A major chapter has been closed in the 2024 shooting death of New York City Police Det. Jonathan Diller in Queens.
Lindy Jones, the man accused of driving the convicted shooter, agreed to a plea deal Wednesday.
The charges
Prosecutors said Diller and other officers spotted Guy Rivera with what appeared to be a gun in his pocket on March 25, 2024. Rivera then allegedly got into the passenger seat of a car and ignored officers’ commands to get out of the vehicle.
Officers pulled Rivera from the car, and Rivera’s gun discharged, striking Diller and causing fatal injuries, officials said…