By Forum Staff
A borough grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man for allegedly tossing an elderly employee to the ground on the Forest Park Golf Course in September 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday.
William Hinchey, 79, succumbed to his injuries days later, Katz added.
David Mangaran, 20, was arraigned Thursday on a three-count indictment charging him with two counts of assault in the second degree and criminally negligent homicide. Mangaran was ordered to return to court on Dec. 21.
According to the charges, around 3 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2020, Mangaran was on a bicycle on the grounds of the Forest Park Golf Course when Hinchey approached in a golf cart to address Mangaran being on the property. Moments later, Mangaran allegedly grabbed the elderly man, forcefully pulling him from the cart and dragging him across the pavement and then threw him to the ground.
Hinchey was taken to a nearby hospital with a fractured femur. Hinchey died three days later as a result of the attack.
“Physical violence is never the appropriate response during a confrontation. The victim was a senior citizen, whose life was tragically cut short due to the alleged actions of this defendant,” Katz said. “The young man charged in this case will be brought to justice in our Courts.”
If convicted, Mangaran faces up to seven years in prison.
Physical violence is never the appropriate response during a confrontation,” DA Katz said.
