A male mannequin who appeared within the pages of Vogue and advertisements for Calvin Klein and different large manufacturers was arrested Monday for the deadly stabbing of a younger dad within the Bronx over the weekend, police mentioned.
Dynus Saxon, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested and charged with homicide and different crimes in connection to the killing of 35-year-old father of 1, Kadeem Grant, in accordance with the NYPD.
Grant’s bloodied physique — with stab wounds to the chest, arms and ft — was discovered inside the doorway of an house constructing at 384 Grand Concourse simply after 2:20 p.m. Sunday, police mentioned.
A knife was found close to the sufferer’s physique in addition to a path of blood down the entrance steps of the Mott Haven constructing, in accordance with cops.
Authorities declared Grant lifeless on the scene.
Neighbors advised the New York Each day Information that they heard preventing within the hallway and referred to as the cops — however mentioned the lethal altercation occurred “very quick” and that no phrases had been exchanged.
Saxon was taken into custody on Monday, and arrested throughout the confines of the fortieth precinct, police mentioned.
The alleged assailant was then taken to an area hospital for analysis of minor accidents and should be below commentary as of Tuesday night, cops advised The Submit.
homicide of Kadeem Grant on Monday. Marco Bahler/BFA.com/Shutterstock
Relations of the sufferer remembered Grant as a selfless household man who cared for his daughter and his grandmother.
“He was only a loving child who was there for his household and his daughter. It’s simply so unhappy that she has to develop up with out a father,” Grant’s father, Christopher Grant, advised the Each day Information.
“He cared for individuals, taking care of his grandma as a result of most of us will not be there [in New York]. Kadeem was a child, you want him and he was there for you,” the elder Grant added.
His alleged killer had a profitable profession as a mannequin — showing in Vogue Italia and modeling for well-known manufacturers reminiscent of JD Sports activities, Calvin Klein, and Levi’s, in accordance with his Instagram profile.
The socialite was even current on the pink carpet for the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine and The Batman.
Saxon is being charged with homicide within the second diploma, manslaughter within the first diploma, and legal possession of a weapon within the fourth diploma.
The mannequin’s mom advised the Each day Information her son wasn’t a killer.
“I don’t know what occurred, however I can inform y’all primarily based on what I do know that it’s not going to be so simple as you wish to make it,” she mentioned. “Dynus didn’t simply resolve to homicide anyone.”
The mom additionally advised the outlet that Saxon mentioned he doesn’t bear in mind the alleged stabbing.
“He doesn’t know what occurred,” she mentioned.
Grant is survived by a younger daughter.
The investigation is ongoing.
