Bethpage Murder: Police Say It Was Robbery Gone Wrong, 5 Charged

OLD BETHPAGE, NY — Five people were arrested for their involvement in the murder of Stefon Pierre, Nassau police said Tuesday afternoon.

Pierre, 22, of Queens, was fatally shot in the abdomen at Haypath Road Park in Old Bethpage on Saturday night. Brandon P. Torres, 22, of Staten Island, was arrested and charged with the shooting, police said early Tuesday. However, four more were arrested for their involvement in Pierre's murder, police said.

Kion Carter, 25, of Middle Island; Charles Spinella, 17, of Kings Park; Patricia Quilliam, 19, of Greenlawn; and Dimitri Filacouris, 21, of Old Bethpage, were all arrested.

Detectives say Carter, Spinella and Quilliam conspired with Torres and Pierre to rob Filacouris. The group met at Haypath Road Park on Sunday, July 7, where Torres and Carter met with Filacouris. Torres allegedly pulled out his pistol and robbed Filacouris while threatening him, and took one pound of marijuana, a cellphone and keys. Pierre began to walk up to the three during the robbery, and Torres shot him as he approached, police said. They then took Pierre to Plainview Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 5:37 a.m.

Torres was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Carter was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree murder. Quilliam and Spinella were both charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Filacouris was charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

All five were arraigned on Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.