Overview
- Lindy Jones was sentenced Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to five years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
- Police found a loaded 9 mm pistol with its serial number scratched off in the glove compartment of the car Jones was driving during the March 25, 2024 traffic stop in Far Rockaway.
- Prosecutors say Jones was the driver and not the shooter; his passenger, Guy Rivera, drew a .380 pistol and fatally shot NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller that day.
- Rivera was convicted in April 2026 of aggravated manslaughter, attempted murder and weapons charges and was sentenced to 115 years to life in prison for Diller’s killing and the attempted shooting of Sgt. Sasha Rosen.
- Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz framed the plea and sentence as a way to hold Jones accountable, spare Diller’s family further trauma and reinforce the office’s focus on prosecuting illegal firearms.