Four women — two women and two male teenagers — have each been indicted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office for murder in the second degree after taking part in an attempted robbery that resulted in the death of a Dix Hills resident.
According to the investigation, Jillian Kolsch, Jahshawn Strickland, Jonray Perez and Kayla Alvarenga were joined by another individual to commit a robbery while purchasing marijuana. The alleged plan was for Strickland and another individual to set up a dealer by pretending to buy marijuana from him, and for Alvarenga and Perez to then rob the dealer of the drugs and his money.
Alvarenga and Perez, both armed, approached the garage at the house while Kolsch waited in the car as the getaway driver. When they found the garage door to be locked, they told the occupants to open the garage door and threatened them with violence if they failed to do so. One of the defendants allegedly fired a shot that went through the garage door and killed Louis Lombardo, 28, of Dix Hills, a friend of the dealer.
Kolsch, 20, of Smithtown, was charged with murder in the second degree, a Class A felony, two counts of robbery in the first degree, a Class B felony; and one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree, a Class E felony. She was arraigned on January 12.
Alvarenga, 20, of Deer Park, was charged with murder in the second degree, a Class A felony; two counts of robbery in the first degree, a Class B felony; two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree, a Class E felony; and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a Class A misdemeanor. She was arraigned on January 6, and remanded without bail.
Strickland, 17, of Bay Shore, was charged with murder in the second degree, a Class A felony; two counts of robbery in the first degree, a Class B felony; and two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree, a Class E felony. He was arraigned on January 9, and remanded without bail.
Perez, 17, of Babylon, was charged with murder in the second degree, a Class A felony, two counts of robbery in the first degree, a Class B felony, one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree, a Class E felony; and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a Class A misdemeanor. He was arraigned on January 9, and remanded without bail.
“These defendants allegedly conspired to commit a violent armed robbery, and needlessly took the life of an occupant in the home in the process,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Now, they will have to answer for this senseless killing.”