Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of DELANO HILL, 20, for placing an inoperable chemical weapon at the entrance of the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) 6th Precinct. As a result of the investigation into this alleged incident, HILL was eventually indicted for a cold case homicide in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The Manhattan D.A.’s Office, Gwinnett County Police Department and NYPD collaborated throughout the entirety of the investigation. 

HILL is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Second Degree; one count of Placing a False Bomb or Hazardous Substance in the First Degree; and one count of one count of Falsely Reporting an Incident in the First Degree. HILL is facing separate murder charges in Gwinnett County. [1]

“We have no tolerance for anyone who threatens or puts members of law enforcement in harm’s way. The defendant’s actions against the NYPD are unacceptable and we will continue to pursue accountability in this matter. I want to thank the NYPD and our law enforcement partners in Georgia for an outstanding and collaborative investigation that has led to significant charges both states,” said District Attorney Bragg. 

“Delano Hill planned a cowardly chemical attack on a local precinct, endangering the officers who risk their lives every day to protect and serve our city,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch.  “This indictment sends a clear message: if you threaten the women and men of the NYPD, you will be found and face the consequences of our criminal justice system. I want to thank our NYPD investigators, the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, and our law enforcement partners in Georgia for their collaboration in taking a violent criminal off the street.” 

As alleged in court document and statements made on the record, on December 19, 2024, HILL allegedly approached the 6th Precinct at 233 West 10th Street and placed a plastic bottle at the entrance with a note. The note claimed the plastic bottle contained chlorine gas and that the note’s author stabbed an individual named “Mr. Jones” in Suwanee, Georgia. The note also allegedly stated there was a second device planted at Yeager International Airport in West Virginia. Law enforcement searched the airport and no device was found.

The contents of the bottle were reviewed by experts at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, who determined it allegedly contained vinegar and bleach at non-toxic levels. Combining vinegar and bleach together can produce chlorine gas. 

The NYPD communicated with members of the Gwinnett County Police Department about the “Mr. Jones” referenced in HILL’s note, which already had an ongoing investigation into the unsolved homicide of a Matthew Jones, who had died in a stabbing incident in Suwanee on September 4, 2022. 

Subsequent search warrants at HILL’s residence in Suwanee recovered a 24-page document that allegedly described, among other things, the placing of a bottle containing chlorine gas at a New York City Police Precinct in 2024 and the murder of Matthew Jones. HILL was indicted for murder, among other charges, in Gwinnett County in June 2025. 

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant D.A. Tyler Keefe, Senior Investigative Counsel Edward Burns, under the supervision of Assistant D.A.’s David Stuart (Chief of the Counter Terrorism Unit), Chis Beard (Rackets Deputy Bureau Chief), Christopher Conroy Chief of the Rackets Bureau) and Executive Assistant D.A. Jodie Kane (Chief of the Investigation Division). DANY Investigator Kevin Yorke, Counter Terrorism Analyst Elena Christenfeld, and Director of Intelligence and Analysis Ryan Rittenberg are also assisting with the case. 

D.A. Bragg thanked Detective Haras Karimi and Detective John Chilelli from NYPD’s Intelligence Division Leads Investigation Unit and the Gwinnett County Police Department.

 

Defendant Information:

DELANO HILL 

Suwanee, Georgia

Charged:

• Attempted Criminal Possession of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count
• Placing a False Bomb or Hazardous Substance in the First Degree, a class D felony, one count
• Falsely Reporting an Incident in the First Degree, a class D felony, one count

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[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. All factual recitations are derived from documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court.