Vogue model Dynus Saxon has been formally charged after allegedly stabbing a man to death in an apartment complex in the Bronx.
The case was brought to Bronx criminal court on Friday following the death of 35-year-old Kadeem Grant, according to the Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office. The model, who has appeared in campaigns for Calvin Klein and Levi’s, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and weapon possession.
During his court apperance in New York City, the 20-year-old was held without bail until his next court date which is set to take place on December 3, according to the Clark’s office. Prosecutors claimed that he was wearing a large bandage over his right hand due to an injury he sustained while repeatedly stabbing the knife into the young father’s chest, according to reports by the Daily News.
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The incident took place less than a week ago on Sunday, November 10. A neighbor told the Daily News that they overheard a brief struggle in the hallway before the violent act took place. She told the news outlet: “I heard them fighting. No words, just (banging) in the hallway. It was fast. It wasn’t like they was fighting for a long time.”
Upon realizing there was something wrong, the neighbor called 911 but by the time police arrived it was too late. After finding Kadeem with a knife lodged in his chest, the father of one was rushed to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Saxon was also transported to the hospital after also sustaining minor injuries during the altercation.
After the heartbreaking news of their son’s death was announced, Grant’s father spoke to the Daily News expressing his grief over his son’s unexpected death. He said: “He was just a loving kid who was there for his family and his daughter. It’s just so sad that she has to grow up without a father.”
Saxon’s mother, who chose to not share her name, defended her son as she told the news outlet: “I don’t know what happened, but I can tell y’all based on what I do know that it’s not going to be as simple as you want to make it. Dynus didn’t just decide to murder somebody.”
She continued: “Dynus will protect himself, he’s a human being, you know what I’m saying. He’s young. I don’t know what kind of situation he had got himself into. He’ll dance, he’ll have fun under some circumstances. But, you know, he’s really not an aggressor,” and concluded:” Whatever happened it was not murder.”
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