Brooklyn Man Indicted for the Attempted Murder of Two Bellport BOCES Employees
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Josef McLorrain, 22, of Brooklyn, was indicted for two counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and other related charges, for allegedly striking two BOCES employees with his vehicle in an Eastern Suffolk BOCES parking lot.
“The indictment alleges that the defendant drove towards a group of BOCES employees in a parking lot and struck two individuals with his vehicle,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The large size, speed, and mass of vehicles make them capable of causing significant injury or death to pedestrians, even with minimal contact. Vehicular violence will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.”
According to the investigation, on the morning of June 24, 2024, McLorrain was driving a black Mazda Tribute in the parking lot of Eastern Suffolk BOCES’ Bellport Academic Center. McLorrain accelerated his vehicle and drove towards a group of five employees who were walking in the parking lot, striking two of them. The victims were propelled onto the vehicle and then thrown to the ground before McLorrain fled the scene. Both victims were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment.
On August 7, 2024, McLorrain was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro, for the following charges:
- Two counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Class B felonies;
- Two counts of Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Class C felonies; and
- Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D felonies.
Justice Ambro ordered McLorrain held on $100,000 cash, $250,000 bond, or $500,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. McLorrain is due back in court on September 11, 2024, and he is being represented by Christopher J. Cassar, Esq.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Maria Troulakis of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Michael Richardsen of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad.
Criminal complaints and indictments are merely accusatory instruments. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. No one is above the law.