A new claim from the leader of the Sergeants Benevolent Association aims to pinpoint a motive behind the shocking murder of 18-year-old Barnard College student Tessa Majors.
During an appearance on The Cats Roundtable on AM 970, Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins stated that Majors was in Morningside Park on Wednesday evening attempting to buy marijuana.
“What I am understanding is that [Majors] was in the park to buy marijuana,” Mullins stated.
According to the NY Post, the NYPD is looking into whether or not marijuana was a factor in the stabbing death of Majors. A friend of hers reportedly told investigators that Majors was seeking to buy weed in Morningside Park.
After being arrested, a 13-year-old boy allegedly told detectives that he and a couple of fellow minors robbed Majors at the park before one of them stabbed and killed her. It’s unclear, however, if the minors were involved in any drug deal prior to Majors’ murder. It’s also unclear what the motive behind the stabbing was. A 14-year-old was released from police custody on Saturday.
According to ABC, divers were searching the ponds of Morningside Park on Saturday, presumably seeking evidence or a murder weapon.
Worth noting, nobody has publicly tied the stabbing death to a drug deal gone wrong. It’s possible Majors was at the park to buy marijuana, but her murder was completely unrelated. Additionally, the revelation was made by the president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, but the NYPD has remained quiet on the subject so far.
Mullins also stated, “We have a common denominator: marijuana. If you think about that, we don’t enforce marijuana laws anymore. We are basically hands-off on the enforcement of marijuana.”
A candlelight vigil was set to be held at Morningside Park in Majors’ honor on Sunday evening as memorials have sprung up around Barnard College to commemorate the young student.
