The City of Beacon Police, with the assistance of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office UAV (Drone) Unit, have arrested a fourth suspect, Jarrell Brown (age 32) of Beacon, in the killing of Lionell Pittman (age 32 when he died), according to a press release issued by Beacon Police Chief Figlia, which the Chief described as a “drive-by” shooting on May 14th, 2022 at 6:50pm.

Three other suspects have been arrested in June, September and November of 2024 who were “present for, and participated in this crime,” Chief Figlia reminded the community. “Through continuing investigation into the motive behind it,” the Chief stated, Jarell was placed into custody on an arrest warrant and arraigned in Dutchess County Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail.

Jarell's charges are:

Murder in the 1st Degree (Contract Murder), a Class A-1 Felony as well as
Murder in the 2nd Degree (Intentional Murder), also a Class A-1 Felony and
Conspiracy in the Second Degree, a Class B Felony.

The trial date was not stated in the press release.

Chief Figlia added: "This arrest stands as further proof that the Beacon Police Department will do what is necessary to fully investigate violence in our community and bring the perpetrators of all aspects of these crimes to justice.”

Jarell’s Previous Employment Included Being Security Detail to Rep. Sean Patric Maloney

Jarell was hired as security detail between 2021-2022 for Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (Democrat), who represented the 18th District from 2013-2023 which included Beacon. Maloney was the Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He was replaced by GOP state lawmaker Mike Lawler in a surprising loss in November 2022. Maloney then moved to Paris, France as the U.S. Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as he was appointed to that position in France by President Joe Biden on May 12, 2023.

Recap Of The Shooting Of Lionell Pittman

During the early evening of Saturday, May 14th, 2022, as people were returning home to Forestall Heights and were gathered in the parking lot outside, shots were fired around the time of 6:50pm, which is when Beacon Police were called.

As ALBB reported at the time, according to people who heard the shots, commotion could be heard from the second parking lot around the corner from the first parking lot on West Center Street. The parking lot and the apartment units are located next door to the Beacon Recreation Center and across the street and next door to houses.

According to those who heard the shots, they said there was a motorcycle driving around which popped off its exhaust, sounding like gunshots. Moments or seconds later, a second series of shots were heard within one or two seconds. One person said they heard 18 shots fired in 1 or 2 seconds, another person said they heard 7 shots in 1 second. Three of these shots allegedly hit Lionell, one reportedly to his head and two in his chest. CPR was preformed on Lionell en route to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.