Northeast
Suspect gets dose of street justice after woman's body found wrapped in sleeping bag on street
A New York City parolee who allegedly tossed a young woman’s corpse into a pile of street trash was battered by dozens of angry neighbors upon his Monday arrest.
Chad Irish, 55, was charged with concealment of a human corpse after he was questioned by detectives about the death of 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams, the New York Police Department confirmed Tuesday morning. He was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing, but police said those charges are unrelated to Williams’ death.
Williams’ body was found stuffed into a sleeping bag on top of a dolly and surrounded by black garbage bags in front of a building on E. 27th Street around 5 p.m. Friday. She was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. The dolly was tied to a scaffolding railing by a red strap.
MAJOR NEW YORK CITY BRIDGE GETS UNEXPECTEDLY STUCK OPEN AS SUMMER TEMPS SOAR, AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE
Yazmeen Williams, 31, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a trash bag in front of a building on E. 27th Street in New York City on Friday around 5 p.m. (@yummyaznyc on Instagram)
Detectives obtained surveillance video that showed a man in a motorized wheelchair dragging her body to that location. An NYPD spokesperson did not confirm whether that person matched Irish’s description.
Several friends told CBS New York that Williams was friends with a man who used a wheelchair in the neighborhood where she grew up and lived nearby.
Williams’ family is convinced that the young woman knew her killer, Fox 5 reported.
WATCH: Crowd swarms Chad Irish
A “disorderly crowd gathered and became irate” when the wheelchair-bound Irish was arrested and transferred to a gurney around 4 p.m. Monday in the area of E. 27th Street and Second Ave, police said.
He was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition. An investigation is still ongoing, and Irish has not been charged with Williams’ killing.
DEAD BODY FOUND WRAPPED IN SLEEPING BAG ON NEW YORK CITY SIDEWALK
Chad Irish was taken into custody in connection to Yazmeen Williams’ death. (Fox 5 NY)
Police and EMTs tried to fend off the crowd. Some punched Irish, while others could be heard begging for the crowd to kill him and trying to tear his clothes from his body. The man could be heard pleading his innocence before he was loaded into an ambulance.
Police listed two addresses for Irish – one in the Bronx and another at a New York City Housing Authority development, the Nathan Straus Houses, on East 28th Street, not far from where Williams’ body was found.
NYC MAYOR FACES BIPARTISAN BLOWBACK OVER NEW ROUND OF MIGRANT DEBIT CARDS: ‘THE GRAVY TRAIN’ MUST STOP
The crowd could be heard jeering and grabbing at the man when he was arrested around 4 p.m. Monday. (Fox 5 NY)
Irish was on parole for a robbery in the Bronx at the time of his arrest, according to New York Department of Corrections data. He has a laundry list of prior arrests and convictions, including attempted arson, assault and numerous charges of robbery.
A dead body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag on top of a dolly along a New York City sidewalk Friday. (Ted Oehmke)
A police source told the New York Post that Irish had 21 prior arrests.
Yazmin Williams graduated from Buffalo State University in 2016 and was slated to start a job with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation on Monday. (@yummyaznyc on Instagram)
Williams’ family told CBS that the 31-year-old was about to start a job at the city’s Department of Housing Preservation on Monday. That agency could not immediately be reached for comment.
“She was looking so forward to living, living her life,” her mother, Nicole Williams, told the outlet. “She got her career in criminal justice. She went to Buffalo State University, and she wanted to be a lawyer.”
Yazmeen Williams was always riding a Citi Bike and had a “beautiful voice,” one person told CBS New York. (@yummyaznyc on Instagram)
Williams had a twin brother and younger sister, the outlet reported.
“She used to always take good care of me, and she used to always be proud of me. She was the best sister I could have, and I love her so much. I just wish she could’ve stayed a little longer because I just wanted to grow up with her,” her younger sister said.
Read the full article from Here
State Treasurer Erick Russell achieved a 14% increase last year investing Connecticut’s pension fund assets, gaining roughly $8.3 billion for retirement programs for state employees, teachers and other municipal workers.
The state, which oversees nearly $69 billion in pension assets, aims for an average annual return on pension investments of 6.9%.
Expectations for bigger gains grew throughout the past year as key stock market indices surged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges, grew by more than 13% in 2025. And the S&P 500, which follows 500 traded companies, topped 16%.
Among peer states and other entities that manage public pension funds holding more than $10 billion in assets, Connecticut’s 2025 performance ranks in the top 17%, Russell said.
But the treasurer, who also announced this week he will seek a second term, said the latest big earnings stem from more than the big gains Wall Street enjoyed in 2025.
“Markets certainly have been strong, but a lot of this is about our overall asset allocation,” said Russell, who updated the Investment Advisory Council Tuesday on the state’s portfolio. “The progress we’ve been making … is a good sign that we’re set up for future success.”
Russell also reported investment gains of 10.3% for the 2024 calendar year and 12.8% for 2023.
State officials particularly have focused on improving investment returns since a May 2023 report from Yale University researchers found Connecticut’s results badly lagged the nation’s over the prior decade.
That only compounded an even larger pension problem that state officials began to address in the early 2010s. According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Connecticut governors and legislatures failed to save adequate for pension benefits for more than seven decades prior to 2011. This deprived the state treasurer of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars in revenue over those seven decades.
The treasurer’s office under Russell has put more funds into private and domestic markets and curbed reliance on investment managers who receive large fees for their work.
Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly also have greatly assisted efforts to bolster the fiscal health of pension programs in recent years. Since 2020, they have used $10 billion from budget surpluses to make supplemental payments into pensions for state employees and municipal teachers. That’s in addition to annual required payments that currently approach $3.3 billion in the General Fund.
“These returns highlight the impressive work of Treasurer Russell and his team in increasing investment returns,” Lamont’s budget spokesman, Chris Collibee, said Tuesday. “Gov. Lamont’s focus has been on building a sustainable Connecticut for the future. Every dollar in additional investment revenue is funds the state can use to cut taxes and provide more resources for essential programs like education, child care, housing, and social services safety nets.”
Russell, a New Haven Democrat, said he has tried to make the office both “disciplined and forward-looking.”
“Over the last several years, we haven’t just changed how the office works, we’ve changed who it works for. We’re ushering in a new era of fiscal responsibility, making significant payments on long-term debt that has allowed us to invest in the residents of Connecticut and begin to lift up communities across our state.”
Russell also brokered a key compromise in 2023 between Lamont and the legislature that salvaged the Baby Bonds program, an initiative that invests long-term funds in Connecticut’s poorest children when they’re born to help finance educational and business opportunities later in life.
Keith M. Phaneuf is a reporter for The Connecticut Mirror (https://ctmirror.org). Copyright 2026 © The Connecticut Mirror.
A person was hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Police responded just after 10 a.m. to the crash at the intersection of Elm Street and Carter Street.
Officers began treating the pedestrian, who was then taken to an area hospital with unspecified injuries.
The driver stayed at the scene, the Waltham Police Department said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Cleveland Cavaliers Creating Space Outside Arena to Honor 2016 Championship Team
3 Top Texas Longhorn Recruiting Targets Were Blown Away By Their Visits to Austin
What to know about the Alabama man granted clemency two days before his execution
Alaska High School Girls Basketball 2026 ASAA State Championship Brackets – March 10
WATCH: How Helping One Woman provides hope and support with ‘Girl’s Night Out’
Florida High School Football Rankings: Top 25 teams – Oct. 21
Cleary's 21 help Le Moyne down Central Connecticut State 69-64 in OT
How old is Bo Nix? What to know about Oregon quarterback ahead of 2024 NFL Draft
99th annual Pony Swim held in Virginia
Indiana Members Credit Union announced as new anchor tenant at Bottleworks District
Map: 2.3-Magnitude Earthquake Reported North of New York City
Trump stirs GOP primary drama with visit to Massie’s Kentucky home turf
Israeli air strike targets building in south Lebanon
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations | CNN Politics
Trump reveals top issues GOP should focus on to secure midterms victory: ‘I’ve never been more confident’
-
Wisconsin1 week agoSetting sail on iceboats across a frozen lake in Wisconsin
-
Massachusetts1 week agoMassachusetts man awaits word from family in Iran after attacks
-
Maryland1 week agoAM showers Sunday in Maryland
-
Pennsylvania5 days agoPa. man found guilty of raping teen girl who he took to Mexico
-
Florida1 week agoFlorida man rescued after being stuck in shoulder-deep mud for days
-
Detroit, MI5 days agoU.S. Postal Service could run out of money within a year
-
Miami, FL6 days agoCity of Miami celebrates reopening of Flagler Street as part of beautification project
-
Sports6 days agoKeith Olbermann under fire for calling Lou Holtz a ‘scumbag’ after legendary coach’s death