Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced that David Susalla, Sean Santaniello, Jahsiah Tricoche, Jayden Dejesus and Daniel Montoya, were indicted for the alleged armed carjacking of a man and woman in the parking lot of the Ronkonkoma Long Island Railroad station.
“Violence such as this, where these defendants allegedly targeted two unsuspecting victims at a train station, has no place in society and will not be tolerated in Suffolk County,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Anyone who commits such violence in Suffolk can expect a full-scale investigation and to be brought to justice.”
According to the investigation, the five men allegedly travelled on the Long Island Railroad from the Brentwood station to the Ronkonkoma station. Once at the Ronkonkoma station, the defendants allegedly targeted a parked, occupied 2018 Mercedes Benz CLA.
Two of the defendants approached the vehicle and allegedly displayed handguns and pointed one of the guns at the man’s forehead, threatening to kill him. The defendants allegedly forced both victims out of the vehicle at gunpoint.
The defendants then allegedly sped out of the parking lot, heading from Ronkonkoma through Brentwood, Central Islip, and eventually into New York City. The defendants allegedly drove around for nine days before the vehicle was recovered abandoned in Bay Shore.
An extensive investigation was conducted and on October 15, 2025, the defendants were taken into custody.
The men were arraigned on the indictment for:
- Two counts of Robbery in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies;
- One count of Criminal Use of a Firearm in the First Degree, Class B violent felony;
- Three counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, Class C violent felonies; and
- Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, a Class D felony.
The defendants face 25 years in prison if convicted on the top count.