Update: Human remains found in suitcase in Huntington
Second update:
Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Sept. 5 in connection with the human remains that were found in a suitcase in Huntington on September 3.
Following an investigation by Homicide Squad detectives, in coordination with MTA Police, Ronald Schroeder was arrested at Pennsylvania Station, located at 1 Pennsylvania Plaza in New York, NY, at 1:55 p.m.
Schroeder, 31, of Huntington, was charged with Concealment of a Human Corpse. He was also charged with an active bench warrant. In addition, MTA Police charged him with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree.
Update: Seikeya Jones, 31, who is undomiciled, has been identified as the person found in a suitcase in a
wooded area in Huntington on September 3.
Below is the original press release:
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a person found in Huntington on Sept. 3.
Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call reporting suspicious activity in the wooded area next to 320 Nassau Road at 11:50 a.m. Upon arriving, police found a person deceased in a suitcase next to the building.
The identity of the person and a cause of death will be determined by an autopsy to be conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
