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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, OCTOBER 6, 2019
Indictment in SUV slay
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A Brownsville man faces
life in prison for allegedly
mowing down a bicyclist
who he claims burglarized
his car earlier this month.
Korey Johnson, 41, was
arraigned Sept. 27 before
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Justice Vincent Del Giudice
on murder charges for allegedly
killing 47-year-old biker
Donald Roberts in Bushwick
on Sept. 2.
Johnson claims that he
spotted Roberts looting his
parked car on Broadway
near Ellery Street when he
attempted to confront the
thief — leading to a bloody
confrontation when Roberts
allegedly stabbed an innocent
bystander in the arm
with a screwdriver, according
to authorities.
Roberts then attempted
to pedal away from the scene
on his bicycle, but Johnson
gave chase in his SUV, pursuing
the victim east along
the westbound lane of Broadway,
according to police.
The high-speed pursuit
ended when the Johnson’s
Korey Johnson is accused of running down cyclist Donald Robberts
in Bushwick on Sept. 2. Photo by Kevin Duggan
Jeep struck the cyclist, pinning
him to a row of parked
vehicles — and fl ipping his
car in the process, cops said.
First responders found
Roberts dead on the pavement
with severe head
trauma, according to a police
department spokesman.
Cops cuffed Johnson and
charged him with second-degree
murder and fi rst-degree
reckless endangerment, according
to prosecutors.
Brooklyn District Attorney
Eric Gonzalez blasted
Johnson for his reckless attempt
to take justice into his
own hands.
“Rather than call the police
when he allegedly saw a
crime being committed, this
defendant allegedly turned
his car into a deadly weapon
and needlessly took a life,”
said Gonzalez.
The suspect was released
without bail and ordered to
return to court on Dec. 6. He
faces a maximum sentence of
up to 25 years to life in prison
if convicted of the top count.
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