| Among 3
Charged with
Murder on
Dyckman St in
Manhattan 1
Got Trial
Subpoenas 2
Cites 5th
by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 31 รข€“ Ramon Rodriguez is
charged with the murder of
Milton Grant around 175
Dyckman Street in Upper
Manhattan on June 21,
2021. Now in February
2026 he is on trial, with a
second trial set for March. On June 20,
2023 Ramon Rodriguez was
presented in U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York
Magistrates Court. Inner City
Press was in Mag Court, the
only media there. The
indictment cited another
"Victim-1." Rodriguez was
detained on consent. Jump cut to July
30, 2024: Rodriguez and two
co-defendants were brought
into the courtroom of Judge
Jennifer H. Rearden and seated
in the jury box, occupied
until minutes before by jurors
in her daycare fraud trial. Judge
Rearden noted that it has been
a year. The prosecutors said
plea discussion have progress
with two of the defendants; he
noted that two have been
charged before Judge Lewis J.
Liman with witness tampering,
in USA v. Rodriguez,
1:24-cr-417 (Liman) In that case, for
a trial beginning on March 30,
2026, defendant Hernandez pro
se with stand by counsel
sought subpoenas for five
inmate, several of whom Inner
City Press has covered. On
March 27 Judge Liman docketed
a text only notice that "the
Government is directed to be
prepared to address the
subpoenas before the
commencement of trial on March
30 and the defense shall be
prepared to produce any 3500
material it has for the
witnesses." And on March 30,
after jury selection began,
Judge Liman docketed: "ORDER
as to Brian Hernandez. The
Clerk of Court is respectfully
requested to sign and issue
the writs of habeas corpus ad
testificandum included as
exhibits A through E to the
Defense motion at Dkt. No.
112. (Signed by Judge Lewis J.
Liman on 3/30/26)." On March 31,
counsel to one of those
subpoenaed wrote in that his
client "intends to assert his
Fifth Amendment right not to
testify" - and wants his
sentencing adjourned at least
two weeks to review the
transcript which "may obviate
the need for a Fatico
hearing." The case on trial
in February was USA v. Rivera,
et al., 1:23-cr-203 (Rakoff) On February 10,
2026, a cooperating witness
Mr. Diaz was on the stand,
describing preparations for
the robbery, with masks and
two cars, Acura and Honda. On February 12, a
MDC officer testified about
sharpened metal weapons found
in the cell - the cross
brought up that they could
have been hidden there a long
time, the searcher disagreed
on re-direct - and then a
doctor from the OCME, Terra
Cederroth. On February 12
Juror 10 was replaced by
Alternate 1. On February 17,
Judge Rakoff denied a defense
motion, then inquired into
whether the defense complied
with Rule 16(b)(1)(c)(1). On February 18,
the closings. The AUSA quoted
the defendant about his
favorite gun (with a
silencer). The defense quoted
a cooperating witness about
burglaries being his favorite. On February 20,
Rodriguez was found guilty of
murder in aid of racketeering,
attempted murder in aid of
racketeering (in
connection
with the June
21, 2021,
murder of
Milton Grant),
firearms
offenses, and racketeering
conspiracy. Sentencing
was set for June 30. On March 20 his
lawyer submitted a motion for
a new trial, arguing that it
had not been proved beyond a
reasonable doubt that the
murder of Grant was "to
maintain or increase his
position in the enterprise."
In the case
before Judge
Liman,
Rodriguez
decided to go
pro se. On
July 31, 2025
his letter was
docketed
complaining of
lack of access
to discovery,
and saying he
didn't know
the victim was
a cooperating
witness. On
September 30,
2025, that
trial was
pushed back to
March 30,
2026.
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