NYPD officers pack courtroom for first hearing for accused cop killer

More than 100 NYPD officers packed a Brooklyn courthouse to send a message to a career criminal accused of shooting an off-duty police officer.

Randy ‘Popper’ Jones, 38, appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court charged with the first-degree murder of 26-year-old Adeed Fayaz.

The married father of two was allegedly shot in the head by Jones while trying to shop for a car on Facebook Marketplace on Saturday.

Judge Dale Fong-Frederick ordered Jones held without bail on Rikers Island after Fayaz died at Brookdale Hospital.

Prosecutors say Jones had an outstanding traffic warrant and was also wanted in a rape case in Virginia when he shot the off-duty police officer and his brother-in-law in East New York.

The married father of two was allegedly shot in the head by Jones while trying to shop for a car on Facebook Marketplace on Saturday.

Fayaz’s body was transported with an honor guard by officers to a mosque in Brooklyn before heading to Pakistan.

Fayaz, who has served in the NYPD since 2017, traveled with his relative to meet the seller of a Honda Odyssey at 7 p.m. on February 4.

The pair were ambushed, and Jones allegedly put Fayaz in a headlock and demanded the $24,000 for the car.

Fayaz’s body was transported with an honor guard by officers to a mosque in Brooklyn before heading to Pakistan.

Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Leila Rosini told the court: “When Officer Fayaz and his brother arrived, Defendant drew a gun, demanded money, and then shot Officer Fayaz when they failed to produce the money, which they had left behind. in the car along with the bill of sale.

Tragically, and unknown to the defendant, the $24,000 in cash was in his car, but not on his person and he did not wait. He just shot.

His brother-in-law then grabbed the off-duty officer’s gun and fired at the attacker, missing but hitting his getaway BMW, which was owned by his mother.

The car was located abandoned in Harlem, near where the suspect lived with his girlfriend.

Jones, who has several prior convictions, was tracked down two days after the incident at a Days Inn hotel in Nanuet in Rockland County on Monday.

The pair were ambushed, and Jones allegedly put Fayaz in a headlock and demanded the $24,000 for the car.

Handcuffs belonging to the 26-year-old NYPD victim were used to arrest Jones.

More than 100 NYPD officers packed a Brooklyn courthouse to send a message to a career criminal accused of shooting an off-duty police officer

Officers saluted Fayez’s body as it made its way from the medical examiner’s office to a Brooklyn mosque.

It is believed that he could be behind a similar robbery that took place near the scene of the shooting on January 13.

Jones has a criminal record with at least 22 arrests for a variety of crimes, including some violent assaults.

He has previously been booked for stalking, grand theft and strangulation.

NYPD officers arrested him with Fayaz’s handcuffs and dragged him back to Brooklyn, where he was charged with murder and robbery.

The fallen officer received a traditional “remains transfer” ceremony at the hospital, while flags were flown at half mast at his Borough Park compound in his honour.

Officers also lined the street as Jones was taken on his criminal ride before his arraignment hearing on Wednesday.

The 66th Precinct is accepting donations for Fayaz’s family, and cash donations are accepted at the precinct.

Bank transfers are also accepted, and those wishing to donate are urged to contact the PCT.

Jones has a criminal record with at least 22 arrests for a variety of crimes, including some violent assaults.

Jones shackled in the handcuffs of the NYPD officer he allegedly shot in the head

It is believed that he could be behind a similar robbery that took place near the scene of the shooting on January 13.

Officers also lined the street as Jones was taken on his criminal ride before his arraignment hearing on Wednesday.