It cites text messages among the attackers that suggest they frequented the Ritz, the Hell’s Kitchen bar where Mr. Butts before and after the deadly attack on Mr. The indictment also describes several other crimes that were not previously disclosed by police, including attacks on at least three people that prosecutors say were drugged and robbed by Mr. A fourth man, Shane Hoskins, was also charged last week with robbery in connection with the cases. Both men were drugged at bars in Hell’s Kitchen, then were robbed using facial recognition technology on their phones and left for dead.Ī third man, Andre Butts, was charged with robbery, identity theft, grand larceny and conspiracy, all charges that Mr. DeMaio was additionally charged with the murder of John Umberger, a 33-year-old political consultant. Justin Barroso, 30, and Robert DeMaio, 34, were charged with the murder of Julio Ramirez, a 25-year-old social worker. They have also started a broader conversation about the use of widely available illegal drugs to incapacitate, rob and sometimes kill. The incidents, which occurred last year, have terrorized nightlife goers as the industry rebounds from the pandemic. Three men were charged on Monday, two of them with murder, in a series of fatal druggings at Manhattan gay bars that killed two people and have spread fear through the city’s L.G.B.T.Q.
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