GRAND JURY CHARGES BRONX MAN WITH MURDER, MANSLAUGHTER
AND OTHER CRIMES IN DEADLY ‘HIT AND RUN’ THAT KILLED A MAN AND
INJURED SIX OTHER PEOPLE
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a 36-year-old Bronx man has been indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter and some 48 other criminal acts in connection with a deadly ‘hit and run’ vehicular assault that killed a man and injured six other people.
The grand jury, in a 50-count indictment, charged Mark St. Pierre with 1 count each of Murder in the 2nd degree, Manslaughter in the 2nd degree and Criminally Negligent Homicide; 4 counts of Assault in the 2nd degree; 6 counts of Assault in the 3rd degree; 1 count of Attempted Assault in the 3rd degree; 1 count each of Reckless Endangerment in the 1st and 2nd degrees; 5 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child; 7 counts of Criminal Mischief in the 4th degrees; 13 counts of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting; and numerous violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
If convicted, St. Pierre, of 3285 Decatur Avenue, is facing a maximum sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment on the murder charge alone, which is the most serious offense in the indictment.
St. Pierre, who is being held without bail, was arraigned on the indictment in State Supreme Court, Part A before Justice James Kindler.
The indictment alleges that St. Pierre “under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life,” recklessly engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby caused the death of Miguel Colon. St. Pierre has also been charged with causing physical injury to six other people, Tamika Jennings, Richard Lapaix, Jonathan Diaz, Denzel Davis, Timothy McNish and Oliver Williams.
The incident took place on July 12, 2009, and began with an argument between St. Pierre and Tamika Jennings, the mother of his three-year-old daughter, in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese at 1806 East Gun Hill Road, following a birthday party. When Ms. Jennings drove off with the child, St. Pierre pursued her in his own car, which led to a high speed chase in the course of which Mr. Colon, a pedestrian, was struck and killed, and numerous collisions with other vehicles caused the additional injuries.
The charges in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Piergrossi and Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Hamburgh of the General Crimes Division.
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