Colin Small, a man who was recently murdered and dismembered in his apartment in the Bronx (NYC), was allegedly the victim of Sheldon Johnson Jr., his childhood friend who had become a criminal activist after spending 25 years in prison.
Small (44) y Johnson Jr. (48) They grew up in Harlem and when they became adults they had a life of crime, serving time in prison together at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said yesterday. Daily News.
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A man who was recently murdered and dismembered in his Bronx apartment was killed by a childhood friend who went on to become an ex-con turned activist.
Accused murderer, Sheldon Johnson Jr., grew up with the victim in Harlem, according to police.https://t.co/b3DIGwn6tL
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Residents of the building where Smalls lived at 979 Summit Ave. near W. 162nd St. in Highbridge they listened screams and pleas coming from your apartment from the 6th floor around 1 am on March 5 and then of the shots. When authorities were called they found a torso and arms. Detectives obtained a search warrant and When they returned they found more limbs and the victim’s head in the refrigerator.
It was later determined that the remains belonged to Small, who had received shot in the head. On Thursday, Johnson Jr. was arrested as a suspect after being captured on the building’s surveillance cameras. The “super” too He saw the suspect leave in the victim’s blue Audi car and return in an Uber wearing a blonde wig. He was detained without bail.
Also inside Small’s apartment was a small scale, which has led police to investigate whether the homicide was due to consumption of drugs. The motive for the crime has not yet been revealed. At the time Johnson Jr. worked for the law firm Queens Defenders and lived in the King Towers public housing complex (NYCHA) in Harlem, Manhattan.
Johnson Jr. He had been released 10 months ago, in May 2023, after serving 25 years in prison for a robbery he committed in 1997 when he was a young adult. Just a month ago he appeared as a guest on the successful Joe Rogan podcast to talk about his work against violence after his long stay in prison.
New York Post public a recent photo of suspect Johnson Jr. posing smiling with Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In a similar case, in recent days two heads and several limbs were located in wooded areas in Nassau County, Long Island (NY). Four people have been arrested, but no one has been charged with murder.
In January a dissected body was found in the refrigerator of an apartment in Brooklyn (NYC). It was later determined that he was an ex-convict who had been reported missing in March 2022.
2024-03-13 16:34:00
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