(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Almalik Keller, age 43, was sentenced to 25 Years in prison and 20 years post release supervision after being found guilty by a jury in July for Assault in the First Degree.
“Justice has been served and this should send the message that domestic violence cannot and will not be tolerated in Suffolk county,” said District Attorney Tierney. “I hope today’s sentencing gives the victim a sense of closure and security in knowing that the defendant can no longer cause harm to her or anyone else.”
The evidence at trial established that on September 17, 2021, Keller brutally assaulted his wife at a smoke shop. The entire incident was captured on video, which showed Keller brutally punching, kicking and stomping the victim, and throwing glass bottles and cans at her head. Bystanders at the store assisted the victim into the rear driver’s side of her vehicle. Keller, who was in the driver’s seat, got out and slammed the door on the leg of the victim before driving away with the victim in the car. The victim suffered a black eye and two lacerations to her scalp that required stitches. In addition, the victim sustained a broken leg and had to undergo two surgeries to install two permanent steel plates on both sides of her left leg.
Keller was arrested that same night by the Suffolk County Police Department. Upon approaching the vehicle, police officers saw the victim in the back seat covered in blood and screaming. When they attempted to arrest him for assault, Keller fought with one officer before managing to escape on foot. Eventually, officers caught Keller and subdued him with a taser.
In addition to the 25-year sentence for Assault in the First Degree, the defendant received concurrent sentences for Assault in the Second Degree; Aggravated Criminal Contempt and Resisting Arrest. The judge also issued a stay away order of protection in favor of the victim.
The defendant was sentenced today by the Honorable Timothy P. Mazzei, Suffolk Superior Court. He was represented by Christopher Brocato, Esq.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys, MacDonald Drane and Zachary Kelly of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau.