3rd man charged in death of man stabbed, set afire in 2018
February 7, 2021 GMT
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) A third man has been charged in the death of an eastern Pennsylvania man who was stabbed and set on fire while he was still alive almost three years ago.
LehighValleyLive reports that Alkiohn Dunkins of Allentown is the latest to face charges of criminal homicide, arson, kidnapping and related counts in the April 2018 death of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes of Bethlehem.
Authorities say he was stabbed and set on fire, and his burning body left next to a trash container near the Parkhurst Apartments. An autopsy concluded that he died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries as well as multiple stab wounds. A day earlier, investigators say, he had identified three people he feared would kill him.
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3rd suspect accused in 2018 homicide; Bethlehem victim was stabbed, burned alive
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
In 2018, 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes was brutally killed. The young man from Bethlehem was repeatedly stabbed then set on fire, his burning body left next to a dumpster near the Parkhurst Apartments on Barbara Street.
A day earlier, investigators say, he had identified three people he feared would kill him. “Save those names. If something happens to me know those 3,” he reportedly said in the Snapchat message.
Two men were charged in 2019 in connection with his slaying. Now, a third also has been charged.
Alkiohn Dunkins, of Allentown, is the latest to face charges of homicide, arson, kidnapping and related counts in Holmes’s death, which prosecutors say was related to gang activity. Dunkins was arraigned Thursday and held without bail.
Bethlehem-based Money Rules Everything gang member pleads guilty in racketeering case
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
A member of the Bethlehem-based Money Rules Everything gang has pleaded guilty in a racketeering case brought in Lehigh County.
Zahmire Welcome, previously of Freemansburg, was one of five gang members charged in connection with criminal activities, including homicide.
On Wednesday, the 22-year-old Welcome pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 1, and the plea deal includes a time-served sentence.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Bethany Zampogna said the sentencing range would nearly 21 months by next month’s hearing. Welcome has been in prison on $1 million bail in the case since April 2019.
A Freemansburg man admitted in Lehigh County Court Wednesday that he distributed drugs for the MRE gang, a homegrown criminal enterprise linked to numerous crimes, including homicide.