Three Great Neck men were arrested in Roslyn Heights late last Wednesday night after assaulting and robbing a man who was apparently selling marijuana, according to Nassau County Police.
Nassau County Police detectives said Tal Grinbaum, 18, of 12 Hewlett Lane, Great Neck, Ori Matalon, 18, of 30 Carriage Road, Great Neck and Jacy Baron, 18, of 10 Bancroft Lane, Kings Point contacted the victim Kristopher Novinski, 21, of 70 Woodward Street, Roslyn Heights with the purpose of purchasing marijuana.
When the three men arrived at the residence, Baron, who police said was armed with a BB gun, and Grinbaum entered the home while Matalon waited in the auto.
In the residence Baron picked up a metal knife off of a coffee table and held it towards Novinski while Tal Grinbaum picked up the marijuana and attempted to leave without paying for it, police said. Novinski was punched several times in the face and body, before the two men fled the scene into the awaiting auto as Novinski chased them.
As the defendant’s were fleeing the scene at 11:25 p.m., a Nassau County Police officer on routine patrol observed the defendant’s car speed away and was able to conduct a car stop and investigation, which led to the arrests.
Police said that after further investigation Novinski was arrested for criminal possession of marijuana in the fourth degree and criminal sale of marijuana in the fourth degree.
The other three defendants were charged with robbery 1st degree, conspiracy 4th degree, and possession of a dangerous weapon 4th degree.
Grinbaum was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
All defendants will be arraigned at First District Court 99 Main Street Hempstead on March 10.
