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December 28, 2022

A man stopped by cops in a stolen Mercedes-Benz in the Bronx has been charged with the random stabbing death of a doctor in a Harlem park, fatally slashing a stranger’s neck on a Lower East Side sidewalk, and stabbing two customers inside an East Harlem bar — all part of a vicious, unhinged spree over several days that ended with the suspect’s Christmas Eve capture.

Cops working through the holiday rush connected the bloody dots linking the two murders with the separate knife attack at a pub to suspect Roland Codrington, 35, who was finally in handcuffs late Saturday night.

“Because of the work of the absolutely greatest detectives in the world, and with the extraordinary aid of the officers who were on patrol who work tirelessly to keep New Yorkers safe, the women and men of the NYPD have once again shown their resolve to bring to justice a perpetrator and stop a crime pattern,” said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

Codrington was arraigned Monday before Judge Lisa Sokoloff in Manhattan Supreme Court, and charged with two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of assault, and one count of criminal mischief.

Codrington stood with his hands cuffed behind his back and his feet shackled. He was wearing a black puffer jacket with a black hood, red pants and gray and white sneakers. A blue face mask covered his face.

“The defendant was in Marcus Garvey Park, stabbing a 60-year-old man 30 times all over his body with no known provocation, leaving him alone and dead in the pitch black rain,” said assistant DA Rachel Movius of Codrington’s alleged final victim, pediatrician Bruce Maurice Henry.

Prosecutors said Codrington fled in the dead man’s car after the brutal knife attack.

“I was in a dead man’s car, what do you think it means?” Codrington told cops after his arrest, according to court papers. “After the incident at [the East Harlem bar], I walked to the park and a guy made a comment to me that caused me to snap. My friend had to stop me. After, I was standing up and the guy was laying on the ground under me. I used the same knife that I used in the other two incidents. I got rid of the knife in the Hudson River.”

Codrington was remanded without bail.

Cops said the deadly spree began on Dec. 19 outside Spike’s Bar on Avenue A near 13th St. There, James Cunningham, 51, was slashed in a horrifying attack that left a gaping 10-inch wound on his neck and blood pouring onto the sidewalk.

The killer had argued with the victim for 20 seconds before slashing him without warning, video viewed by the Daily News shows.

“They have no prior interaction, they bump into each other,” NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said at a Monday news conference. “They have a 20-second dispute and the perpetrator just takes out a knife and slashes him in the neck and leaves.

Codrington’s girlfriend watched that attack unfold, the surveillance video shows.

Three days later, on Thursday night at about 11:30 pm. Codrington showed up at Teddy’s Bar on Second Ave. near E. 112th St. in East Harlem, where workers said he was a regular. Codrington allegedly attacked a female bartender with a baseball bat, damaging the area behind the bar.

Essig said Codrington had previously been kicked out of the bar and felt he had been disrespected by employees there.

When two patrons — both of them Marines — tried to stop him and pull him off the woman, Codrington allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed them. All three were treated for their injuries and survived.

His girlfriend was present for that incident as well, officials said.

“I’d like to think the perpetrator was still conscious of his actions in the moments when we were attacked inside the bar,” said one of the victims, Gabriel, 35. “I told him after we were stabbed and he moved to outside the bar counter, ‘We just wanted you to stop. Everything is fine, man. We just want you to stop.’

“I do remember fearing another attack from the perpetrator because i was compromised,” Gabriel said. “Afterwards, I was very full of anger particularly to the perpetrator having hid his knife and of how little regard the perpetrator had for the damage that weapon could inflict.”

The other victim, 31, remains in the hospital. “I had a sucking chest wound due to at least two stabs in the back and one in the chest which pierced my diaphragm,” he told The News. “I am in OK condition now, but I have four chest tubes still in.”

After the bar attack, cops named Codrington as a suspect, released his photo and asked for the public’s help tracking him down. They had not yet connected him to the Lower East Side homicide three days earlier.

Just three hours later, at about 2:15 a.m. Friday, a passerby found the body of Dr. Henry in Marcus Garvey Park. Henry, 60, suffered slash and stab wounds to his back, torso, buttocks, one eye, and his palms.

Henry was a pediatrician who lived in the Bronx and practiced in Nyack. He would have turned 61 the day after his death, his long-lost half-brother told the Daily News in an exclusive interview Sunday.

Police said Codrington ran into Henry in the park shortly after the incident at Teddy’s Bar and attacked him with a knife.

“He sees the Citizen app come over on [the bar attack], he says he’s going to take a walk through the park to cool off,” Essig said. “That’s when he encounters [Henry] there. There’s some verbal exchange where he becomes enraged and stabs him numerous times.”

Detectives found security video which showed Codrington and his girlfriend breaking into Henry’s Mercedes-Benz and driving off in it, cops said Monday.

Later Friday, police identified Codrington as a suspect in the Avenue A neck slashing and issued an alert for the stolen Mercedes, leading to his arrest in the Bronx.

“Three sharp-eyed police officers from the 30th Precinct made the apprehension of the Mercedes with no incidents,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said Monday. “Thank God we put this to an end.”

Codrington, who lives in East Harlem, has 12 prior arrests stretching back to 2006.

He was arrested for auto theft in 2022, two assaults in 2021, twice in 2017 for assault with a weapon, once in 2013 for possession of a knife, a knifepoint robbery in 2008 and a knife assault in 2006.

In 2018, he was convicted of “stabbing someone in the back four times, slashing his face, as well as stabbing a 15-year-old girl in the back who got caught in the middle,” assistant DA Movius said.

Cunningham, who died of the neck slash on Avenue A, had lived in New York City since 1990, said Mitch Okun, 52, who is the current partner of the victim’s ex-wife.

“We’re satisfied that something happened,” Okun said about the arrest. “It doesn’t do anything to solve what happened to him, but it’s good to hear.”

Essig said the investigation is ongoing, and that Codrington’s girlfriend had not been charged.

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Name: Ricky Hans Pierce, 56
Address: 522 Emerson St, Watertown, NY
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Address: 140 N Meadow St, Apt 3, Watertown, NY
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WATERTOWN POLICE BLOTTER

July 11, 2025

LAWRENCE, Justin Michael, 27, of Hermon, NY, was arrested July 1 at 9:40 p.m. at 150 Court St. and charged with petit larceny. Lawrence allegedly stole a red box from a parked vehicle without the owner’s consent. He was issued an appearance ticket for Watertown City Court on July 22.

MATTHEWS, Kyle Michael, 31, homeless, was arrested July 3 at 9:29 a.m. at 430 Factory St. and charged with petit larceny. Police say Matthews attempted to conceal a bottle of Fireball whiskey in his waistband and leave a 7-Eleven store without paying. He was released with a ticket to appear in court on July 23.

MONTOYA, Anthony Michael, 33, homeless, was arrested July 2 at 3:12 p.m. at 1708 Ohio St. and charged with criminal contempt, second degree. Montoya allegedly violated a court-issued order of protection by contacting the protected party via text message. He was held for arraignment.

DIXON, Michael Todd, 32, of 336 W. Main St., Watertown, was charged with second-degree harassment after allegedly striking and kicking a man in a parking lot on June 21. He was released with an appearance ticket.

HOWARD, Charles William Jr., 57, of 140 N. Meadow St., Watertown, was arrested July 8 and charged with making a terroristic threat, a class D felony. Howard allegedly threatened to blow up his home by hanging a suitcase out a window and claiming it contained explosives.

WATTS-CHAINEY, Brianna Marie, 37, homeless, was arrested July 8 at 10:00 p.m. at 518 Coffeen St. and charged with second-degree criminal trespass. She allegedly entered and remained unlawfully inside a condemned residence. She was released with a court appearance ticket.

MOSLEY, Torrin Othel, 27, of 532 Frontenac St., Watertown, was arrested July 9 at 7:17 a.m. at 319 Clay St. on two counts: third-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing. Mosley allegedly struck a female victim in the nose during a domestic incident and later placed his hands around her neck.

STEWART, Patrick Dwayne Sr., 53, of Syracuse, was stopped July 9 at 11:10 p.m. on Arcade St. and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operating without insurance, and other traffic violations. He was released with three traffic tickets.

DOUGLAS, Sarah Marie, 39, of Watertown, was arrested July 9 at 6:49 a.m. at 500 State St. and charged with first-offense DWI and multiple traffic violations, including refusing a breath test and failing to keep right. She was released with multiple citations.

EDICK, Justin Paul, 28, of Black River, was arrested July 10 at 2:50 a.m. on Route 3 and charged with DWI, refusal to take a breath test, and multiple VTL violations including operating without insurance. He was released with several tickets.

NEW YORK STATE POLICE – TROOP D BLOTTER

June 23–24, 2025 | Zone 3

DANIELS, Richard E., 47, of Watertown, was arrested June 23 at 8:14 p.m. and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Daniels, a convicted felon, was allegedly found in possession of a firearm and held without bail pending arraignment.

GILBERT, Heather L., 48, of Watertown, was arrested June 23 at 10:12 p.m. following a domestic dispute. She was charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree criminal contempt, and second-degree menacing. Gilbert was held for arraignment.

Juvenile, 14, of Antwerp, was arrested May 30 and charged with criminal mischief for allegedly damaging property. A family court appearance ticket was issued.

Unidentified adult, of Oswego, was arrested May 14 following a harassment complaint investigated by troopers out of Fulton. The individual was charged with second-degree harassment.

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Jefferson County Police Blotter 06/30/25

Watertown City Police Blotter - June 30th 2025

Lynn Marie Youmans, 25, of 177 Mechanic St #3, Watertown, was arrested on June 28 at 10:59 a.m. at her residence. She was charged with second-degree criminal contempt for allegedly violating a stay-away order of protection issued by Judge Doheny. Police say she contacted the protected party via phone and text, knowingly disobeying the court mandate. Youmans was processed and released with an appearance ticket returnable to city court.

Michael William Miller, 53, of 23680 County Rd 59, Dexter, was arrested on a warrant June 28 following two separate incidents from May 11 where he allegedly violated a court-issued order of protection. Police say Miller attempted to speak to and later emailed the protected party in violation of Judge Doheny’s stay-away order. He was processed and given a court date.

Kara Lea Garnsey, 30, of 328 Flower Ave E (Upper), Watertown, was arrested June 28 at 3:58 p.m. at Dollar General, 144 Eastern Blvd. She was charged with petit larceny, accused of stealing 32 Red Bull energy drinks by concealing them in a handbag and leaving without paying. Garnsey was processed and issued an appearance ticket.

Lewis Wayne Palladino, 54, of 630 E Main St, Watertown, was arrested June 29 at 9:02 a.m. He faces two counts of petit larceny after allegedly taking milk crates from Kinney Drugs, 905 Coffeen St, without attempting to pay. Palladino was released with an appearance ticket.

Ricky Hans Pierce, 56, of 522 Emerson St, Watertown, was arrested June 29 at 9:11 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 430 Factory St. He was charged with petit larceny. Police allege he allowed a passenger to load three stolen cases of Red Bull into his vehicle and drove away. He was released pending a court appearance.

Tyrone Laville Hale, 53, of 630 E Main St Apt 2, Watertown, was arrested June 29 at 8:16 a.m. and charged with petit larceny. Police say he stole three milk crates from Kinney Drugs, 905 Coffeen St. Hale was processed and released with a court date.

Joshua Scott Alexander, 41, homeless, was arrested June 29 at 9:11 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 430 Factory St. He was charged with petit larceny after allegedly stealing three cases of Red Bull and fleeing without payment. He was processed and released with an appearance ticket.

Rodrick Deon Jenkins, 38, of 5214 Wyoming Ave, Watertown, was arrested June 28 on a bench warrant for two counts of aggravated unlicensed operation (AUO) 2nd. He was held for arraignment.

Erik Allan Massey, 38, of 308 Creekwood Dr Apt 5, Watertown, was arrested June 28 at 12:34 a.m. and charged with trespassing. Police say he remained unlawfully at a residence on Creekwood Dr after being asked repeatedly to leave. He was processed and released with a ticket.

Dale Lee Tipton, 39, homeless, was arrested June 29 at 12:05 a.m. at 400 Washington St and charged with disorderly conduct. Police say Tipton was involved in a domestic incident and shoved another individual. He was issued a court appearance ticket.

New York State Police – Troop D Blotter
Public Activity Report: June 22–23, 2025

Ashley M. Fielder, 37, of Williamstown, and Amanda J. Graham, 42, of Pulaski, were arrested June 22 at 7:38 p.m. in the Town of Granby and charged with petit larceny. Troopers allege the two stole property from a building. Both were issued appearance tickets and released pending court dates.

Lindsey E. Davis, 33, of Sterling, and Kaylin K. Buscemi, 31, of Fulton, were involved in a personal injury motor vehicle crash June 22 at 12:34 p.m. in the Village of Hannibal. One person was transported for medical evaluation. The investigation was closed at the scene.

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Jefferson County Police Blotter 06/27/25

Watertown City Police Blotter June 27th 2025

Jade Marie Cooper (26) 643 Mundy St Apt# Lower - Cooper was pulled over on the 500 block of Lansing St. by city police and charged with Aggravate Unlicensed Operation & Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign. She was arrested, processed on scene and released with two appearance tickets for Watertown City Court. on 07/16/25.

Chris- Andre, St. George-Rowe (26) 21855 Oak Pointe Ln - Rowe was stopped by city police and charged with Unsafe Lane Change, Unsafe Passing on the Left, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, Red Light Violation, & Failure to Use Designated Lane. Reports state that Rowe did recklessly and unlawfully operate a 2023 BMW at approximately 103 miles per hour in a marked 30 mile an hour speed zone, and created substantial risk of death to all others on the roadway. Rowe also did cause injury to another motor vehicle operator who suffered fractured ribs, fractured tibia, and lacerations to the spleen. Rowe turned himself into PSB where he was processed and held pending arraignment.

Joseph Lee Doyle (21) 515 Bradley St Apt# 2 - Doyle is charged by police with Assault in the Third Degree. Police reports state that Doyle did strike a victim in the face, during a domestic incident, resulting in a laceration to the victims face. He was transported to PSB and held pending his arraignment to city court.

Amber Lee Burns (34) Homeless - Burns is charged by Police with Making Graffiti. Reports state that she did intentionally graffiti over the parking garage of 146 Arsenal St with driveway sealant without permission from the owner. She was arrested and transported to PSB, where she was processed and released with an appearance ticket for city court on 07/09/25.

Davis Joseph Parkis (59) Homeless - Parkis was stopped on the 100 block of High St and taken into custody on an Bench Warrant for the underlying charge listed as camping and fires prohibited. He was transported to PSB and held pending his arraignment in city court.

Althea Gracie Hilton (23) 147 Maple St Black River, NY - Hilton is charged with Crimial Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree & Aggravated Unlicensed Operation. Reports state that at the time of her traffic stop, she was found in possession of approximately 32 glassine envelopes with a white power substance that tested positive for fentanyl. He was arrested, transported to PSB and released with an appearance ticket.

Devin Rose Crislip (28) 1011 Academy St - Crislip is charged with Exposure of a person. Reports say that Crilip did appear in a public place in such a manner that her intimate parts were unclothed and exposed as she was nude from the waist down. She was arrested and transported to PSB, where she was released with an appearance ticked for city court on -7/08/25.

NYSP Troop D Zone 3

Reporting Period: 7:01 AM June 25 – 7:00 AM June 26, 2025

Carthage

June 26, 5:49 AM – Troopers responded to an incident. Investigation ongoing.
June 25, 1:26 PM – Vehicle fire reported on Rutland Street. Scene cleared.
June 25, 1:21 PM – Report of a suspicious person. Cleared without incident.

Watertown

June 25, 10:32 AM – Larceny reported. Case under investigation.
June 25, 10:45 AM – Burglary alarm triggered. Determined to be unfounded.
June 25, 11:22 AM – Disabled vehicle reported. Driver assisted.
June 25, 10:48 PM – Suspicious vehicle reported in Hounsfield. No action necessary.

Le Ray

June 25, 12:04 PM – Report of gunshots fired. Area checked and incident cleared.

Richland

June 25, 11:30 AM – Theft reported. Investigation active.

Redfield

June 25, 1:00 PM – Larceny case opened. Investigation ongoing.

West Monroe

June 25, 11:46 AM – Disabled vehicle along highway. Motorist assisted.

Pamelia

June 26, 2:01 AM – Troopers assisted another agency. Call cleared.

Arrests

Watertown – June 25, 12:12 PM

Joseph L. Raible, 25, of Black River, was arrested and charged with felony grand larceny (credit card theft) and criminal contempt (2nd degree).

Thomas A. Rathbun, 44, of Phoenix, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon (3rd degree) and menacing (2nd degree) following an incident involving threats.

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