The three suspects in the murder on North Avenue over the weekend were arraigned this morning in New Rochelle City Court.
Laurell Smith, 20, was remanded to custody and will remain in Westchester County Jail until his next hearing on September 27th. Smith, who resides at 311 North Avenue Apartment 10, New Rochelle was charged with one court of murder in the second degree (did with intent to cause the death of another person, caused the death of such person or of a third person. New Rochelle Police have alleged that Smith killed Kevin Williams by intentionally stabbing him in the abdomen with a large kitchen knife. The wound caused the death of Kevin Williams.
Bail was set for Rico Johnson, 19, at $100,000. Johnson was not able to post bail and was returned to Westchester County Jail where he remains. He is required to appear back in New Rochelle City Court on September 27th. Johnson, who lived with Smith at 311 North Avenue Apartment 10, New Rochelle was charged with two felony counts: hindering prosecution in the first degree and tampering with physical evidence.
Bail was set for Krista Leggieri, 17, at $50,000. She is not listed in the County Jail registry or New York state registry so she was either released or held elsewhere (she is under 18 and so may be treated as a minor in this case). She is required to appear in New Rochelle City Court on September 27th. Leggieri, who resides at 311 North Avenue Apartment 16, New Rochelle, was charged with two felony counts: hindering prosecution in the first degree and tampering with physical evidence.
Johnson and Leggieri aided and abetted Smith, knowing he had engaged in conduct constituting a class A felony sought to prevent the police from obtaining evidence of the crime, rendered criminal assistance to Laurell Smith in that after Smith had stabbed Kevin Williams to death and had placed the knife he used and the clothing he was wearing in his apartment, Johnson packaged the items together and then handed the items to Leggieri who removed them from Smith’s apartment and hid it in her apartment in order to prevent its recovery by the police and its use in a forthcoming criminal prosecution.
The hearing was originally expected to begin in late morning and a large crowd of supporters of both the victim and the suspects, now defendants, gathered at the Courthouse. The arraignment was postponed until 2:30 PM, dispersing a large number of people out in front of the court house/police station. When many of the same people returned at 2:30 PM they discovered that they had been tricked into leaving the building and that the arraignment had taken place at about 1:00 PM. Tensions were running high as family and friends discovered that they had missed the arraignment.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article originally stated that Johnson and Leggieri had been released on bail It was only later learned that Johnson was unable to post bail and returned to Westchester County Jail. The whereabouts of Leggieri is unknown at this time.
This is wonderful news
I hope all three animals go away for a looooooonnnngggg time, it is a good day when 1 goes to the morgue, and 3 go to the can…
Im confused.
You wrote in this story “Johnson and Smith aided and abetted Smith,” and “Smith, who lived with Smith at 311 North Avenue”
Who is this other Smith? Or did you just fail to proofread in haste to update your site?
Three wastes of life New Rochelle will no longer have to deal with.
fixed
thanks
Johnson and Leggieri aided and abetted Smith.
“She doesn’t deserve what they’re doing to her.”
Yes, she does. Krissy Leggieri is a filthy mudshark and belongs in jail. She should have known better not to have anything to do with those dirty baboons. If someone from the victims gang offs her by slicing a butcher knife straight into her skull it will be justice served. I would nominate the nog who did that for the “Honorary Aryan of Year” award.
Brilliant, award winning
Roberta the Postperson