NEW YORK — Oneil Scott was arrested on charges of robbery conspiracy, attempted robbery, kidnapping conspiracy, kidnapping resulting in death, and firearms offenses. At the time he was charged, Scott was serving a federal sentence on a robbery conviction arising from his participation in a Bronx armed robbery in approximately September 2010. Two other defendants, Alvin Henry and Chai Green, were arrested on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in connection with the same charges, contained in an Indictment unsealed the same day. All three defendants have been remanded and remain in custody.
According to the allegations contained in the Indictment and other documents in the public record, and statements made in court:
In 2014, Scott, Henry, Green, and others committed multiple armed robberies of suspected narcotics traffickers. During one of these attempted armed robberies, they violently assaulted and ultimately killed their intended target. Just after midnight on the morning of March 11, 2014, Scott, Henry, Green, and others apprehended the victim, Wayne Thomas, then 22 years old, of the Bronx, as the victim was parking his car in front of his residence. The defendants suspected that the victim was a drug trafficker who might be in possession of narcotics and/or narcotics proceeds. During the kidnapping, which was caught on surveillance video, several individuals violently grabbed the victim, pistol-whipped him, forced him into another car, and drove off with him. During both the kidnapping and the defendants’ subsequent attempts to obtain information about the whereabouts of drugs and drug money, the victim was seriously assaulted.
At approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 11, 2014, members of the New York City Police Department and the New York City Fire Department responded to 911 calls reporting a burning vehicle in an alleyway in the Bronx. Upon arriving at the scene, they observed a car still on fire. The Fire Department extinguished the fire, and officials then became aware that the victim’s body was in the back seat of the car. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City subsequently performed an autopsy on the victim, and concluded that the cause of death was not fire-related injuries, but rather blunt force trauma, indicating that the victim had died before being placed in the rear of the vehicle.
ALVIN HENRY’s true name was unknown until his arrest by law enforcement officials on January 19, 2016 in connection with the instant charges.
(Photo source: NY Daily News)
