Police have a
confession from a 22-year-old man who claims he was behind
the slaying of gay student Kevin Pravia, 19, over the
weekend in New York City. The body of the Pace
University student was discovered by his roommate
early Saturday morning.
Police have a
confession from a 22-year-old man who claims he was behind
the slaying of gay student Kevin Pravia, 19, over the
weekend in New York City. The body of the Pace
University student was discovered by his roommate
early Saturday morning.
Suspect Jeromie
Cancel confessed to police Monday, telling them he
punched the sleeping teen in the face, wrapped an electrical
cord around his neck, stuffed a plastic bag in his
mouth, and then smothered him with a pillow. He told
police he then sat down next to the body and watched
Saw on his television.
"He's mentally
imbalanced," Cancel's father, Jesus Soto, told the
New York Post. "He seemed off-balance. He
didn't seem right."
According to
Cancel, he met Pravia following a party at about 6 a.m.
Saturday morning in New York’s Union Square. Cancel
claims he bought drugs from Pravia -- an allegation
police told reporters they doubt -- before
accompanying him back to his Chelsea apartment.
Cancel says the
two were hanging out when Pravia fell asleep.
Police reported
that Cancel made stole a cell phone, iPod, and laptop,
which were later sold on the street. Cancel confessed to
police after he was arrested Monday at his
father’s home in Queens.
Soto told police
he had been estranged from his son for more than a
decade before Cancel made contact earlier this summer. After
staying at his home briefly, Soto said, Cancel robbed
him and disappeared. He says he didn’t see him
again until Monday, when he arrived, bragging about
killing someone.
“He said,
‘I just killed someone,’" Soto said. "He had
no remorse. He had a big smile. Then he told me again
he killed someone. I called the cops, and when they
pulled up –– and he just turned to cops
and told them he just killed someone."
Police told
reporters Soto had said his son was with someone shortly
before the cops arrived. That man took off on foot, and
reporters say they’re uncertain whether police
have any leads on that individual's identity. (The
Advocate)
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