Manhattan Five Charged in Murder and Robbery
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging Luis Semiday, a/k/a “PopOff,” Richard Jimenez, a/k/a “Showtime,” Kevin Cruz, a/k/a “Juice,” Ira Lawson, a/k/a “Malachi,” and Curtis Hines, a/k/a “Curt,” a/k/a “Gz,” with robbery conspiracy, robbery, and murder through the use of a firearm.
The charges arise out of a robbery of a marijuana dealer in the Bronx on February 4, 2018, during which Jonathan Tuck was unintentionally shot and killed. The defendants are accused of planning and carrying out the violent armed robbery.
Luis Semiday, 22, of the Bronx, New York, Richard Jimenez, 21, of New York, New York, Kevin Cruz, 23, of the Bronx, New York, Ira Lawson, 24, of the Bronx, New York, and Curtis Hines, 20, of the Bronx, New York, are each charged with one count of robbery conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; one count of robbery, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and one count of murder through the use of a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of death or life in prison.
The case is being handled by the Office’s Violent & Organized Crime Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Andrew K. Chan and Danielle Sassoon are in charge of the prosecution. The defendants will be presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn.
The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The investigation is ongoing, and Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the NYPD and the Special Agents of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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