08/05/2026
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a high ranking official in the Mount Vernon Police Department, her husband and their adult son have been indicted on a slew of charges including Attempted Murder, Conspiracy and Criminal Use of a Firearm in connection to a shooting outside the Hall of Justice in June.
District Attorney Clark said, “These defendants allegedly conspired with each other to drive from their Bronx residence to the Hall of Justice for the purpose of shooting someone. Despite multiple shots being fired, thankfully no one was hit. It is stunning that this public official would jeopardize her position and reputation to be involved in this alleged conspiracy.”
District Attorney Clark said that defendants Jennifer Lackard, 49, and her son Chase Lakard, 20, both of Boynton Avenue, the Bronx, were arraigned on the following charges - Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Use of a Firearm in the First Degree, Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Criminal Use of a Firearm in the Second Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, two counts of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. Jennifer Lackard was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Laurence Busching on August 4, 2026. Bail was set at $75,000/$150,000/$150,000. People requested $150,000/$450,000/$450,000. Chase Lackard was arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Laurence Busching. He was remanded. Both defendants are due back in court September 25, 2026. James Lackard, Jennifer’s husband and Chase’s father, has been indicted on the same charges. However, he has not yet been apprehended.
At the time of the shooting Jennifer Lackard was serving as a Deputy Commissioner in the Mount Vernon Police Department.