Family Plans Legal Action Against NYPD Over 2-Year-Old Montrell Williams' Death

Grandmother Speaks Out After Child's Death

• 💔 The grandmother of 2-year-old Montrell Williams is speaking out one week after authorities recovered what is believed to be his body from the East River.
• 👨‍⚖️ Prosecutors allege the boy's father threw him into the East River alive sometime in May.

Allegations of NYPD Inaction

• 📞 The grandmother claims that on Mother's Day, after the father failed to return the child, her 17-year-old daughter called 911, but dispatchers deemed it a custody issue.
• ⚖️ A judge reportedly issued a wellness check and an arrest warrant for the father the next day, but the family states police told them it was a missing person's case.
• 📍 Reverend Kevin McCall, representing the family, alleges that even after the family located the father at a shelter and alerted police about the warrant, the NYPD did not act.
• 🚔 The family claims they followed the father into Manhattan, where an officer eventually made the arrest.

Community Grief and Legal Action

• 😔 The community is heartbroken over the death of the young child, described as loving, kind, playful, and joyful.
• ⚠️ There are claims that the NYPD was aware of a history of domestic violence within the home.
• ⚖️ The family, alongside civil rights activists, is planning to file legal action against the NYPD.

Father Charged, Mayor's Response

• 🚨 The boy's father has been charged with murder and manslaughter and is being held without bail.
• 🧐 Mayor Adams stated last week that the department's response to the incident is under review.