Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that on Wednesday, August 26, Justin Aguilera of Far Rockaway pleaded guilty to attacking a Malba couple in November 2025. When the couple attempted to clear trespassers assembled for an illegal car meetup near their property, Aguilera, along with others, punched, kicked, and stomped the husband to the ground outside his home then punched his wife in the face when she attempted to intervene.
District Attorney Katz said: “This defendant participated in a chaotic, illegal street takeover in a quiet neighborhood. When a homeowner asked him to leave, Justin Aguilera ruthlessly pummeled the man on his lawn and then attacked the victim’s wife when she attempted to intervene. We will not allow our streets to be taken over by this type of behavior, nor will we allow those who object to it be threatened or injured.”
After being arrested in December for his role in the incident, Aguilera, 19, of Far Rockaway, pleaded guilty to gang assault in the second degree in satisfaction of the original indictment before Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice Joanne Watters. The defendant was ordered to return to court on September 23 when he faces a sentence of 4 ½ years in prison.
