Productive Grand Jury Despite Pandemic: Rockland DA

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — The first grand jury term in Rockland County since the coronavirus shutdown cleared out a backlog of serious cases before ending Wednesday, District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced.

"During the four-week term that started on July 17,2020, the Grand Jury handed up twenty-five Indictments, which included the most serious of crimes: Murders, Rapes, Assaults, Robberies, Burglaries, Public Corruption, Domestic Violence and Drug cases," Walsh said. "We have many more cases that must be indicted due to the Governor’s Executive Orders that prohibited Grand Jury to sit during the pandemic. The People of Rockland County can rest assured that the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office remains committed to keeping the wheels of Justice moving forward within the guidelines provided by the Office of Court Administration."

Here is the DA's list of the indicted cases:

Manuel Palaguachi-Saguay

• Predatory Sexual Assault against a Child – PL 130.96
• Course of Sexual Conduct against a Child – PL 130.75(1)(b)
• Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree – PL 130.60(2)
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child – PL 260.10(1)

Wilbur Perez-Ramos

• Attempted Robbery in the First Degree – PL 110/160.15(3)
• Attempted Robbery in the Second Degree – PL 110/160.10(2)(a)
• Assault in the Second Degree – PL 120.05(2)
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree – PL 265.01(2)

Robert C. Williams III

• Murder in the First Degree – PL 125.27(1)(a)(viii)
• Murder in the Second Degree – PL 125.25(1) – 2counts
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree – PL 265.03
• Criminal Contempt in the First Degree – PL 215.51(b)(iii) & 215.51(b)(i) – 2 counts

Monise Gue

• Assault in the First Degree – PL 120.10(1)

Joshua N. Gonzalez

• Grand Larceny in the Third Degree – PL 155.35(1)
• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree – PL 155.30(8)

Esteban Alvarado

• Assault in the Second Degree – PL 120.05(2)
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree – PL 265.01(2)

Jorge Velasquez

• Assault in the Second Degree – PL 120.05(2)

Jason Jabouin

• Murder in the Second Degree – PL 125.25(1) & (3) – 3 counts
• Robbery in the First Degree – PL 160.15(1) & (3) – 2 counts
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree- PL 265.03(1)(b) & (3) – 2counts
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree – PL 265.02(1)

Michael LaFrancois

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree – PL 220.06(5)

Frantz Beauvais

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree – PL 220.09(1)

Quinten Jackson

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree – PL 220.09(1)

Jerry Harrison

• Robbery in the First Degree – PL 160.15(1) & (3) – 2 counts
• Assault in the Second Degree – PL 120.10(1) & (4) – 2 counts
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree – PL 265.02(1) – 2 counts

John Kezek

• Official Misconduct – PL 195.00 – 5 counts

Christopher Taggart

• Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree – PL 205.25(1) – 2 counts
• Official Misconduct – PL 195.00 – 21 counts

Dromyneak Montgomery

• Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree – PL 145.10
• Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree – PL 145.05(2)

Michael Monroe

• Criminal Contempt in the First Degree – PL 215.51(b)(v)

Mardoqueo Ramirez-Lara

• Rape in the First Degree – PL 130.35(1)
• Rape in the Third Degree – 130.25(2) & (3) – 2 counts
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child – PL 260.10

Terrance Stroud

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th – PL 220.09(1)

Detrich McQueen

• Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd – PL 265.03(3)
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd – PL 265.02(8)
• Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation – PL 121.11(a)

Marco Blandino

• Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree – PL 145.05(2)

Segundo Guaman

• Felony Aggravated Driving with a Child – VTL 1192.2(A)(B) – 2 counts
• Driving While Intoxicated – VTL 1192.2 & 1192.3 – 2 counts
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child – PL 260.10 – 2 counts

Oscar Ramos-Maeda

• Felony Driving While Intoxicated – VTL 1192.3 & 1192.2 – 2 counts

William Roberts

• Burglary in the Second Degree – PL 140.25(2)
• Criminal Contempt in the First Degree – PL 215.51(b)(iv) & 215.51(b)(ii) – 2 counts

Matthew Bellanton

• Felony Driving While Intoxicated – VTL 1192.3

Delmus Broadnax

• Criminal Contempt in the First Degree – PL 215.51(c)
• Criminal Contempt in the First Degree – PL 215.51(b)(v)