The hulking homicide suspect accused of gunning two people and a dog down in chilly blood on a Washington Heights avenue a month in the past was discovered cowering underneath a mattress when police arrested him, authorities mentioned Saturday.
Lenue Moore, 31, additionally fought with cops as they pulled him out from underneath the mattress and charged him with two counts of homicide and animal cruelty.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso ordered Moore held with out bail Friday for the execution-style shootings of Jacqueline Billini, 57, and Levaughn Harvin, 42, on Sept. 29.
The two victims had been walking their dogs close to the nook of W. 165th St. and Edgecomb Ave. when Moore stepped up and blasted them within the head, cops mentioned. He then turned his gun on Billini’s canine Zeus and shot the beloved pet to loss of life.
Harvin’s youngsters stood watching as he pulled the set off, in accordance with certainly one of Billini’s family.
Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass requested Judge Alonso to remand the homicide suspect, claiming that Moore had been avoiding police for weeks.
He was in the end tracked to an condominium close to the homicide scene, police sources mentioned.
Before the killing, Moore had a long-standing beef with Billini, his neighbor, cops and family mentioned.
The two continuously argued over the barking of Bellini’s three dogs. Tensions between the 2 flared earlier this yr when he kicked in Billini’s door and threatened her with a hammer, in accordance with prices beforehand filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
After being arrested on housebreaking prices, Billini received an order of safety towards Moore, forcing him to maneuver out of the building, family mentioned.
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Homicide sufferer Jackie Billini (Obtained by Daily News)
Before the killing, Moore stayed along with his mom in North Carolina, Steinglass mentioned, including that the Washington Heights resident was additionally going through life with out parole “which is a strong incentive to flee.”
His willingness to execute Billini after the sooner arrest and receiving an order of safety “shows an utter disrespect” for court docket proceedings, Steinglass added.
After the killing, Moore jumped on an M101 bus at one hundred and sixty fifth St. and Amsterdam Ave. and adjusted his garments to keep away from speedy seize, cops mentioned.
NYPD detectives had been in a position to establish Moore by way of video surveillance recorded on the identical time the MetroCard was used earlier within the month, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
Cops additionally managed to trace him to a buddy’s home in Glendale Queens, the place investigators discovered Moore’s garments and a 9mm Glock pistol, which was recognized because the homicide weapon.
An e-mail to the Legal Aid Society, which represented Moore, was not instantly returned.
