Crime

Fourth person arrested in connection with Sept. 10 homicide in Freeport

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A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Sept. 10 murder of James T. Diamond, 28, which occurred near South Bay Avenue in Freeport.

The fourth person is Anyibel Madera, 23,  of Freeport, who was arrested Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, and charged with  conspiracy and criminal facilitation. 

Three men had been arrested the day before in connection with the case.

At 3:29 p.m. on Sept. 10, Freeport police officers responded to a report of a person injured on South Bay Avenue. When the officers arrived, they found Diamond outside his car with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead by a hospital physician.

On Nov. 3, Nassau County Homicide Squad detectives arrested Corey Grier, 27, of Guy Lombardo Ave., Freeport; Eric R. Baldwin, 25, of Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport; and Todd Brant, 20, of Pinewood Crescent, Middle Island, in connection with the murder.

Both Grier and Baldwin were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Brant was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery.

All three men were arraigned on Nov. 4 in Nassau County First District Court in Hempstead.

As of Friday afternoon of Nov. 5, Madera had not been assigned an attorney.  The attorneys for Baldwin and Brant (Jeffrey Baldwin and Jason Russo, respectively) could not be reached for comment.

Justin Feinman , attorney for Corey Grier,  statedm "At this time, I am still waiting to see information regarding the matter. I can tell you that Mr. Grier maintains his innocence and that he has indicated to me that he is innocent of the charges against him, but I really have to review the evidence against my client before I’m in a position to make a determination of what direction this case is going to go. I understand and I was told by the district attorney that there is some video, that there is other evidence -- testimony - that I have to review in order to assess the situation accurately."