Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced today that Ronald Schroeder, 41, of Huntington Station, has been indicted for Concealment of a Human Corpse following the discovery of Seikeya Jones' body inside a suitcase in Huntington Station.
“This case is immensely troubling. Ms. Jones and her family deserve a full investigation,” said District Attorney Tierney. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure that the victim and her family receive justice.”
On September 2, 2024, Suffolk County Police responded to reports of suspicious activity and a foul odor outside an apartment building on Nassau Road in Huntington Station. Upon investigation, police found the partially decomposed remains of Seikeya Jones inside a suitcase near the building.
Jones was discovered with her wrists and ankles bound with a cord. The cause of death is still undetermined pending autopsy results.
Jones was last seen alive on August 29, 2024, inside the building with Schroeder, who also rented an apartment there. After her body was found, police were unable to locate Schroeder until he resurfaced in Manhattan.
On September 6, 2024, Schroeder was located at Penn Station when he appeared at the LIRR Lost & Found Office to claim his backpack left on a Long Island Railroad train. The backpack allegedly contained methamphetamine and GHB or “liquid ecstasy.” He was taken into custody and charged with narcotics offenses along with the concealment charge.
On September 18, 2024, Schroeder was arraigned before Acting Supreme Court Justice Steven A. Pilewski on charges including:
- Concealment of a Human Corpse (Class E felony)
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felony)
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (Class C felony)
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (Class A misdemeanor)
Justice Pilewski ordered Schroeder held on $500,000 cash bail or $1 million bond or $5 million partially secured bond during the case's pendency. Schroeder is due back in court on October 16, 2024, facing up to nine years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is represented by Christopher Gioe, Esq.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Jonathan Cappiello from the Major Crime Bureau and Frank Schroeder from the Homicide Bureau. Detective Frankie Sierra from the Suffolk County Homicide Squad conducted the investigation.
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