Man accused of lethal NYC crime spree

NEW YORK – The NYPD suggests they’ve arrested an individual most well-liked in a string of violent crimes in Manhattan that left two women and men lifeless and a number of other many others wounded.

Roland Codrington, 35, of Manhattan is scuffling with a whole lot of bills, which incorporates homicide and tried homicide.

The NYPD suggests he’s reliable for killing a health care provider he got here all through in a Harlem park and a male found lifeless on a Cut back East Side street.

Codrington can also be accused of attacking 3 folks right this moment inside a Harlem bar.

The very first incident took spot simply earlier than 1 a.m. on Monday, Dec. nineteenth.  An individual was uncovered with a 10-inch slash wound throughout his neck in entrance of 214 Ave. A, in between thirteenth and 14th streets.

The goal was leaving a bar when he was approached and attacked by a man following a short dialogue. Legislation enforcement think about it was a random stumble upon.

The second assault occurred about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, at Teddy’s Bar at 2271 2nd Ave. in Harlem. Police say a gentleman went on the rear of the bar and commenced choking a 29-calendar year-previous female workers with a baseball bat.

Two shoppers experimented with to intervene and he stabbed them with a considerable knife. All three victims in that assault survived.

The NYPD suggests the individual had been within the bar a couple of 7 days prior and had felt “disrespected” by the personnel.

Then near 2:15 a.m. on Friday the NYPD claims the exact same male went into Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. He arrived all through 60-yr-old Bruce Maurice Henry, a medical physician who was strolling by the park. The NYPD claims the pair had a short lived dialogue and the attacker grew to develop into enraged and constantly stabbed Henry within the torso, fingers, and eye.

Officers recognized Henry’s total physique within the park.

Police determined that Henry’s car was stolen instantly after the assault. About 9:40 p.m. on Saturday detectives stopped the stolen car at 166th St. and Jerome Ave. within the Bronx. They are saying Codrington was driving the automobile or truck and surrendered with out having a battle.

New York Metropolis Police say he has 12 prior arrests. He’s staying billed with 2 counts of homicide, 2 counts of tried homicide, 1 depend of assault, and 1 rely of legal mischief.  They’re additionally looking out into no matter whether or not he’s associated to any unsolved stabbing incidents in Manhattan.

The NYPD claims Codrington’s girlfriend was there for a number of of the assaults. She has not been billed however regulation enforcement say the investigation is continuous.