| Bronx
Man Whose
Fentanyl
Killed 16 Year
Old Sex Worker
Wanted Bail
But Detained
in SDNY
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTROOM
EXCLUSIVE, May 12 – Law
enforcement announced the
arrest in The Bronx, NY of
VIRGIL WARDLOW for paying for
sex with a minor with
fentanyl-laced pills, saying
he "will be presented today
before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Valerie
Figueredo."
Inner City Press was there.
Thread here:
Prosecutor says
defendant left fentanyl loose
in 110 East 177 Street in the
Bronx, used anonymized VOIP
TextPlus, killed a
19-year-old. Withdrew $40 from
TD Bank with CashApp to "date"
Victim-2, also paying with
(deadly) pills
Wardlow's
girlfriend Ms Casanova is here
- his Federal Defender says
she works at Nordstrom in
"asset protection." They have
a 7 year old daughter. Also
his mother, who work at the
Post Office.
Federal
Defender says Wardlow has an
entrepreneurial spirit - but
the deal for the 16 year old
was someone else's fault,
"other people went to that
hotel."
Federal
Defender asks for a photo of
the minor, says another john
may be responsible.
AUSA: The next
one paid in cash. It's strict
liability, as long as they
have contact... Federal
Defender: He could stay with
his mother in Brooklyn. Judge:
Are there any children
there?
Seems not.
Stepfather also works for post
office. Federal Defender: He
has pills because of 2 car
accidents. He wouldn't get
therapy in jail. Prosecutor:
He sells drugs and buys sex in
wherever he lives.
Federal Defender: It was just
tobacco leaves
19 year
old died: 16 year old passed
out but revived. Judge has
stepped out to
decide. Judge is
back. Orders detention, danger
to community.
More
including
analysis on
Substack here
Bronx
Park Motel May
13, 2023 video
here
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