Jaheem Warren appears in court for allegedly strangling a woman outside a Times Square hotel
23-year-old Leslie Warren in front of the RIU Plaza New York Times Square Hotel on West 46th Street near Eighth Avenue the early morning of Oct. 29.
Warren climbed on top of the woman and held her face-down on the plastic bags, smothering her – then left her there until a passerby found her unconscious around 5:10 a.m., prosecutors said. Mega Millions jackpot winner says he purchased both $394M prize tickets — but lost second one as he sues lotteryShe was rushed to Mount Sinai West, where she was found to have no brain activity – and spent about a week on a ventilator in the ICU until she was pronounced dead on Nov. 4.
“Jaheem Warren allegedly stalked a young woman for 25 minutes on the streets of Manhattan before he brutally attacked her, throwing her onto a pile of garbage bags and suffocating her,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “This alleged conduct is abhorrent. People deserve to be safe when walking through Manhattan, and my Office will ensure accountability for those who commit horrific acts of violence.
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