Harlem teen indicted in slay that left tot orphan
The Harlem teen charged with gunning down the father of a now-orphaned 3-year-old girl was indicted in connection to the slaying, prosecutors said Monday.
The exact charges against D’Andre Ellis, 17, will remain sealed until he’s arraigned in Supreme Court on Aug. 14. He was arrested on murder and weapons possession charges last week after surrendering to authorities.
Prosecutors say Ellis stalked 25-year-old Randy McNair and then shot him twice after 4 a.m. on June 15, on W. 133rd St.
“This case involves what can only be termed as premeditated murder,” Assistant District Attorney David Nasar said last week. “For at least 20 minutes, the defendant and several other people are depicted on video basically hunting the victim.”
The Daily News reported that the tragedy left McNair’s little daughter Charlie to grow up without a mother or father — her mom Toni Wells was murdered in December 2017 in a domestic abuse incident in Brooklyn.
Charlie is now in the custody of her paternal grandmother, although there is fighting within the family over who should get to raise her. McNair had also been fighting for custody with Charlie’s maternal grandmother Elizabeth Rivera.
In court Monday, McNair’s mother Tamara Etheridge was worked up over the sight of her son’s alleged killer Ellis.
“I hope his ass rot in f———g jail,” she fumed before leaving the courtroom.
There was a brief discussion over whether his case would go before a youthful offender court judge because of his age but his attorney said a murder case would be sent back to adult court.