Sheldon Johnson, a former gang member released from prison in May after 25 years and who became a symbol of criminal rehabilitation, was arrested this week for murder following the discovery of a human torso in his Bronx apartment and a head stashed in a freezer. Johnson, who had made appearances on shows including Joe Rogan's podcast, was celebrated as a mentor for 'at-risk' youth and a creative writer. The arrest has shocked the community, especially after surveillance footage emerged showing Johnson, sometimes in a wig, leaving the apartment with full garbage bags. This case has drawn attention due to Johnson's close association with criminal justice reform and his recent activities advocating for restorative justice.
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Footage of what is believed to Sheldon Johnson in a blonde wig inside an apartment building where cops found a human torso in a blue bin and a head stashed in a freezer. After spending over two decades behind bars for involvement in a violent robbery, Sheldon Johnson was… https://t.co/ehRD6KnnE4
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A criminal justice advocate who boasted about turning his life around after getting out of prison — making appearances on shows and Joe Rogan's podcast — was arrested on murder charges, accused in a brutal killing that stunned a Bronx neighborhood. https://t.co/MgrNfQQvZQ
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A criminal justice advocate who boasted about turning his life around after getting out of prison was arrested on murder charges, accused in a brutal killing that stunned a Bronx neighborhood. https://t.co/5wdYV9x5YF
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The suspect, who recently appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, was arrested after a headless torso was found at the victim's home. Police say surveillance footage shows the man -- sometimes in a wig -- leaving the apartment with full garbage bags https://t.co/7vGftk9Yo4
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Sheldon Johnson, a former gang member in New York released from prison in May after 25 years, became a symbol of criminal rehabilitation, a mentor for "at-risk" youth and a "creative writer and thespian". Johnson was arrested this week for murder. https://t.co/kYOpGUoa3N
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I wonder if the ex-con who just did a spot on Joe Rogan touting his need for restorative justice and then found himself with an apartment full of dismembered body parts thought to himself, somewhere after the first cut, "dang, people are going to be joking about this for months."
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