The US Marshalls regional area reported that it arrested Java Melvin as the alleged perpetrator of the murder of his 80-year-old stepfather.
Melvin was followed by authorities and arrested on September 27 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Authorities say that on September 17, the suspect planned the murder. He put on a balaclava and lurked outside Vitilio’s house.
The subject approached his stepfather on a bicycle when he was returning from a sweet 16 party, where the suspect and victim allegedly lived together, and shot him in the head.
The 80-year-old Dominican died at the scene in front of his wife Luz Collado.
Melvin is awaiting extradition to New York to face charges.
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Nicholas Dominici, a one-year-old baby of Dominican origin, died on September 15 after coming into contact with fentanyl, while he was under the care of the Divino Niño daycare center in the Bronx. Three other children were hospitalized for the same reason.
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After the tragedy, authorities raided the daycare located at 2707 Morris Avenue. The New York Police Department (NYPD) recovered a machine for packaging fentanyl and other types of drugs.
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Grei Méndez, 36, in charge of the daycare, and a 41-year-old cousin, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, had already been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the painful tragedy.
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Both face criminal charges including murder, manslaughter and assault.
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In addition to four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and criminal possession of narcotics including fentanyl.
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“He was a very intelligent child,” said Otoniel Feliz when remembering his son Nicolás, almost 2 years old.
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“I looked out the window to see the sky, I was a happy child, I knew how to count from 1 to 10,” he said, heartbroken.
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The father complained to the owners of the daycare center for handling drugs near the presence of the minors. “The culprit knows he has to pay,” he said.
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The parents told the media that the minor had only been enrolled in daycare a few days ago.
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The nursery had started its activities in May of this year. This same September it had even passed a surprise inspection.
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This Monday, members of the community remembered the little boy who lost his life with flowers and candles.
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According to reports from the prosecutor of the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, Grei Méndez made three calls before dialing 911, presumably to alert her husband and eliminate evidence of the drugs. She also deleted 21,000 messages.
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After advancing the investigations, the authorities discovered a secret compartment where they found more fentanyl, other drugs and tools to process them. They were hidden under the children’s playroom.
Credit: Televisa Univision
2023-09-28 17:30:00
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