NEW YORK, NY – In a brutal display of violence, two Bronx men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a 2014 Harlem murder.
Carlos Laureano, 35, of the Bronx, was slapped with a 30-year prison sentence for shooting and killing Luis Perez on August 12, 2014, in the vicinity of 501 West 147th Street in Harlem. Nnandi Ben-Jochannan, 30, of the Bronx, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the murder.
According to court documents, Laureano and Ben-Jochannan were involved in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and marijuana when they committed the heinous crime. The duo’s involvement was uncovered through the tireless efforts of the DEA, the NYPD, and the career prosecutors of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the NYPD and DEA, stating, “We hope that these sentences bring some measure of comfort to the family of Luis Perez and make clear that this Office and our law enforcement partners will continue to be relentless in our pursuit of anyone who takes another person’s life.”
Laureano and Ben-Jochannan were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman on May 23, 2024. In addition to their prison terms, both defendants were sentenced to three and five years of supervised release, respectively.
Laureano previously pled guilty in October 2023 to discharging a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense. Ben-Jochannan pled guilty in December 2023 to possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, which was brandished, and aiding and abetting the same.
The case is being handled by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rushmi Bhaskaran is in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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