Three Charged With Making Threat on Facebook Live Deemed Dangerous

WEYMOUTH, MA — Three men charged with using Facebook Live to threaten a teen were deemed dangerous by a Quincy District Court judge.

Kedersen Michel Jr., 19, of Hyde Park Jonathan Bonner-Minus, 21, of Hyde Park; and Claude Rosier Jr., 20, of Dorchester, all face charges of possession of a gun without a firearms ID card, possession of ammunition without a firearms ID card, defacing the serial number of a gun, threats to commit a crime, conspiracy, and witness intimidation. During a dangerousness hearing Friday, Rozier and Bonner-Munis were ordered confined to GPS monitoring and house arrest, with Rozier allowed outside from 6:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for the purpose of attending class. Michel was ordered to remain behind bars. All three must have no contact with the victim, identified as Michel’s cousin.

Police allege that the three were involved in the making of a Facebook video aimed at the victim, who lives in Weymouth. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, police received a report of a person waving a gun while inside a vehicle near the Weymouth Commons apartment complex. When officers located the vehicle, they found a loaded gun, iPad, and a mason jar containing marijuana inside a bag in the backseat, according to a police report.

Michel allegedly admitted to police that he had the gun and he was messing around with the victim on Facebook Live, allegedly telling the victim "Come out, stop hiding. I'm going to shoot you." A screenshot from the video shows two men in a car, with one holding a gun.

Authorities say the men are part of the H-Block gang in Boston and would have killed the victim if given the chance. The victim's mom told authorities that her child has been harassed since the incident.

Defense attorneys for the suspects, however, said there is no evidence that the three are associated with any gangs and family members denied any gang ties. An attorney for Rozier said he was only in the car for seconds and had just arrived from class in Canton for the purpose of smoking marijuana.

The defense also questioned the victim, who they said willingly lied to police when he gave them a fake name and address.

Rozier and Bonner-Munis are due back in court Monday to be fitted with their GPS monitors and all three are due back in court May 26.

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