Tragic Incident in the Bronx: Father Charged in Son’s Death

A two-year-old boy from the Bronx was thrown into a river by his father, an act described as “merciless” by prosecutors. Following the incident, the father reportedly confessed to the child’s mother, saying, “I closed the FK Up! I threw that NA into the river,” when she confronted him about their son’s whereabouts.

Surveillance footage showed Arians Williams tossing Little Montrell Williams into the air just before midnight on May 10. Prosecutors noted that it appeared the child was alive and upright, clad only in a diaper, at the moment he was thrown over the Whitestone Bridge.

Prosecutor Borgstedt stated, “Video surveillance clearly shows that Montrell Williams was among the defendant’s weapons,” emphasizing the heinous nature of the act. “He literally mercilessly threw his two-year-old child from the bridge that led to his death,” the prosecutor added.

Arians Williams, 20, faces two counts of murder and manslaughter related to his son’s death and was sent to prison following his hearing. Remarkably, he went to a relative’s house about 45 minutes after allegedly committing the act. When questioned by family about what had occurred, he reportedly did not provide an explanation and fled the scene.

On Wednesday afternoon, the body of a child, believed to be Montrell, was discovered in the water near a bridge close to Ferry Point Park in Queens. Reports indicate that the body was severely damaged and found wrapped in a blanket with socks on one leg.

Prosecutors noted that Montrell was taken from his grandmother’s home wearing a shirt and diaper, wrapped in a blanket. It was revealed that Williams had made a disturbing admission to the boy’s mother, stating, “I threw that n into the river.”

After the boy’s disappearance, his mother, a 17-year-old, eventually encountered Williams on the street nearly a month later, at which point he agreed to take her to Montrell.

The police apprehended Arian on Monday on charges related to interference in custody after he refused to disclose his son’s location to a family court judge. Prior to the heartbreaking crime, he had been seen fighting at a Mother’s Day gathering and had a history of domestic violence with Montrell’s mother.

Prosecutors indicated that after failing to return Montrell on May 11, the boy’s mother reported her concerns to the police. “The defendant was elusive; he had no direct contact with his family…and he refused to give up the child’s location,” they stated regarding the weeks after the child went missing.

A warrant was issued on May 28 to aid in the search for Montrell. Leroy Burton, the boy’s grandfather, expressed the deep loss felt by the family, saying, “We’re dealing with two losses. I lost my child and we lost him too,” referring to his grandson.

Arians Williams had previously worked as a teacher’s assistant until a domestic violence incident last year involving Montrell’s mother. Judge Daniel Lewis has ordered Williams to be held without bail.