In the fall of 2018, the life of 26-year-old Anthony Ponce, a new father from Brooklyn, New York, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On the evening of November 2nd, Ponce was discovered in the fifth-floor hallway of his apartment building at the Bayview Houses in Canarsie with fatal gunshot wounds to his head and chest. The motive for this brutal slaying was an alleged dispute over a mere $50.
The investigation into Ponce's death led authorities to 19-year-old
Julius Allen of Queens. After releasing his photo to the public in January 2019, the New York Police Department announced that Allen had turned himself in on the morning of February 27, 2019. He was subsequently arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of Anthony Ponce.
While in custody at Rikers Island awaiting trial for the murder of Ponce, Allen was involved in another violent incident. In November 2022, he was accused of assaulting a correction officer, an act for which he was later indicted on assault and other charges in December of that year. His next court appearance for the assault case was scheduled for March 2023. Further details regarding the trial, conviction, and sentencing for the murder of Anthony Ponce are not available in the public record.
