Brooklyn man charged with murder in cyclist’s death
A Brooklyn man was arraigned on murder charges for allegedly chasing down and running over a cyclist in Bushwick in September in a gruesome crash caught on surveillance video, prosecutors announced Friday.
The defendant — Korey Johnson — allegedly witnessed another man breaking into his 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Broadway Avenue near Ellery Street in Bushwick on Sept. 3 around 6:00 a.m. Johnson and the victim, Donald Roberts, got into a brief argument. Roberts swung a screwdriver and struck a woman, cutting her, according to cops. Roberts then biked off. Johnson got in his car and chased the victim down, prosecutors say, heading into oncoming traffic before running Roberts over and smashing into other cars.
“Rather than call the police when he allegedly saw a crime being committed, this defendant allegedly turned his car into a deadly weapon and needlessly took a life,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez in a statement. “Lawless behavior cannot be tolerated, and we will now seek to hold this defendant accountable for his actions.”
