NYPD: Man, 21, caught with gun after stealing car with group on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police allege they recovered a loaded gun from a man who was part of a group that stole a car in Tompkinsville.

Alfredo Marquez, 21, of Warren Street in the Stapleton Houses, and Mark Thompson, 19, of Richmond Road in the Berry Houses, were arrested on Wednesday and a third individual remains at large in the theft of a 2009 Toyota Sienna that same day at about 8:50 a.m. on the 300 block of Victory Boulevard near Cebra Avenue, according to the criminal complaint and police.

The keys were inside the car and it was left running by its owner, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

All three suspects entered the car and Marquez drove the SUV away from the location, the complaint alleges. About an hour later, police located Marquez in the vicinity of Mulberry Avenue and Rockville Avenue in New Springville.

Emergency radio transmissions indicated that the car was abandoned in New Springville.

Officers allege they recovered a .25-caliber Lorcin pistol from Marquez at that location. A total of six bullets were found in the magazine, according to the complaint.

“I’m not gonna to lie to you,” the criminal complaint quotes Marquez as saying to police. “I have a gun on me.”

Marquez and Thompson both were arrested on Wednesday and have been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and criminal possession of a weapon.

In addition, Marquez has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm.

The case for Marquez is due to be arraigned in state Supreme Court, St. George, on Dec. 19, according to public records.

Thompson has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has been released on his own recognizance. He is due back in Criminal Court on Feb. 5, according to public records.

Attorneys for the defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comments.