| For NJ Armed
Robbery Causing Death Samuels Convicted On
All But 2 Counts in SDNY Trial
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
August 9 – Kasheem Samuels has
been on trial for armed
robberies in The Bronx and
Middlesex County, New Jersey,
the latter resulting in the
death of Andrew Torres. Inner
City Press covered the trial,
and now the guilty verdict on
all but two counts:
VERDICT against
KASHEEN SAMUELS, a/k/a “Kash,”
a/k/a “JR,” on five counts,
including charges relating to
the felony murder of Andrew
Torres during an armed
robbery, as well as other
charges relating to robbery,
robbery conspiracy, and
narcotics conspiracy. In
June 2017, Kasheen Samuels and
others conspired to rob a man
of money and jewelry in the
Bronx, New York and Middlesex
County, New Jersey. The
robbery took place in a New
Jersey hotel, during which a
young man was shot and killed.
SAMUELS assisted in planning
the robbery, provided a gun
that was used during the
robbery, and obtained jewelry
stolen from one of the
victims.
In addition, during April
2016, SAMUELS and others
conspired to steal
drug-trafficking proceeds near
an autobody shop in the
Bronx. SAMUELS also
conspired to distribute large
quantities of heroin and crack
cocaine in the Bronx and
Burlington, Vermont, from 2015
to 2018.... SAMUELS was
acquitted of one count of
attempted robbery in April
2016 and one count of using a
firearm in connection with
that attempted robbery.
Previous
Inner City Press coverage: in
July 19, U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Edgardo Ramos
held a final pre-trial
conference. Inner City Press
covered it.
Samuels and his attorney want
to keep from the jury
information about gang
membership, where he met
witnesses (in prison) and
previous offenses.
Most of
these motions in limine were
denied on July 19.
It runs from 9:30
to 2:30 from Monday to Friday,
Judge Ramos said, giving the
jurors the afternoons to take
care of things.
On July 27
Inner City Press in person
covered the trial right to
2:30 pm. On the stand, in a
plexi-glass boss, was a
witness in a white skull cap.
He was driven in a car to
Middlesex County but said he
didn't know what had happened
in the hotel room, only that a
gun went in.
Defense
attorney Foy asked him, hadn't
he wondered aloud if the
"Spanish women" had been
victims of a sexual assault,
and said "You know how Spanish
dudes are"? Had he blamed
Kash? The AUSA made a number
of objections, slightly more
than half sustained.
The
witness was driven back to the
Bronx, but denied it was to
Webster Avenue and 178th
Street. 168th, maybe. It was
2:30 pm and the trial day was
done.
Later the US
Attorney's Office filed a
letter with Judge Ramos saying
that the witness, John Mingo,
hadn't really meant "you know
how Spanish dudes are," but
that it was a "confusing
colloquy during which Mingo
referred both to Spanish
individuals and other
unidentified people." So, the
argument goes, evidence should
not be admitted as it is not
inconsistent. Inner City Press
will continue to cover the
cases.
The case is US v.
Samuels, 18-cr-306 (Ramos)
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