A 71-year-old Lengthy Island man was arrested for capturing a stranger who chased him in entrance of a Starbucks over the weekend, cops and prosecutors stated.
John Rech wounded the 21-year-old man simply earlier than 5 a.m. Saturday exterior the espresso store at 1 Wall St. in Huntington, based on the prison grievance filed in opposition to him.
It’s unclear why the youthful unidentified Fort Salonga man was operating after Rech, however the suspect shot him within the abdomen and leg, authorities stated.
The 21-year-old underwent surgical procedure for severe however non-life-threatening wounds at Huntington Hospital, based on cops and the courtroom doc.
Rech of Huntington was arrested and charged with felony assault, cops stated.
He had a sound license for the gun, which was recovered, based on authorities.
He was ordered held on $25,000 money bail, $50,000 bond or $250,000 partially secured bond and is about to reappear in courtroom Jan. 15, based on the Suffolk County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
Rech’s lawyer, Robert Macedonio, stated he’s assured his consumer will finally stroll free.
“John is a licensed firearm holder licensed to have hid carry,” Macedonio informed The Publish by telephone Monday. “And we’re gathering all of the video footage from a number of places in Huntington Village the place this incident occurred.
“And we imagine, as soon as we acquire all that, it is going to present that Mr. Rech acted appropriately inside the confounds of the regulation and these expenses shall be dismissed.”
