A New York ex-convict turned criminal justice reform activist has been charged with murder after the dismembered body of another former inmate was found in his apartment.
Sheldon Johnson, 48, is a member of the public law firm Queen’s Defenders. Recent He was a guest on the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” and said he turned his life around after being a member of the Bloods gang.
After spending 25 years in prison for a 1997 robbery, Johnson released He became a rehabilitation advocate in May 2023, Yahoo! News reported.by new york posthe even “rubbed elbows” with the notoriously crime-friendly Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
A perfect image of the state of New York.of @Manhattan Alvin Bragg shakes hands with the man accused of cutting off the victim’s head, leaving it in the freezer and leaving the torso in a city apartment. #bronx.What a time we live in #new york. #NYPD pic.twitter.com/Sfil9n76kP
— Dennis Stephan22 (@DennisStephan22) March 7, 2024
On Thursday, Johnson was charged with murder, manslaughter and weapons possession for allegedly killing 44-year-old Colin Small.
“I’m innocent!” the suspect shouted to reporters before appearing in Bronx Criminal Court.
#new york “I’m innocent. I’m innocent!” – shouted suspect as he walked out in body armor and handcuffs after human torso was found in Bronx home and charged with murder .
Police said Sheldon Johnson, 48, has been charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal charges. pic.twitter.com/NxK0PhQ8NV
— Oliya Scooter Caster (@ScooterCasterNY) March 7, 2024
Small’s body was discovered by police in her Summit Avenue apartment Tuesday night after neighbors said they heard screaming and gunshots the night before.
Neighbors said they heard someone say, “Please stop. I have family.” before two shots rang out.
Police reportedly found Ms Small’s severed torso and one leg stuffed inside a blue trash can, and Ms Johnson had previously been seen wearing a blonde wig disguise. It was caught on a security camera.
Sheldon Johnson, 48, a New York City criminal justice advocate, was photographed walking around wearing a blonde wig and carrying a large plastic box after police found his headless torso in a Bronx building. be prosecuted after https://t.co/v8Hg2zjPm7 pic.twitter.com/EITYYaNyik
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 7, 2024
Small’s severed head, with a gunshot wound, was found in the freezer of Johnson’s Harlem apartment, along with her severed arm, leg and foot.
According to officials, post Johnson may have killed Small over the beef he ate while in Westchester County’s Sing Sing Jail.
When Johnson met with Joe Rogan on February 1, his attorney Josh Dubin called him a “miracle” and said Johnson had been wrongly sentenced for a previous robbery.
