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Photo: Steve Hughes / Times Union
Justin Mann is arranged in Troy City Court on Dec. 30, 2017, in connection with the quadruple homicide in Lansingburgh on Dec. 21.
Justin Mann is arranged in Troy City Court on Dec. 30, 2017, in connection with the quadruple homicide in Lansingburgh on Dec. 21.
James White is arranged in Troy City Court on Dec. 30, 2017, in connection with the quadruple homicide in Lansingburgh on Dec. 21.
James White is arranged in Troy City Court on Dec. 30, 2017, in connection with the quadruple homicide in Lansingburgh on Dec. 21.
Shanise Myers, 5. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)122917_FourDead
Shanise Myers, 5. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)122917_FourDead
Brandi Mells, 22. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Brandi Mells, 22. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Jeremiah Myers, 11. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Jeremiah Myers, 11. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Shanta Myers, 36. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Shanta Myers, 36. Victim in the 158 2nd Avenue homicide in Troy. (Troy Police)
Troy police remained 158 Second Ave., Wednesday morning. The apartment is where four people were found dead on Tuesday. Police say they are treating the killings as homicides.
Troy police remained 158 Second Ave., Wednesday morning. The apartment is where four people were found dead on Tuesday. Police say they are treating the killings as homicides.
A woman, who asked not to be identified, brings a bouquet of balloons to start a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
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Troy Police officers continue to secure the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
Troy Police officers continue to secure the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
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Shakera Symes, left, and her husband Alphonso Dukes, talk about Symes' sister Shanta Myers at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Myers, her two children and her partner were found killed inside a Troy apartment the day after Christmas. (Amanda Fries / Times Union)
lessShakera Symes, left, and her husband Alphonso Dukes, talk about Symes' sister Shanta Myers at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Myers, her two children and her partner were found killed
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Family and friends of the four people found killed in a Lansingburgh basement apartment the day after Christmas gathered at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, to remember the victims. Photographed (left to right) are Jerry Ford, a volunteer coordinator for the Troy Boys & Girls Club; Isaiah Smith, 15, who is the son of Shanta Myers, one of the victims; Khalif Coleman, a nephew of Shanta Myers; Shakera Symes, Shanta Myers' sister; and Alphonso Dukes, Symes' husband. (Amanda Fries / Times Union)
lessFamily and friends of the four people found killed in a Lansingburgh basement apartment the day after Christmas gathered at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, to remember the victims.
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Family and friends of the four people found killed in a Lansingburgh basement apartment the day after Christmas gathered at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, to remember the victims. Photographed (left to right) are Jerry Ford, a volunteer coordinator for the Troy Boys & Girls Club; Isaiah Smith, 15, who is the son of Shanta Myers, one of the victims; Khalif Coleman, a nephew of Shanta Myers; Shakera Symes, Shanta Myers' sister; and Alphonso Dukes, Symes' husband. (Amanda Fries / Times Union)
lessFamily and friends of the four people found killed in a Lansingburgh basement apartment the day after Christmas gathered at the Troy Boy & Girls Club on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, to remember the victims.
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Joanie Davis, left assists Jennifer Davis as they add their items to a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Avenue Thursday Dec 28, 2017 where investigators continue to work at the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. Jennifer Davis's daughter was best friends with the deceased young girl. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
lessJoanie Davis, left assists Jennifer Davis as they add their items to a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Avenue Thursday Dec 28, 2017 where investigators continue to work at the scene of a
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New York State Police Troop G Forensics Unit continue the laborious job of collecting evidence at the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
lessNew York State Police Troop G Forensics Unit continue the laborious job of collecting evidence at the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in
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A woman brings a bouquet of balloons to start a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
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A woman brought a bouquet of balloons to start a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
lessA woman brought a bouquet of balloons to start a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Ave. on Thursday Dec 28, 2017, the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/
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Joanie Davis, left, assists Jennifer Davis as they add their items to a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Avenue Thursday Dec 28, 2017 the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy, N.Y. Jennifer Davis's daughter was best friends with the deceased young girl. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
lessJoanie Davis, left, assists Jennifer Davis as they add their items to a makeshift memorial near the home at 158 Second Avenue Thursday Dec 28, 2017 the scene of a quadruple murder earlier in the week in Troy,
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Charles Mayben Jr., right, a basketball coach for one of the murdered children, is comforted by clergy member Rev. Charles Burkes after a press briefing on Wednesday Dec 27, 2017, at City Hall regarding the quadruple murder that was discovered Tuesday in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
lessCharles Mayben Jr., right, a basketball coach for one of the murdered children, is comforted by clergy member Rev. Charles Burkes after a press briefing on Wednesday Dec 27, 2017, at City Hall regarding the
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Troy Police Chief John Tedesco, who will retire from the job the second week in January, shows the effects of having seen the scene of a quadruple murder as he conducts a press conference on the subject on Wednesday Dec 27, 2017, at City Hall in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
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Troy Police had the scene of the quadruple murder heavily secured early Wednesday morning, Dec 27, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
Troy Police had the scene of the quadruple murder heavily secured early Wednesday morning, Dec 27, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/ Times Union)
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Schenectady men charged in Troy killings
TROY — Two Schenectady men were arraigned on several murder charges Saturday morning following the brutal slayings of two women and two children.
Justin C. Mann and James W. White are each charged with a count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder, according to police. (A previous version of this story did not have the first-degree charge for White).
Information given in court Saturday said the killings took place on Thursday, Dec. 21. The victims were found in the basement of 158 Second Ave. on Tuesday.
Mann, 24, of 627 Hamilton St. and White, 38, of 850 Albany St. pleaded not guilty in Troy City Court as several family members of the victims and reporters looked on. Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove was also present.
Mann appeared to break down as he was led out of court. The suspects were sent to the Rensselaer County Jail pending their next court appearance on Thursday, Jan. 4.
The reason for the first-degree murder charge could not be immediately determined. A press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Shanta Myers, 36, Brandi Mells, 22, and two of Myers' three children – Shanise Myers, 5, and Jeremiah "JJ" Myers, 11 — were found tied up and slashed to death in their apartment.
According to law enforcement sources, the two were taken into custody in Schenectady late Friday as detectives worked to secure search warrants in connection with the investigation.
Police from Troy and Schenectady as well as other agencies began focusing on the persons, in part, after reviewing footage from security cameras in Troy, the sources said. It's unclear if the suspects used public transportation. Capital District Transportation Authority buses are equipped with high-resolution video cameras.
According to details of investigation shared with the Times Union, police officers discovered all four victims had their hands and ankles bound and appeared to have had their throats cut. The two children were found together in a kneeling position with their heads and chests on a bed. The body of one of the women was on a mattress on the floor, and the fourth victim was nearby, also face down but covered with a sheet.
Police recovered a knife with blood on both the handle and the blade located on a ledge near a closet close to the victims. They also found a second knife on a bed near the victims, who were all in close proximity.
Family members of the homicide victims had urged people to come forward with information on who may have taken the lives of the two women and two children.
Shakera Symes, whose 36-year-old sister Shanta Myers was one of the victims in the quadruple homicide, said earlier this week that the family won't be able to rest until the suspect, or suspects, are found.
"Give the information to the authorities so that they can help find the person who has destroyed us, emotionally, mentally," Symes told reporters Thursday evening at the Troy Boys & Girls Club. "It feels like somebody has ripped us to shreds."
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/2-arrested-in-killing-of-Troy-family-12463374.php
