by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
100 CENTRE STREET, Aug 14 – A man charged with stabbing and dismembering his grandmother's boyfriend and then dumping the body parts in NYC's East River was brought from Rikers Island to court on August 14.
But he would not leave the holding cell.
His lawyer said this was due to the victim's family members being in the courtroom gallery (along with Inner City Press).
The prosecutor noted that the family members have remained civil, or at least non-violent, since the February arrest and March indictment, to which Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg devoted a press release:
"Christian Millet allegedly committed a shocking and brutal murder, and my thoughts are with Mr. Edwin Echevarria’s loved ones. I want to thank our prosecutors who worked quickly," he Bragged.
Now the case is moving slowly, with a defense motion due on October 3.
As the proceeding broke up, heading into Justice April A. Newbauer's next cases, one of the family members raised her hand to speak. It did not happen; she conferred with the prosecutor afterward. The wheels of justice turn slowly in the old courthouse at 100 Centre Street.
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