A 20-year-old model has been charged in the stabbing death of a man in New York City, prosecutors said Saturday.
Late Friday, 20-year-old Dynus Saxon was charged with the murder of 35-year-old Kadeem Grant. He was charged with second degree murder, first degree involuntary manslaughter, and fourth degree criminal possession of a firearm.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that they found a 35-year-old victim stabbed in the chest in a Mott Haven apartment building.
“[P]olice responded to a 911 call of a man who had been stabbed inside 384 Grand Concourse, within the 40 Precinct,” the NYPD said in a statement. “Upon arrival, officers found a 35-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest. . EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead at the scene.”
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Dynus Saxon poses for a photo at the NE Management Halloween Party at the Starchild Rooftop Bar & Lounge at the CIVILIAN Hotel in New York City on October 27, 2022. (Marco Bahler/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
Saxon will be held without bail until his next court date on December 3.
Prosecutors said he had a large bandage on his right hand from the stabbing injuries, the Daily News reported.
Prosecutors did not share a motive for the stabbing.
Dynus Saxon poses for a photo at the NE Management Halloween Party at the Starchild Rooftop Bar & Lounge at the CIVILIAN Hotel in New York City on October 27, 2022. (Marco Bahler/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
At the scene of the stabbing, a resident told Fox News that the victim had “an incredible amount of blood.”
“I heard that there was tons of blood in the lobby,” said the woman, adding that her brother found a photo of the incident. “The guy that my brother showed me, he looked very bloody, like he was wearing his underwear or something. … He looked like he was bleeding profusely.
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“He was like he was lying on the ground, handcuffed behind, police everywhere,” he added. “He was like in his drawer, his hands were bloody, he was bloody on his thigh. He’s crazy.”
Police investigate the scene where the body of Kadeem Grant, 35, was found in the Bronx, NY, on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The main suspect in the murder is a 20-year-old man, Dynus Saxon. (Peter Gerber)
Saxon published her modeling work on her own Instagram account, which didn’t seem to work on Tuesday. He was previously represented by ONE Management, but his portfolio was recently removed from the agency’s website.
The company told Fox News Digital that it has cut ties with the suspect.
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“We represented him,” said the spokesman. “However, we currently do not represent Dynus, and he is currently not matched with ONE.”
Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
