3 arrested for attempted murder in Valley Stream

The home where the attack took place. It is located near South High School, on Jedwood Place.

Mike Daly/Herald

Jesus Maldonado, 22, of West Hempstead, Johnathan Faneytt, 21, and Jorge Freire-Romero, 19, both of Valley Stream, were arrested for stabbing a 27-year-old man a dozen times on Monday night.

Courtesy NCPD

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A 27-year-old man survived being stabbed a dozen times at a home on Jedwood Place in Valley Stream on March 14, and police have three men in custody who they said carried out the attack.

The victim entered the former residence of his girlfriend, at 100 Jedwood Place, to pick up clothes for her, Newsday reported. Inside, the man was confronted by three men who punched and kicked him and struck him in the head with a black handgun, police said.

The victim was handcuffed, placed in a bathtub and stabbed repeatedly with a steak knife, according to police. He was then put in a vehicle and driven to Midvale Lane, where his attackers left him. The suspects fled, and the victim walked to Franklin Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.

Police arrested Johnathan Faneytt, 21, who lives at the home; Jesus V. Maldonado, 22, of West Hempstead; and Jorge Freire-Romero, 19, of North Montgomery Street in Valley Stream. The men were arraigned on March 16 at First District Court in Hempstead.

Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said the victim is a member of the Bloods street gang and the suspects are members of the Latin Kings, but the motive for the attack was not known.

Faneytt was charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, criminal possession of a firearm, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and unrelated warrant charges.

Maldonado was charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, criminal possession of a firearm, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and fourth-degree possession of a dangerous weapon.

Freire-Romero was charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, criminal possession of a firearm, fourth-degree possession of a dangerous weapon and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

A neighbor, who asked not to be identified, said that he noticed a lot of coming and going at the house in the weeks before it was swarmed by police on Monday. He said he did not know who lived there.