The alleged suspect behind a lethal stabbing spree in December that stretched from the East Village to Harlem was indicted and faces a slew of fees, together with two counts of homicide.
Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg mentioned Thursday that Roland Codrington was charged with second-degree homicide for the deadly stabbings of a person exterior a bar in the East Village in addition to a health care provider in a Harlem park. The 35-year-old Codrington additionally faces fees of tried homicide and assault for a near-fatal double stabbing at a bar in East Harlem, in accordance with Bragg.
On Dec. 19, 51-year-old James Cunningham left a bar round 1 a.m. and ran into Codrington exterior a mini mart on Ave A close to thirteenth Avenue, police mentioned. A brief struggle ensued, and Codrington took out a knife and slashed Cunningham in the neck, leaving him bleed, court docket paperwork state.
Cunningham later died on the hospital. Police mentioned the 2 males didn’t know one another previous to the incident.
Three days later, on Dec. 22, Codrington was on the East Harlem bar Teddy’s, on Second Avenue and East 112th Avenue, which police mentioned was close to his residence. Whereas there, he allegedly stabbed two males who noticed him harass a lady on the bar and tried to cease him. Each victims suffered sequence accidents, however had been anticipated to recuperate.
The next day, Codrington walked into Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park and stabbed a health care provider greater than 30 instances, in accordance with court docket paperwork. The sufferer, 60-year-old pediatrician Dr. Bruce Henry, died on the scene.
Based on police, the park is the place Codrington went to chill off after the bar struggle. Simply because it was in the primary lethal stabbing, police mentioned the 2 males didn’t know one another.
Codrington then took the keys to Dr. Henry’s Mercedes-Benz and drove away, prosecutors mentioned. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, police caught him in the Bronx, the place he was discovered contained in the stolen car after a citywide manhunt.
“Roland Codrington allegedly wreaked havoc across the city in a crime spree that left two dead,” mentioned D.A. Bragg. “Manhattanites deserve to live their daily lives without the fear of being attacked. My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims.”
Legal professional data for Codrington was not instantly obtainable.