was taken to a hospital. The bullet had fractured his left leg, and he required emergency surgery.

Ford had fled the scene, and was arrested later in a joint operation by the Nassau County Police Department, Hempstead Police Department and Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

Donnelly said that Ford is facing charges in other open cases. One is an attempted murder case from May 2019, when he shot at a man on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead, Donnelly said. He is also awaiting trial for narcotics trafficking conspiracy from 2019, in which Donnelly said he is accused of conspiring to purchase and sell cocaine.