| Rodney
Spratley
Dodged Death
Penalty Bid
for Murder of
Noel Farrow
Now Queen
Dodges Too
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 29 – Rodney
Spratley is charged with the
murder of Noel Farrow on May
31, 2017 at 2235 Gleason
Avenue in The Bronx while
robbing him of drugs and drug
money.
On August
28, 2023 Spratley appeared
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge John P. Cronan.
Inner City Press was there,
the only media in the
courtroom.
Judge
Cronan noted that the case
seemed death penalty eligible.
The AUSA agreed and said they
are going through their
capital case review process,
which involves Main Justice in
DC.
The defense
lawyer said he would be
putting in for more funds.
Judge Cronan set the next date
for December 4 at 10 am.
On October 31,
the US Attorneys' Office wrote
in that they will not be
seeking the death penalty:
LETTER by USA as to Rodney
Spratley addressed to Judge
John P. Cronan from USA dated
10/23/2023 re: Informing the
Court of Government's Decision
Not to Seek the Death Penalty
Document filed by USA."
Jump cut to July
27, 2026: Inner City Press was
in the SDNY Magistrates Court
when the co-Defendant came in
and got "learned counsel" -
will DOJ seek the death
penalty this time? They sent
out a press release, calling
her aka Queen.... Detention
memo on Patreon here.
Eleven minutes
after midnight on the eve of
arraigment, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in "informing the
Court of Government's Decision
Not to Seek the Death Penalty,
Document filed by USA."
Then on July 29
at 9:30 am, very fast,
"Defendant entered a not
guilty plea on all counts of
the S2 Indictment. Next status
conference is scheduled for
September 22, 2026 at 3:00
p.m."
The case is
now USA v. Spratley, et al.,
1:23-cr-283 (Cronan)
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