Crime & Safety
Father Charged With Murder In Death Of Missing 2-Year-Old Boy, NYPD Says
The father is expected to be arraigned in a Bronx court on Thursday.
NEW YORK CITY — The 20-year-old father has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a missing 2-year-old boy that disappeared last month.
Arius Williams was arrested on Wednesday and has also been charged with manslaughter, police said Thursday.
The body believed to be 2-year-old Montrell Williams was found in the East River on Wednesday, Patch previously reported. The boy was last seen in Hunts Point on May 10.
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The NYPD Harbor Unit found the body of 2-year-old Montrell Williams off Ferry Point near the Whitestone Bridge, sources told FOX 5 NY and NBC New York. A positive identification will still have to be made.
The city's medical examiner will determine the official cause of death.
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Defense attorney information for Arius Williams was not readily available.
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