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Hundreds of NYPD officers descended on a Queens courthouse Wednesday as a suspect was charged in connection with the broad daylight slaying of a cop.
One of the suspects in Monday’s horror cop shooting, Lindy Jones, 41, was arraigned and charged with weapons possession.
Prosecutors said he had been found with a ‘ghost gun’ - meaning its serial number was removed to avoid it being traced - and it was believed he and the shooter were casing out a T-Mobile store.
The man cops say pulled the trigger, Guy Rivera, 34, remains in stable condition in hospital after he was shot by the partner of victim officer Jonathan Diller, 31, in the shooting.
On the outskirts of the city in Massapequa, Long Island, at the same time Jones was in court, around 1,000 officers lined the streets as Diller’s body was transferred to Massapequa Funeral Home.
Diller, a married father of a one-year-old boy, was allegedly shot dead by Rivera during a traffic stop. The death has sparked a huge response from the police community, with NYPD Commissioner Edward Cavan branding him a ‘hero.’
Lindy Jones, 41, was arraigned and charged with weapons possession in connection to the shooting of an NYPD officer
Prosecutors said he had been found with a ‘ghost gun,' meaning its serial number was removed to avoid it being traced
Hundreds of NYPD officers descended on the Queens courthouse Wednesday to watch the arraignment
Jones was walked past Diller's photo while exiting the 101 precinct on Wednesday
Jonathan Diller, the young officer from Long Island, was just three years into the job and leaves a young widow
With Rivera still in hospital, Jones was perp walked Wednesday out of Queens Supreme Court shortly before his arraignment.
It was heard on Wednesday that Jones - who has a history of 14 arrests including a 10 year stint in prison on attempted murder from 2003 - has refused to talk with detectives since his arrest on Tuesday night.
Officials say that Jones was behind the wheel of a car that was parked illegally in front of a bus lane, leading Diller and his partner to approach them shortly before 6pm Monday.
After Rivera allegedly refused to roll down his window or show his hands, he opened fire on Diller, hitting the young officer under his bullet proof vest.
After Diller’s partner returned fire, both Rivera and Diller were rushed to hospital. The officer was later pronounced dead, while Jones remains in stable condition.
At Wednesday’s hearing, prosecutors said Jones was charged with gun possession and possession of a defaced firearm, meaning he used a ghost gun.
