Loch Sheldrake man arrested for murder

FRITZ MAYER
Posted 5/30/18

MONTICELLO, NY — Howard Sanders, age 19, of Loch Sheldrake, has been arrested on murder charges. Police say he was arrested on May 21 and charged with second degree murder, possession of a …

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Loch Sheldrake man arrested for murder

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MONTICELLO, NY — Howard Sanders, age 19, of Loch Sheldrake, has been arrested on murder charges. Police say he was arrested on May 21 and charged with second degree murder, possession of a weapon, and tampering with evidence.

Village of Monticello police were called at 3:37 a.m. on May 20. The caller reported a body on the ground in front of the Monticello Meadows apartment complex located at 91 Shaker Heights Dr. The victim was later identified as Lawrence Burns, age 19, of Brooklyn. He had suffered gunshots wounds to the head.

Village police were joined by New York State Police, Fallsburg Police, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office in the investigation. They discovered that Burns had been killed in an apartment in the complex, and with a search warrant police found physical evidence of the shooting.

They also found crack cocaine and Suboxone inside the apartment, and 22-year-old Gerrod Lucas was arrested for possession of the drugs and related charges.

Police identified Sanders as the suspect in Burns’ homicide. Sanders was arrested without incident, and arraigned before acting Village of Monticello Justice Leo Glass and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.

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