A New York City fire department EMT has been indicted for allegedly stealing a debit card from a 79-year-old patient and using it to splurge on champagne, pizza and munchies at Buffalo Wild Wings, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Robert Marshall, 29, who was arrested over the summer, has now been indicted on grand larceny and other charges for allegedly swiping the elderly woman’s card while responding to an emergency call at her Queens home on Aug. 8, according to court records.
The victim was taken to Long Island Jewish Hospital and released on Aug. 14. At some point before returning to her home in Springfield Garden, she realized that her red debit card was missing from her purse, according to the indictment.
Surveillance footage from Hamill’s Wines and Liquor allegedly shows Marshall using the card to buy two bottles of Moet et Chandon champagne for $174.18 on the same day that he responded to the victim’s home, the indictment said.
The card was also used to buy food at a brick-oven pizzeria and at Buffalo Wild Wings, as well as to buy groceries at a Key Food market, and at 4 Suds Laundry, the indictment said.
The victim’s daughter identified Marshall as one of the emergency responders at her mom’s home.
In a statement, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Marshall used the stolen card “to indulge himself.
“When those tasked with helping New Yorkers abuse their positions of trust and hurt New Yorkers, they will be held accountable,” the statement said.
Marshall’s lawyer, Oliver Storch, urged the public not to judge his client prematurely.
“Mr. Marshall is in the business of saving lives, and he was terribly shocked by these allegations,” Storch told The Post Tuesday. “Everyone should withhold judgment until this case is complete.”
Marshall was arraigned Monday on charges of fourth-degree grand larceny and petty larceny and released without bail pending a return court appearance on Dec. 16.