Photo Courtesy of Councilwoman Ariola
Cops and community officials, including Councilwoman Joann Ariola (far l.), quickly responded to John Adams HS last Tuesday.
By Michael V. Cusenza
An Ozone Park woman and 16-year-old boy have been charged with allegedly hitting and stabbing two teenagers on Rockaway Boulevard last week. The teens sought refuge inside John Adams High
School, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.
Jamia Dean, 20, was arraigned Monday night on a 12-count complaint charging her with two counts of attempted murder, nine counts of assault in the first, second and third degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
According to the charges, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, Dean and the juvenile were dressed in black attire when they allegedly approached two teenagers in front of Adams HS on Rockaway Boulevard. The juvenile said “What’s up?” to the 16-year-old victim then punched him multiple times in the face while the defendant pulled the victim’s hair. Dean continued to pull the hair of the first victim as the juvenile produced a knife and stabbed the boy causing deep lacerations to his back and leg. The second teenager, a 17-year-old accompanying the victim, attempted to intervene in the attack by jumping onto the juvenile. Dean then pulled the second victim’s hair as the juvenile punched and stabbed him. The two victims were able to escape Dean and her teen partner. Both victims fled into nearby John Adams High School seeking help.
Photo Courtesy of NYPD
A wanted poster featuring a screenshot of the juvenile before he was captured Monday.
The victims were transported to an area hospital where they were admitted for medical attention.
The 16-year-old victim had a stab wound to his back and a large laceration on one leg. He required a chest tube, sustained injury to his right lung and was admitted to the hospital for three days. The 17-year-old victim sustained seven laceration wounds to his torso, back, arm and hip including a six-inch deep wound that injured his spleen. He underwent two surgeries to his spleen and elbow and was admitted to the hospital for five days after life-threatening blood loss.
Following the attack, according to video surveillance footage, Dean and juvenile wearing black clothing headed west on Rockaway Boulevard. Both were later captured on video surveillance footage at another location near 102nd Street removing black clothing and discarding items into a trash receptacle.
“This defendant and a juvenile allegedly committed a violent attack, which is particularly brazen, in front of one of our high schools. The two teenaged victims that were stabbed were gravely wounded,” Katz said. “We will not tolerate this kind of violence and the defendants will be held accountable for their alleged actions.”
If convicted, Dean faces up to 25 years in prison. The 16-year-old’s possible punishment was unclear.
