Judge orders psych exam for Brooklyn sex assault burglar

Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Christopher Robles on Wednesday ordered a man accused of a disturbing overnight sexual assault and burglary in Brooklyn Heights to undergo a psychiatric examination, under Article 730 of Criminal Procedure Law, to determine if he is mentally fit to be prosecuted.

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 12, Jayquan Martinez, 27, a resident of the Farragut housing project near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, allegedly entered the apartment of a 43-year-old single mother and her young son, robbing and sexually assaulting the mother. Police gave the approximate location of the crimes as Middagh and Henry streets. 

Cops arrested Martinez in the 77th Precinct on May 18, following a comprehensive investigation carried out by the Brooklyn Special Victims Squad’s Det. Shania Roach and the 84th Precinct under Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Adeel Rana. 

Just four days before the alleged Brooklyn Heights assault, Martinez was picked up for another incident which took place on May 4. In the earlier case, he was charged with 13 counts including burglary, criminal trespass, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and other charges (not including sexual assault), court records show.

Other than a misdemeanor charge in 2019 which was dismissed, Martinez had no criminal record before the first alleged burglary on May 4, Martinez’ Legal Aid attorney, Scott Lindsey Rudnick, told the Brooklyn Eagle. “No criminal record, no warrants, no missed court dates. He’s got no record, which is why he was released the first time.

“It’s an anomaly for a 27-year-old man with no criminal record to face these kinds of charges,” Rudnick said. “We’ll see if he is competent at this point to be criminally prosecuted, and we’ll wait for the results.”

Martinez is now at Rikers, where he was incarcerated on May 20 after being unable to make…