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October 22, 2025

Greetings, 

The work to end domestic violence happens every day in my Office but every October we gather valiantly, as a community, to amplify the voices of survivors and show them we are here!

This year we hosted our 8th Annual 5k Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence. Every year I get to witness the growth of this event and it shows me that we are making progress in raising awareness.

September began with two mass shootings in the northeast Bronx. I am pleased to say that indictments have been brought charging 10 individuals for those shootings. At a press conference held on October 6th, I announced that investigations revealed that those incidents were related acts of retaliation.

This Saturday, October 25, I will host another cohort of Youth Advisory Council. Getting the youth involved, listening to their voices and ideas is instrumental to curbing the violence plaguing our borough.

From the courtroom to the community, I will continue to stand for what is right.

Yours in service,

District Attorney Clark

On October 21, District Attorney Clark joined Governor Hochul as she announced an investment in Bronx safety. A $3 million grant will be used to launch Bronx Restore, which will engage teens and young adults from high-crime neighborhoods who are at risk of engaging in violent crime.

Councilmember Pierina Sanchez also received funding for the West Bronx Community Safety Partnership.

The BXDA team below worked with the Governor’s office to make it happen. Left to right Chief Financial Officer Dahianna Castillo, Chief Policy Executive Kerry Chicon and Kate Theobald, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.  

On October 18, over 700 survivors, allies, and advocates joined us on the Grand Concourse for the 8th Annual 5K Run/Walk/ Roll to End Domestic Violence. The weather was perfect to amplify the voice of survivors. Thank you to our partners Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, the New York Yankees, Urban Resource Institute, the 161st Street BID, and the many community organizations who came to table and share resources.

October 6, District Attorney Clark joined by NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, NYPD Officers, and BXDA Personnel instrumental to the investigation and indictment held a press conference to announce that 10 people were variously charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, and weapons charges for a series of retaliatory shootings surrounding Labor Day weekend that left four people dead and seven wounded.  

On September 28, District Attorney Clark spoke with Spectrum News' Cheryl Wills to discuss the gun violence in the borough and youth violence prevention and intervention methods.

On October 9, the NY/ NJ HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) Program and Gun Violence Strategies Partnership hosted its 1,000th meeting. The meetings bring together city, state and federal law enforcement to reduce violence and illegal drug trafficking. District Attorney Clark joined HIDTA Director Chauncey Parker, NYPD Chief of Interagency Operations Theresa Tobin, BXDA Intelligence Analyst Alexandra Ragusa, ADA Megan West, SDNY Chief of the Criminal Division Amanda Houle, HSI SAC Ricky Patel, and NYPD Director Lisa Cubair.

On October 11, City Councilmembers Kevin Riley and Eric Dinowitz held a street co-naming ceremony for the late Luciel Boles-Wilson. If you knew Ms. Luciel, you know she was full of energy and passion for the Bronx. No matter the corner of the Bronx, you could find her at a meeting or event. The corner of Nereid Avenue and Hill Avenue is now co-named Luciel Boles-Wilson Way.

On October 12, District Attoney Clark and members of the Office marched in the 48th Annual Morris Park Columbus Day Parade, greeting kids and neighborhood residents.

On September 30, the Community Engagement Bureau organized a Re-entry Employment Resource Fair for people returning to the community from prison, and for the general Bronx community, at St. James Recreation Center.

On September 20, District Attorney Clark joined the Bronx's Caribbean community for a colorful and lively Caribbean American and Labor Union Parade, marching from Eastchester Road to Laconia Avenue via Boston Road.

On September 19, District Attorney Clark joined Mayor Adams, Police Commissioner Tisch, and crisis management teams at the 48th Precinct to announce the seizure of over 4,000 firearms in NYC this year. Of those, 770 were seized in our borough linking to over 800 arrests. These guns have no business in our community.

Look out for our upcoming Gun Buybacks.

On October 7, District Attorney Clark announced that Jerome Thomas, 19, of the Bronx was indicted for second-degree Murder, first-degree Manslaughter, second-degree Manslaughter and Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the death of a one-year-old Imani-Dior Monique Mitchell. Thomas allegedly punched Imani in the head while the on-year-old’s mother went to the supermarket. When she returned, she found her daughter in bed, struggling to breathe with bruising on her face. Mitchell called 911 and the child was taken to NYC Health+Hospitals Harlem. She was found to have extensive subdural hemorrhaging and cerebral edema, which was causing her brain to herniate. The baby was transferred to New York Presbyterian /Columbia University Irving Medical Center where she underwent surgery in an attempt to relieve the pressure on her brain and was placed on life support. Imani-Dior was pronounced dead on September 5, 2025. 

On September 24, District Attorney Clark announced that Damion Comager, 26, was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years post release supervision for first-degree Manslaughter, and one and one third to four years for Concealment of a Human Corpse for violently shaking his three-month-old daughter to death and then disposing her body in a desolate area near Yankee Stadium. Sometime between May 10, 2023 and May 16, 2023, inside a homeless shelter on University Avenue in the Highbridge section where Comager was living with the infant and her mother, Ivana Paolozzi, Comager shook Genevieve forcefully because she would not stop crying, leading to her death. Comager dressed the infant and put her in a stroller to transport her out of the shelter. She was placed in bags and left on the side of the Major Deegan Expressway near the West 161st Street overpass. His sentences are to run concurrently. 

On September 23, District Attorney Clark announced that Chris Alicea Rodriguez, 28, of Rhode Island, was indicted for Operating as a Major Trafficker for his role in a shipment of 11 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico through John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Bronx. On March 18, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detected cocaine in a package that arrived at JFK Airport and was destined for Remesas USA, a package store on Watson Avenue in the Bronx. At approximately 3:25 p.m. that day the defendant allegedly went to the store and picked up the package and was arrested as he attempted to leave. Upon further inspection, the box contained a cooler with 11 kilograms of cocaine in it, with an estimated street value of approximately $1.5 million. After the execution of a search warrant of the defendant’s phone, an extraction revealed extensive communication about shipping cocaine between Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and the United States on numerous occasions.

On September 22, District Attorney Clark announced that Sundance Oliver, 31, of Manhattan, was indicted on Attempted Murder in the second-degree, , two counts of Aggravated Assault Upon a Police or Peace Officer, four counts of first-degree Assault, two counts of Assault On a Peace Officer, Police Officer, Fireman, or Emergency Medical Services Professional, eight counts of second-degree Assault, first-degree Promoting Prison Contraband, second-degree Promoting Prison Contraband, fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and two counts of second-degree Obstructing Governmental Administration for slashing two Correction Officers with a scalpel blade. The defendant allegedly lunged at one of them, swiping him on the right side of the face and cutting his lip. The officer received seven stiches. Another officer attempted to restrain the defendant and was allegedly struck on top of his head and cut the top of his head and the left side of his face, requiring seventeen stiches.

On September 22, District Attorney Clark announced that Anibal Colon, 47, of the Bronx was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and five years post-release supervision for a shooting that sent a stray bullet into an MTA bus, injuring two women passengers. On July 1, 2023, the defendant fired nine shots from a 9 mm semi-automatic weapon at an individual in the vicinity of Union Avenue and East 156th Street. The bullets missed the intended target. However, one round went through the window of an MTA bus. A passenger was hit on her left shoulder and suffered life-altering injury. Another woman sustained minor injuries from shattered glass. 

On September 19, District Attorney Clark announced that Joshua Brito, 33, of the Bronx was charged with two counts of first-degree Assault, two counts of second-degree Assault, first-degree Vehicular Assault, two counts of second-degree Vehicular Assault, four counts of third-degree Assault, first-degree Reckless Endangerment, second-degree Reckless Endangerment, three counts of Operation of a Vessel while under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, violation of the Navigation Law Manning of Public Vessels, violation of the Navigation Law Licenses, and Reckless Operation of a Vessel. On June 7, 2025, the defendant, who does not have a captain’s license, was operating a 36-foot boat, carrying 22 passengers who were celebrating a family birthday. The defendant met the passengers in Flushing, Queens, and from there navigated the boat off the coast of Hart Island and City Island. In City Islsnd, the boat exploded and caught fire, forcing all the passengers to jump into the water. FDNY Marine Units rescued a drowning woman. A man fell into the fire and suffered second and third-degree burns across his body. The defendant allegedly profited over $3,000 from the charter and was seen drinking alcohol throughout the trip.

On September 17, District Attorney Clark announced that Gotti Berguette, a.k.a. “Gotty” 40, of the Bronx was sentenced to four and a half years in prison with three years post-release supervision for third-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance for possessing more than 11,300 glassine envelopes of fentanyl in his apartment On June 2, 2023, NYPD Field Intelligence Officers executed a search warrant at that location, and found the defendant there and 11,349 glassines of fentanyl with a street value of between $100,000 and $150,000.

On September 11, District Attorney Clark announced that Akino George, 39, of the Bronx was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for second-degree Manslaughter for fatally stabbing his roommate, Edwin Acevedo, 30. On March 7, 2022, in the Concourse Village section, George was choking and assaulting his girlfriend. Acevedo pushed George out of the apartment and locked the door to stop the assault. The defendant then kicked down the door and stabbed Acevedo multiple times in the stomach with a kitchen knife. Acevedo was later pronounced dead at NYC Health+ Hospitals/Lincoln. George fled and was arrested in Massachusetts on October 17, 2022.

On September 10, District Attorney Clark stopped by the 2025-26 inaugural meeting for the 47th Precinct Community Council to install the newest members. BXDA's Director of Case Management Services, Amelia Patrice (FAR RIGHT) was sworn into the board, as Assistant Secretary.

On September 26, District Attorney Clark partook in the Congressional Black Caucus Guardians of the Movement: Advancing Black-Led Institutions & Leadership roundtable discussions. Leaders discussed philanthropy, policy, and action.

On September 25, District Attorney Clark had the honor of presenting Kings County District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez, with the Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs' (NIACA) Exemplary Leadership Award at their Annual Benefit Gala. DA Gonzalez was recognized for his leadership in pursuing justice initiatives and reforms as the first Latino district attorney in the state.

On September 9, District Attorney Clark joined Senate President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and the members of the Westchester Black Bar Association for their Annual Gala at Mulino's at Lake Isle. Above, DA Clark is pictured with ADA Justin Deberry and ADA Latoya Jeffers, Chief of Legal Recruitment.

On September 24, District Attorney Clark attended the reception for the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly hosted by the Mayor's Office for International Affairs.

Featuring Puerto Rican Photographer and Artist

Marisol Diaz-Gordon

On September 24, the Unidos EMPLOYEE Resource Group hosted Bronx-based photographer and artist Marisol Diaz-Gordon (center) for a chat about growing up in the Bronx and her journey chronicling its people.

Congas and Community Engagement

On October 15, Unidos closed out Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with a law enforcement panel for students of the International Leadership Charter High School. The event featured a live performance by Latin Percussionist, Kevin Cruz, who ended the event with the beautiful sounds of the congas.

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