Ex-con dubbed 'devil' after rival's head found in freezer and torso in bin

08 March 2024 , 19:04

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Johnson was eerily seen at the scene sporting a long blonde wig (Image: TNS)

An alleged former Bloods gangster-turned-criminal justice activist is facing charges after he was seen leaving the apartment of a rival whose severed head was found in the freezer.

Sheldon Johnson, 48, was paraded out of the ’s 44th Precinct in cuffs on Thursday (March 7) by police. It comes after made a grim discovery, finding a decapitated head in a Bronx apartment, while the torso was stuffed into a blue bin.

“It feels like the devil just crawled through here last night,” tenant, Jose Marquez, told the New York Post. “Sometimes we get fooled with the appearance — well dressed … he looks clean,” Jose added.

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Johnson was spotted arriving at the scene wearing a long blonde wig (FOX 5 NEW YORK)

Johnson, who now works at public law firm Queens Defenders, was released from prison after 20 years following a series of armed robberies in 1999 to fund his drug habit, he revealed on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on February 1. The ex-con seemingly turned his life around as he became a well-known victims’ advocate.

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The dismembered man was reportedly identified as Collin Small, 44. Johnson and Collin were said to have had qualms during their time shared in Sing Sing prison situated in Westchester County, according to sources, as per The Post.

Johnson's smart exterior was a far cry from his prison days (Youtube)

The victim was said to be heard pleading with Johnson before two shots rang out at the apartment near Odgen Avenue and West 162nd Street at around 8.00pm, neighbours told police. “Please don’t! I have a family,” the man was allegedly heard saying as he pleaded for his life.

CCTV footage appears to show Johnson stepping out of the lift with a mop and a bag full of cleaning supplies. Later, Johnson was seen lugging a blue bin into the apartment at 2.00am – and never brought it out with him, the building’s superintendent said.

The ex-con told his redemption story on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on February 1 (Youtube)

The suspect allegedly left the scene in the victim’s blue Audi, before returning in disguise wearing a blonde wig. Cops made an initial wellness check on the apartment, but “didn’t find anything,” the superintendent said.

Johnson allegedly tried to pull the building superintendent away for a chat, before police returned for questioning. "If I’d gone, you never know what he was going to do,” the man said. “He was gonna frame me or shoot me or offer me something to get rid of the cameras or something.”

Johnson was spotted in numerous different disguises carrying bags, mops and bins (Fox news)

In an interview on Joe Rogan's podcast, Johnson claimed he used to be a member of the Bloods gang. "I was in a gang, I was top of the food chain. I had my own nation under me, I wasn't just like a random gang member," he said.

But he told host Josh Dubin that he was sentenced to a maximum of 50 years after a string of armed robberies and a stint in solitary confinement is what sparked him to “turn his life around."

"I've been doing bad for so long I'm going to try to do something good, if all else fails I can go back to doing something bad," he said on the podcast. The convicted felon said he got his General Educational Development - equivalent of a high school diploma - while locked up in prison.

James Liddell