Roman Amatitla, 38, of Calamus Avenue, was arraigned Tuesday on a 37-count indictment charging him with four counts of murder in the first degree, 12 counts of murder in the second degree, five counts of arson in the first degree and other related crimes. Amatitla was remanded into custody without bail and faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
As alleged, this defendant put countless people in peril by engaging in reckless driving during a street takeover, creating a dangerous environment for bystanders.
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The male perpetrator approached the 30-year-old woman and went on the attack, stabbing her several times in the back and left arm. The perpetrator, who wore all black clothing, fled the scene on foot eastbound along 23rd Avenue. Officers from the 115th Precinct responded to the scene along with EMS, who rushed the wounded woman to Elmhurst Hospital.
A 13-year-old girl was reportedly groped on a Q48 MTA bus in Queens last Friday at approximately 4:18 p.m., while the bus was traveling near Parsons Boulevard and Union Turnpike. Police said the suspect, described in a wanted bulletin as an unidentified male, exited the bus at that intersection and fled on foot. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact authorities.
