A 33-year-old individual from Dongan Hills is confronting serious allegations of physically and sexually assaulting a woman, as part of a troubling 73-count indictment.
Legal filings claim that Vincent Capasso, residing on Dongan Hills Avenue within the Berry Houses apartment complex, unlawfully entered the woman’s residence several times this year without her consent.
In a troubling incident, court documents claim that Capasso seized the woman’s phone and hurled it, breaking the screen, as she tried to dial 911. He reportedly grabbed her purse from her grasp, damaged the strap, and threw the handbag aside.
Allegations in court filings describe a disturbing sequence of events where he struck her, bit her, and then forced her onto a couch, leading to a sexual assault.
Prosecutors stated that she made multiple attempts to flee, but he obstructed her from exiting the premises.
In a subsequent incident, Capasso allegedly entered the woman’s residence, broke a broom, and directed the sharp end of the handle towards her, according to prosecutors.
“I’m going to kill you,” the court documents reportedly state Capasso as saying.
In a disturbing incident, Capasso reportedly entered the woman’s residence, seized her arm, and bit her on the face.
The defendant had prior acquaintance with the woman.
The individual facing legal action has been formally charged with a series of serious offenses, including burglary, rape, sexual abuse, and various forms of harassment and assault, as well as possession of a weapon and unlawful imprisonment.
Capasso, measuring 6 feet in height and weighing approximately 150 pounds, is currently detained at Rikers Island with bail set at $1.5 million bond or $500,000 in cash. He is scheduled to appear in state Supreme Court in St. George on Wednesday, as indicated by public records.
Capasso, alternatively spelled Caposso in official documents, faced conviction in April 2021 for aggravated criminal contempt in the Supreme Court located in St. George, as indicated by court records.
Michael Vitaliano, the attorney representing Capasso, chose not to provide any comments at this moment.
Another Incident involving Capasso
Capasso faces allegations in a distinct criminal complaint, accused of shoplifting more than $3,500 in merchandise across 11 incidents from October to January at the Marshalls store located at 2656 Hylan Blvd. in New Dorp.
The complaint alleges that the defendant stole various items, such as men’s jackets and footwear, bedding, a children’s toy, socks, a beauty product, and duffle bags.
He faced charges including grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and petit larceny in that case.
The individual has entered a not guilty plea for all allegations and is scheduled to appear in Criminal Court on June 17, as per public records.
