Brooklyn body mystery: Person of interest fought cops after arrest for rotting corpse in trash | amNewYork
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Brooklyn body mystery: Person of interest fought cops after arrest for rotting corpse in trash | amNewYork
"cops received a tip that the suspect in the bizarre caper 38-year-old Christopher Moss was spotted walking on Beverly Road near Nostrand Avenue in Little Caribbean at around 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 19 when they tried to move in and make an arrest. However, sources familiar with the investigation said, Moss allegedly became enraged and headbutted one arresting officer while attempting to reach for another cop's gun and taser. Police were able to wrestle him to the ground and place him in custody."
"Originally, published reports indicated the body had been chopped up, but sources said it turned out that the remains, belonging to an unidentified man, had actually become deeply decomposed while folded in the fetal position. A report from ABC7 revealed that local residents had recently overheard Moss and his partner allegedly arguing with one another in the days leading up to the grim discovery."
Police received a tip that 38-year-old Christopher Moss was spotted walking on Beverly Road near Nostrand Avenue in Little Caribbean at about 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 19. When officers moved to arrest him, Moss allegedly became enraged, headbutted one officer and attempted to grab another officer's gun and taser before police wrestled him to the ground and took him into custody. Moss had been wanted for questioning after a decomposing body of an unidentified man was found on Oct. 17 in Flatbush; the remains were deeply decomposed in a fetal position. Police have not determined cause of death. Moss faces charges including concealment of a human corpse and assault on a police officer.
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