Violent ex-con squatting in posh NYC building threatens to kill neighbors, stores gas outside apartment: 'He's a terrorizer'

"He says he's going to kill the tenants and he's ready to die. The tenant was too scared of DeJesus - who has a terrifying rap sheet, including a 1987 attempted murder charge in the Bronx - would come after them and requested to remain anonymous."

"In one hours-long screed last week, DeJesus screamed, 'You started a war and I'm going to finish it!' when residents discovered a five-gallon tank of gasoline outside his door and called the cops, according to the lawsuit. 'I'm going to throw your ass off the motherf-ing roof,' the neighbor from hell screamed."

"The landlord is knowingly lying about my status in this rent-controlled apartment despite my 31-year history with my spouse/domestic partner. DeJesus wrote in a reply to the eviction proceeding, adding that his mail has been delivered there 'for over 30 years.'"

Melvin DeJesus, an ex-convict with a criminal history including a 1987 attempted murder charge, allegedly gained access to a rent-controlled apartment at 400 Bleecker Street in Manhattan's West Village through an elderly tenant and remained after the man's death. DeJesus has allegedly terrorized neighbors with violent threats, including threats to kill them and throw them off the roof, and has converted the apartment into a flophouse. The building owner, The Brodsky Organization, is pursuing a $5.5 million lawsuit and eviction proceedings. DeJesus claims he has a legitimate right to the apartment as the deceased tenant's 30-year domestic partner and spouse, citing his long residency and mail delivery history at the address.

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