Buggs sat in custody for three years at Rikers following his February 2018 second-degree murder arrest in the death of Ernest Brownlee, 55, who was shot in front of a Throop Avenue deli in Bed-Stuy. Court records indicated he was next due for a hearing in June on the murder charges.
At the time of his accidentally release, Department of Correction online inmate records also showed Buggs status as Released. He had been held in the Otis Bantum facility.
It appeared Buggs was released on an unrelated contempt of court finding, with Rikers staff not realizing he should still be locked up for his alleged role in the murder case.
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PHOTO COURTESY SPECTRUM NEWS Scene of shooting by police of alleged parole absconder on Fairbanks St. near Hudson Ave. in Rochester on Friday, April 16, 2021. A New York State Trooper on Friday shot and injured a man wanted for violating parole in Rochester. Members of the U.S. Marshal Regional Fugitive Task Force were trying to follow up on a warrant issued for someone who was at 107 Fairbanks Street near Hudson Avenue in Rochester, at about 11:15 a.m. Authorities say the man made his way into an adjoining residence at 105 Fairbanks and tried to hide in the basement.
State Police say that prior to getting into that house at 105 Fairbanks, officers tried to Taser the suspect, but were unsuccessful. They say the man got into the house and held a female resident against her will, while holding a butcher knife against her back.
Man wanted on second-degree murder charges in New York arrested in Hampton
Elmira Police Department
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HAMPTON, Va. - A man was arrested on second-degree murder charges in Hampton after allegedly killing one man and severely injuring another in Elmira, New York.
According to the Elmira Police Department, the initial incident happened on February 7. The department responded to the area of W. Sixth Street at Johnson Street in Elmira for a report of gunshots, and found two victim suffering from gunshot wounds outside of a residence.
One of the victims died due to his injuries and the other was seriously injured.
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The defendant allegedly shot the victim in a dispute over a woman, said knowledgeable source. Afterward, the victim drove his black 2016 Infiniti to Van Duzer Street where he crashed into a parked car, said police. (Staten Island Advance/KaylaSimas)
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But investigators tracked Arthur Williams to Syracuse where they nabbed him last month.
On Tuesday, Williams, 44, was arraigned in state Supreme Court, St. George, on murder and other charges for allegedly slaying Latiff Dudley, 26, on Feb. 20.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges contained in a 25-count indictment.