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| Tessa Majors Murder: Third Teenager Is Arrested | |
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| A third teenager was arrested on Wednesday in the murder of Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student who was stabbed during a mugging in Morningside Park in northern Manhattan, two law enforcement officials said. | A third teenager was arrested on Wednesday in the murder of Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student who was stabbed during a mugging in Morningside Park in northern Manhattan, two law enforcement officials said. |
| The boy taken into custody is a 14-year-old middle school student and he was expected to be charged with murder in the second degree and robbery, the officials said. It was unclear if he was to be charged as an adult. | The boy taken into custody is a 14-year-old middle school student and he was expected to be charged with murder in the second degree and robbery, the officials said. It was unclear if he was to be charged as an adult. |
| The arrest came as another teenager who the police believe stabbed Ms. Majors during the mugging, Rashaun Weaver, was expected to appear in court on Wednesday in Manhattan. | The arrest came as another teenager who the police believe stabbed Ms. Majors during the mugging, Rashaun Weaver, was expected to appear in court on Wednesday in Manhattan. |
| Mr. Weaver, 14, has been accused of fatally stabbing Ms. Majors when she refused to give up her cellphone during the attempted robbery in December. He is being charged as an adult with second-degree murder and robbery. | Mr. Weaver, 14, has been accused of fatally stabbing Ms. Majors when she refused to give up her cellphone during the attempted robbery in December. He is being charged as an adult with second-degree murder and robbery. |
| Last month, a third boy, who is 13, was arrested and charged as a juvenile with second-degree murder in family court. That boy is not accused of causing Ms. Majors’ death but is accused of being involved in the robbery that led to her killing. | Last month, a third boy, who is 13, was arrested and charged as a juvenile with second-degree murder in family court. That boy is not accused of causing Ms. Majors’ death but is accused of being involved in the robbery that led to her killing. |
| The 13-year-old boy was detained a day after the murder, which rattled the city and the nearby Barnard College campus. | The 13-year-old boy was detained a day after the murder, which rattled the city and the nearby Barnard College campus. |
| Officials said he soon implicated himself in statements to detectives. He also identified Mr. Weaver and another 14-year-old middle school classmate as participants in the attack. The Times is not naming the 13-year-old because he is not being charged as an adult. | Officials said he soon implicated himself in statements to detectives. He also identified Mr. Weaver and another 14-year-old middle school classmate as participants in the attack. The Times is not naming the 13-year-old because he is not being charged as an adult. |