An ex-con who has been held up as a model of rehabilitation after his release from prison has been arrested on charges of murdering and dismembering a prison rival.
Sheldon Johnson, who works as a counselor for at-risk youth in the Queens, NY, public defender’s office, was charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon on Thursday in the killing of Collin Small, 44, inside the victim’s Bronx apartment. According to reports, Smalls and Johnson were in Sing Sing prison at the same time, and it is believed that there was animosity between them.
Johnson was released from prison in May after serving 25 years of a 50-year sentence for attempted murder and assorted other offenses. You can read his public plea to New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg for clemency. Here he is on Joe Rogan’s show, explaining how he went to…
