A prosecution complaint states that the adolescent accused of being the wrong-way driver who killed a Harlem groom in a hit-and-run just hours before his wedding was apprehended at the Canadian border the very next day.
Following his Friday appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court, authorities reported that 17-year-old Long Island resident Jimmy Connors was ordered held without bail and is currently remanding to a juvenile prison facility.
When Connors attempted to enter Canada without proper identification and with many injuries that seemed suspicious, he was stopped.
The Canadian authorities noticed that Connors “had cuts and bruises on his face, a large bruise on the left side of his stomach, blood on his shirt, and he was walking with a limp,” according to an NYPD officer who wrote about it in the criminal complaint against Connors.
Photos of the adolescent driving away from the site of the fatal accident on August 24 in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with Ontario license plates helped the Canadian official identify Connors, as stated in the lawsuit.
On Friday, he was formally taken into custody in New York City. Authorities were unable to confirm the exact time of his extradition to New York City.
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“Not guilty,” Connors pleaded, according to Jonathan Perez, Connors’ attorney.
On Monday, there will be a detention hearing.
Tragically, a wrong-way driver killed 38-year-old Kirk Walker of Manhattan only one day before his wedding to Shauntea Weaver. The New York Post was able to acquire.
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On Saturday, he spoke with The Post and said that “the DA just has circumstantial evidence at this point” and that “he wasn’t involved or the culprit” when asked about the situation. There were probably more. The case is really weak.
Although Perez refrained from providing details, he did state that Connors is “sick, autistic, has epilepsy,” and that “he needs medication.”
He is a minor, just 17 years old… The vehicle was not alone. Because of his autism and epilepsy, I think the perpetrator is taking advantage of him. “The fact that he was seen in that car at some point doesn’t necessarily make him the primary perpetrator,” Perez stated.
A wedding in New Jersey was scheduled for Walker. The New York Post was able to acquire.
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Connors allegedly killed Kirk Walker and Rob McLaurin when he slammed his white pickup truck into a car going the other way on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Upper Manhattan at about 2:20 in the morning.
In a spectacular wedding in New Jersey, 38-year-old Manhattan parent Walker was about to wed 40-year-old fiancée Shauntea Weaver.
In a devastating exclusive interview with The Post, Weaver said, “I’m supposed to be in my wedding dress right now — not in mourning” on the day that was intended to be her wedding.
“This feels like something out of a TV show; I’ll be able to wake up and return to my real life any second now.”
According to Weaver, the alleged murderer ought to face justice.
She spoke to The Post after Friday’s arrest and said, “He killed two genuine, good people.” Ms.
I was going to start a life with this man—he was my husband—but he killed him carelessly and frivolously, ruining my life entirely.
She continued, “I just want justice to be served to the fullest extent.” The fiancée was grieving.
“All I want is for this person to face the consequences for the lives he has stolen, and for there to be some kind of relief.”
“Getting justice for Kirk and Robert” is the first step, she added.
While it is comforting to hear that the individual responsible for the careless deaths of two of our loved ones has been apprehended, it is important to remember that this is just the beginning of the long journey towards justice, she continued.
Connors’ attorney will be “fighting” what the district attorney “intends to charge” as an adult, according to Perez.
Meanwhile, the lawyer claimed that the police had examined a “17-year-old kid” without a legal guardian or representative present, and that “that kind of crossed the boundaries.”
Without going further, Perez would only add that his client’s “family has come from overseas to support him immediately.”
As for Connors, he said, “was Catholic” and that “regardless, he and I express extreme sorrow” over the murders.
