Press Release

ARRAIGNMENT UPDATE: RICHMOND HILL MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN DEATH OF 92-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

Defendant Reeaz Khan, 21, of 134th Street in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens was arraigned today on an indictment before Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth C. Holder charging him with 3-counts of murder in the second degree, 1-count of manslaughter in the first degree, 1-count of attempted rape in the first degree, 1-count of sexual abuse in the first degree and 1-count of tampering with physical evidence.

Justice Holder held the defendant without bail and ordered him to return to court on February 24, 2020. If convicted, Khan faces 25 years to life in prison.

Khan is being represented by Jonathan Latimer, Esq. (718) 261-3047 ext. 567.

It should be noted that an indictment is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

**Criminal complaints and indictments are accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.