Crime & Safety
2 Arrested After Body Dumped Atop Bronx McDonald's: NYPD
Police linked a man, 21, and woman, 18, to the killing of Richard Hamlet, 65, whose plastic-wrapped body was found on a McDonald's roof.
NEW YORK CITY — The grim discovery of a man's body wrapped in plastic atop a Bronx McDonald's last week led to two arrests.
Ayame Stamoulis, 18, and Jonathan Rodriguez, 21, were arrested by NYPD officers on suspicion of murder, authorities said.
Police linked them to the killing of Richard Hamlet, 65, a Bronx man whose body was found on the roof of a McDonald's at 279 E. 149 St., near Morris Avenue, on July 15.
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The fast food joint is near Hamlet's home, according to police.
Details about the killing haven't yet been released, other than Hamlet's body was wrapped in plastic. But it appears police quickly centered on Stamoulis — she was arrested on July 17, authorities said.
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Rodriguez was taken into custody on Monday, according to police.
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