Man pleads guilty to hit-and-run that killed Nicki Minaj’s father, will get ‘no more than one year in jail’ judges releasing suspec

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The Long Island man who last year killed rapper Nicki Minaj’s 64-year-old father in a car crash, fled the scene and then tampered with evidence was allowed on Friday to plead guilty in exchange for a guarantee of a sentence not to exceed a year in jail.

“Charles Polevich, 71, of Mineola, pleaded guilty to felony charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and tampering with physical evidence after the encounter that ended the life of Robert Maraj, 64,” according to local newspaper Newsday.

Yet despite Polevich facing 11 years in prison, acting State Supreme Court Justice Howard Sturim vowed to sentence him to “no more than one year in jail,” in addition to community service and a suspended license.


Polevich won’t actually be sentenced until Aug. 3rd.

The outcome of his case nevertheless follows a pattern that’s particularly prevalent in blue localities like New York City, where lax judges keep doling out light sentences to convicts guilty of committing heinous crimes.

A similar trend has been observed with judges releasing suspects accused of committing heinous crimes: