Shaquille McNeil | Homicide Watch Trentonhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/suspects/shaquille-mcneil/Latest news about Shaquille McNeilen-usWed, 17 Oct 2018 13:43:52 -0400Trenton double murder suspect plotted to kill 'rat' codefendanthttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/10/17/trenton-double-murder-suspect-plotted-to-kill-rat-codefendant/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_-500x311.jpg" alt="Kimberly Whitaker and Bobby Hood" width="500" height="311" class="size-large wp-image-6857" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_-500x311.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_-300x186.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_-768x477.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_-800x497.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/5bc10621008d4.image_.jpg 950w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kimberly Whitaker and Bobby Hood</p> <p>Shaquille McNeil wanted “Chuck E Cheese” dead.</p> <p>Chuck E Cheese wasn’t the mascot of the popular family fun center but a “rat” co-defendant he believed was going to testify against him in the double slaying of a Philadelphia rapper and his friend, according to newly obtained court documents. <span id="more-6855"></span></p> <p>Detectives outlined the alleged setup in criminal complaints for two of McNeil’s associates charged in the wild witness extermination plot.</p> <p>Kimberly Whitaker, 23, McNeil’s girlfriend, and Bobby Hood, 26, both of Trenton, were charged last week with conspiracy to commit murder and witness tampering.</p> <p>They’re accused of assisting McNeil, who is jailed at the Mercer County correction center awaiting trial, with his plan to take out co-defendant Tashawn Santiago.</p> <p>McNeil thought Santiago was cooperating with cops and prosecutors in the double slaying of Jerard Perdomo and his 19-year-old friend, Ivan Rodriguez.</p> <p>Whitaker’s and Hood’s arrests brought the number of people charged for having roles in the double slaying or attempting to snuff out potential witnesses to eight.</p> <p>Authorities acknowledged Wednesday two more alleged accomplices, Yahonatan Salter and Timothy Lewis, have been charged in connection with the witness hit plot.</p> <p>Others include Cecil Blake, 31, Lakeisha Hill, 29, Felicita Gee, 43, and Fantasia Gee, 24.</p> <p>Blake is a convicted killer who survived being shot several times in April.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-300x247.jpg" alt="Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiago bottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia Gee Photos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors Office" width="300" height="247" class="size-medium wp-image-6701" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-300x247.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-768x634.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-500x412.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-800x660.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18.jpg 1439w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiago<br />bottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia Gee<br />Photos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors Office</p> <p>Perdomo-Santana, an aspiring rapper who had released his debut mixtape under the stage name Elmii Problema, and Rodriguez were gunned down inside a black Ford Taurus on Jan. 22, near Washington Street and Ashmore Avenue in the Chambersburg section of the city.</p> <p>The two were allegedly waiting to hawk a pill to a Trenton resident, according to court documents.</p> <p>The authorities believe McNeil, Blake and Santiago were in a black Chevy Impala that pulled up next to Perdomo-Santana and Rodriguez prior to the shooting.</p> <p>The three suspects got out and at least one of them got into the back seat of the victims’ car and shot them dead before the Impala sped off while the suspects ditched a pair of handguns out the window.</p> <p>McNeil was apparently upset Santiago is free while he was detained at the county jail awaiting trial.</p> <p>Trenton Police Detective Scott Peterson wrote in probable cause affidavits that he subpoenaed McNeil’s phone records once he learned McNeil was contacting associates to map out Santiago’s murder.</p> <p>The criminal complaints mentioned Salter and Lewis, who were identified as McNeil associates allegedly involved in the murder plot.</p> <p>A county prosecutors spokesman said Salter and Lewis were arrested Oct. 12.</p> <p>Salter was locked up by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office on an unrelated warrant when he was served with the latest charges.</p> <p>Lewis, Salter and McNeil each faces conspiracy and witness tampering charges. </p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/Timothy-Lewis.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/Timothy-Lewis-240x300.jpg" alt="Timothy Lewis" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-6862" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/Timothy-Lewis-240x300.jpg 240w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/10/Timothy-Lewis.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Timothy Lewis</p> <p>Peterson said it became “clear” after listening to McNeil’s taped jailhouse phone calls with Whitaker, between Sept. 20 and Oct. 5, that he was attempting to set up a hit.</p> <p>The detective conceded McNeil never used the words “kill” or “murder” during the conversations.</p> <p>Instead, McNeil communicated in code and used street names and slang to talk to Whitaker and others, authorities said, referring to Santiago as “Chucky-Cheese” [sic], the detective wrote, indicating those who help law enforcement are called “rats.”</p> <p>From there, Peterson deduced: “Hence the Chucky-Cheese expression.”</p> <p>McNeil tried to slip his girlfriend, Whitaker, a coded message that was Santiago’s address, Peterson wrote.</p> <p>McNeil explained to Whitaker the first number of the address was the first number of her phone pin code, followed by a four and a seven.</p> <p>Detectives determined 147 was a coded message that matched up with the digits of Santiago’s address, according to the complaints.</p> <p>On another call, Whitaker allegedly three-wayed with McNeil and Salter, also known as “Pound.”</p> <p>During the Oct. 3 conversation, McNeill allegedly asked Salter for help taking out Santiago.</p> <p>Salter told McNeil he was “going to get that done for you,” the detective wrote.</p> <p>The same day, McNeil and Whitaker also talked to Hood, AKA “B-Hood,” the authorities said.</p> <p>McNeil told Hood to “park up” near Santiago’s home and scope it out.</p> <p>In yet another call the same day, McNeil instructed Lewis that Whitaker would get him Santiago’s address so Lewis could track Santiago down and kill him, according to the court documents.</p> <p>Lewis allegedly told McNeil no one would recognize him because he had gotten a new “sh-t,” referring to his vehicle.</p> Isaac AviluceaWed, 17 Oct 2018 13:43:52 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/10/17/trenton-double-murder-suspect-plotted-to-kill-rat-codefendant/Ivan RodriguezJerard Perdomo SantanaCecil BlakeLakeisha HillShaquille McNeilTashawn SantiagoSix indicted Trenton double murder of Philadelphia rapper and friendhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/07/20/six-indicted-in-double-murder-of-philly-rapper-friend/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-6701" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-300x247.jpg" alt="Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiago bottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia Gee Photos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors Office" width="445" height="366" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-300x247.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-768x634.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-500x412.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18-800x660.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/07/TRT-Z-Mugs-double-homicide-Jan18.jpg 1439w" sizes="(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Top l to r: Lakeisha Hill, Shaquille McNeil, Tashawn Santiago<br />bottom l to r: Cecil Blake, Felicita Gee, Fantasia Gee<br />Photos provided by Mercer County Prosecutors Office</p> <p>Six people were indicted for their alleged involvement in the double murder of an aspiring rapper and his friend that also injured a third person, authorities said.</p> <p>Lakeisha Hill, 29, Shaquille McNeil, 24, Tashawn Santiago, 25, and Cecil Blake, 31, were each hit with charges of murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses.</p> <p>Felicita Gee, 43, and Fantasia Gee, 24, were indicted on charges of hindering apprehension and giving false information to cops.</p> <p>Hill and Santiago were indicted on the same charges, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said, as part of a 14-count indictment handed up by a grand jury this week.<span id="more-6699"></span></p> <p>The double murder of Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name is Jerard Perdomo-Santana, and his friend, 19-year-old Ivan Rodriguez, happened the afternoon of Jan. 22, near Washington Street and Ashmore Avenue.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6329" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-300x143.jpg" alt="Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez." width="300" height="143" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-300x143.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-768x367.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-500x239.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-800x383.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg 991w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez.</p> <p>He and Rodriguez were found shot inside an idling black Ford Taurus riddled with bullets. Both men were taken to the hospital where they later died.</p> <p>A 29-year-old man injured in the gunfire drove himself to the hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder and the hand.</p> <p>One of the murder suspects, Blake, survived being blasted five times in the chest April 6 on the 100 block of Monmouth Street.</p> <p>Officials haven’t said whether there’s a link between Blake’s assassination attempt and his role in the double murder.</p> <p>Blake has convictions for reckless manslaughter and gun-toting, court records show.</p> <p>He pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Samuel Hardwick in 2007 in a plea deal with prosecutors that called for five years in prison and allowed codefendants James Deonte James and David Kennedy to walk.</p> <p>Blake was also nabbed by cops in March on a number of drug charges for allegedly dealing cocaine. He was found with 105 grams of cocaine and $257 in cash, cops said.</p> <p>On Jan. 12, Perdomo-Santana, who released his debut mixtape Maxima Seguridad last year, posted a Facebook live video of him and Rodriguez driving around in a car together, listening to music.</p> <p>He posted a similar video on the morning he died.</p> Isaac AviluceaFri, 20 Jul 2018 12:24:06 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/07/20/six-indicted-in-double-murder-of-philly-rapper-friend/Ivan RodriguezJerard Perdomo SantanaCecil BlakeLakeisha HillShaquille McNeilTashawn SantiagoFourth person arrested in Trenton double murderhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/05/09/fourth-person-arrested-in-trenton-double-murder/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/Lakeisha-Hill.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/Lakeisha-Hill-240x300.jpg" alt="Lakeisha Hill" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-6464" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/Lakeisha-Hill-240x300.jpg 240w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/Lakeisha-Hill.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lakeisha Hill</p> <p>A fourth person has been charged in connection with a double murder that happened earlier this year. </p> <p>Lakeisha Hill, 29, of Philadelphia, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at a friend’s house in Trenton. She is accused of being an accomplice in the murders of Jerard Perdomo-Santana and Ivan Rodriguez, as well as the attempted murder of a 29-year-old city man. </p> <p>Perdomo-Santana, a Philadelphia rapper also known as Elmii Probema, and Rodriguez were shot and killed on the afternoon of January 22 in the 300 block of Washington Street. A third victim suffered gunshot wounds to his shoulder and hand before driving himself to the hospital. <span id="more-6462"></span></p> <p>Police have not disclosed a motive for the killings, but one of Perdomo-Santana’s friends has claimed the rapper was a victim of a robbery. </p> <p>City men Cecil Blake, Shaquille McNeill, and Tashawn Santiago were <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/05/04/man-shot-last-month-in-trenton-charged-with-murder/">previously arrested in connection with the murders</a>.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-500x313.jpg" alt="Shaquille McNeil (left) and Cecil Blake " width="500" height="313" class="size-large wp-image-6454" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-500x313.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-300x188.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-768x480.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-800x500.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder.jpg 947w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shaquille McNeil (left) and Cecil Blake</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-500x239.jpg" alt="Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez." width="500" height="239" class="size-large wp-image-6329" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-500x239.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-300x143.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-768x367.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-800x383.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg 991w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez.</p> Trentonian StaffWed, 09 May 2018 14:29:48 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/05/09/fourth-person-arrested-in-trenton-double-murder/Ivan RodriguezJerard Perdomo SantanaCecil BlakeLakeisha HillShaquille McNeilTashawn SantiagoMan shot last month in Trenton charged with murderhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/05/04/man-shot-last-month-in-trenton-charged-with-murder/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-500x313.jpg" alt="Shaquille McNeil (left) and Cecil Blake " width="500" height="313" class="size-large wp-image-6454" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-500x313.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-300x188.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-768x480.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder-800x500.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/05/DoubleMurder.jpg 947w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shaquille McNeil (left) and Cecil Blake</p> <p>One of the three city men charged in the grisly broad daylight double murder of an aspiring rapper and his friend survived being <a href="http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20180406/man-hit-in-midday-shooting-in-trenton">blasted five times</a> in the chest in another daylight shooting last month, sources confirmed to <em>The Trentonian</em>. <span id="more-6452"></span></p> <p>Cecil Blake, 31, was nearly shot to death April 6 on the 100 block of Monmouth Street. He was whisked into emergency surgery and lived only to be hit with double murder charges in the slayings of Philadelphia rapper Elmii Probema, whose real name is Jerard Perdomo-Santana, and his friend, 19-year-old Ivan Rodriguez. </p> <p>Perdomo-Santana, who last year released his debut mixtape Maxima Seguridad, was found with his friend inside an idling black Ford Taurus riddled with bullets. Both men were taken to the hospital where they later dead.</p> <p>Blake was arrested with alleged accomplices Shaquille McNeill, 24, and Tashawn Santiago, 25. Each are charged with murder and weapons offenses, authorities announced Friday. </p> <p>One of Perdomo-Santana’s friends has claimed the rapper was a victim of a robbery, but the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office wouldn’t detail the motivation behind the killing or go into each man’s alleged role in snuffing out the Philadelphia men on Jan. 22 </p> <p>Sources speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation said that McNeil is the alleged triggerman and shot-caller Blake was the one who allegedly ordered the killing. Santiago’s alleged involvement is not clear.</p> <p>The trio is also charged with attempted murder for almost killing a third 29-year-old man who survived being shot in the shoulder and the hand in the brazen double assassination on the 300 block of Washington Street. The man drove himself to the hospital.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-300x143.jpg" alt="Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez (right) were both murdered in Trenton in a double slaying. This still image comes from a Facebook video of the two men driving around and listening to music on Jan. 12." width="300" height="143" class="size-medium wp-image-6329" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-300x143.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-768x367.jpg 768w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-500x239.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624-800x383.jpg 800w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2018/01/29362624.jpg 991w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Philadelphia rapper Elmii Problema, whose real name was Jerard Perdomo-Santana, (left) and Ivan Rodriguez (right) were both murdered in Trenton in a double slaying. This still image comes from a Facebook video of the two men driving around and listening to music on Jan. 12.</p> <p>On Jan. 12, Perdomo-Santana, who called himself a Dominican Latin rap artist, posted a Facebook live video of him and Rodriguez driving around in a car together, listening to music. He posted a similar video on the morning he died.</p> <p>McNeil was picked up Wednesday by the members of the county homicide task force and U.S. Marshals at a friend’s Trenton home. Santiago was already in county lockup on unrelated charges when he was served with charges in the double murder </p> <p>Prosecutors said Blake is “in the custody” of the county corrections department. It’s unclear if Blake is in jail or still recuperating at a hospital after his brush with death last month. Blake was initially in grave condition after being shot multiple times in the chest April 6, near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Monmouth Street. </p> <p>Officials haven’t said whether there’s a link between Blake’s assassination attempt and his role in the double murder. </p> <p>Blake has convictions for reckless manslaughter and gun-toting, court records show. He <a href="http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20090624/NEWS/306249974">pleaded guilty to shooting and killing</a> Samuel Hardwick in 2007 in a plea deal with prosecutors that called for five years in prison and allowed codefendants James Deonte James and David Kennedy to walk. </p> <p>One of the key witnesses in the murder case who led police to a stash house full of guns developed dementia and was placed in an assisted-living home, a big setback that weakened prosecutors’case. </p> <p>Blake was also nabbed by cops in March on a number of drug charges for allegedly dealing cocaine. He was found with 105 grams of cocaine and $257 in cash, cops said.</p> Isaac AviluceaFri, 04 May 2018 15:30:42 -0400http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/05/04/man-shot-last-month-in-trenton-charged-with-murder/Ivan RodriguezJerard Perdomo SantanaCecil BlakeLakeisha HillShaquille McNeilTashawn Santiago