MTA Worker Suspected of Killing 7 Month Old Son

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 5:45PM

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

37yr old James Currie, who reportedly works with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a Station Cleaner, was taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday to face a Manhattan Judge on charges of Concealment of a Human Corpse.

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The corpse in question was seven month old baby boy Mason Saldana, the son of James Currie, who was spotted floating in the East River along with a backpack underneath the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side on the afternoon of Sunday August 5, 2018.

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Investigators strongly believe that Currie, who lives in the Bronx, killed the boy sometime during the period of Saturday August 4 to Sunday August 5, when he was spotted on surveillance video leaving his apartment building with the backpack attached to his front and covered with a blanket.

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Investigators were able to track his movements into lower Manhattan, where he was again spotted on surveillance video walking along the East River Esplanade with the backpack, not far from where his son was eventually found.

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Currie then boarded a flight out of JFK Airport on the afternoon of Monday August 6, beginning a long journey – and what he thought was his escape – to the Country of Thailand. Unfortunately for him, with NYPD Detectives in ‘full court press’ mode, his plan was uncovered and Thai Authorities, who were put on alert, waited patiently for him to arrive in the Country.

37yr old James Currie, suspect in the murder of his seven month old son Mason Saldana, is taken from the 5th Precinct in Manhattan on Friday August 10, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

James Currie was snatched from the doors of freedom upon his arrival in Thailand and promptly brought back to New York to answer some tough questions. Detectives are still gathering evidence and are not yet in a position to charge Currie with the actual murder of his son. The Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause of death.

1yr Old Girl Among Four Dead In Brooklyn Apartment

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 1:33PM     Update – 6:35PM

Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

1yr old Laylay Briggs, her father 27yr old Terrance Briggs, 16yr old Loyd Drain III, and 57yr old Loyd Drain Jr., were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head inside apartment 4M at the Riverdale Towers at 345 Thatford Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

According to Deputy Chief Michael Kemper, Commander of the Brooklyn North Detective Division, 27yr old Terrance and his 1yr old daughter Laylay were found in one bedroom, 16yr old Loyd Drain III was found in another bedroom and 57yr old Loyd Drain Jr was found in the bathroom.

Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

“It appears all of the deceased are related, either biologically or through marriage” said Kemper. “At this time, we do not have a motive for this incident, but we are working very hard to establish one” Kemper continued. Kemper also stated that a firearm was recovered inside the apartment along with bullets and shell casings. “I just want to give my sympathy and my heart goes out to this family and to the residents of Riverdale Tower, to the Brownsville community” said NYPD Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, the Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, “The nature of this business we deal with death and tragic scenes, but when it involves an infant it is extremely tough” he continued. The Investigation into this terrible tragedy remains ongoing.

People are seen grieving at the scene  on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Jose Valdez, a close friend of the deceased family, cries at the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Police at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Crime Scene Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Investigators at the scene on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
NYPD Brooklyn North Commander Jeffrey Maddrey seen at center on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
NYPD Brooklyn North Commander Jeffrey Maddrey is seen at the podium as he addresses the media on Wednesday March 14th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Deputy Chief Michael Kemper, in charge of the Brooklyn North Detectives, is seen at the podium on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The body of one of the deceased is removed from the scene on Wednesday March 14, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)