A Wyandanch man has been indicted for attempting to kill a man outside an Islandia casino.
On May 31 at approximately 10:16 p.m., Nashawn Legros was seated in a vehicle parked in the Jake’s 58 Casino parking lot when he observed the victim walking toward the casino entrance. Legros allegedly exited the vehicle, quickly approached the victim, and shot him in the chest and in the stomach. The victim made it inside of the casino before collapsing and received emergency care from casino staff and civilians before being transported to the hospital for emergency surgery. The victim survived the shooting, but suffered serious injuries.
Immediately after Legros allegedly shot the victim, he re-entered the vehicle and fled the casino parking lot. Legros then allegedly discarded the vehicle, which he was not authorized to use, in the Central Islip area in the hours following the shooting.
On August 29, Legros was apprehended in Riverhead with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service and the Suffolk County Police Department’s Narcotics Section. He was arraigned the next day on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro, for the following charges:
- one count of second-degree attempted murder, a Class B violent felony
- one count of first-degree assault, a Class B violent felony
- two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both Class C violent felonies
- one count of first-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, a Class D felony
Ambro ordered Legros held on $1,000,000 cash, $2,000,000 bond, or $10,000,000 partially secured bond, during the pendency of the case. Legros is due back in court on September 6.
“This defendant’s alleged crimes not only threatened the victim’s life, but also the lives of everyone else in the casino parking lot at the time. That is unacceptable,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “My office is committed to combatting violent crime in Suffolk County. We will continue to hold those who commit violence accountable for their actions.”