Rockland Man Convicted Over Back-to-Back Attacks on Ex-Girlfriend

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A Spring Valley man has been convicted of attempted murder and assault over back-to-back attacks on his ex-girlfriend, her mother and a friend. His ex was seriously wounded in the second attack. Jonathan McNeil was arrested in 2016 and convicted today, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced.

McNeil, 33, was also convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree and Criminal Mischief.

“The crimes of which the defendant has been convicted were cold, calculated and violent, and resulted in an innocent woman being seriously wounded," Zugibe said. "I hope the victim and all of those involved in the shooting will find some degree of solace in the conviction and in the knowledge that the defendant will spend many years in prison.”

Prosecutors said McNeil first attacked his ex-girlfriend and a male friend n July 10, 2016, at about 12:30 a.m. She was being dropped off at her Hillcrest home, and both were sitting in a Honda Civic in the driveway. McNeil smashed the back windshield of the car with a baseball bat.

The man backed out of the driveway and drove off.

A short time later, the friend returned and made another attempt to drop the woman at her home. As the ex-girlfriend stood outside with her mother, McNeil and another person drove, by firing multiple shots from the car.

The young woman was struck in the leg. Multiple rounds struck the driver side of the vehicle where the male was sitting.

McNeil was arrested on July 12, 2016 following an investigation by the Town of Ramapo Police Department.