Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of TERRENCE HAYNES, a/k/a “Rallo,” 43, SHAUN MCCLAM, a/k/a “Sunny,” 40, and LUIS ROMAN, a/k/a “Isaac Roman,” a/k/a “Zack,” a/k/a “Lite,” 28, for conspiring to murder 37-year-old Timothy “TJ” Parker in a dispute over drug sales.

All defendants are charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree. MCCLAM and ROMAN are also each charged with one count of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.^[1]  

“As alleged, for several weeks these defendants carefully plotted to murder Timothy Parker before fatally shooting him last fall,” said District Attorney Bragg. “We see time and time again the countless lives that are taken due to gun violence and we stand at the ready to prosecute those who commit these acts of violence.”

According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, in September 2022, the defendants and victim all lived in or near NYCHA’s George Washington Houses in East Harlem. HAYNES, who was incarcerated, had an ongoing dispute with Parker over drugs and money he claimed Parker owed to him through a drug dealing operation. HAYNES asked MCCLAM and ROMAN to help him retaliate against Parker over a series of jail phone calls.

In one instance, on September 29, 2022, HAYNES told ROMAN that Parker was on “borderline eviction notice.”

On October 4, 2022, in response to HAYNES saying that Parker was on the “eviction list,” ROMAN stated, “All right. The gloves is off for them then, is that what you saying?”

In the days leading up to the murder, HAYNES grew increasingly upset that Parker was not picking up his calls. On October 1, 2022, HAYNES told another co-conspirator to threaten Parker and that if he didn’t give him “everything” immediately, Parker would “get his head bust.”

On October 21 and 22, 2022, MCCLAM used his cell phone to video the hallway of Parker’s apartment building and Parker himself.

On October 24, 2022, ROMAN retrieved a gun from another individual and gave it to MCCLAM.

At approximately 10:15 p.m., MCCLAM wore a black wig, disguised himself as a delivery worker and rode an e-bike to Parker’s building. MCCLAM circled the building and walked through the lobby multiple times over the next several hours, at one point passing Parker, all while changing his appearance two more times.

On October 25, 2022, at approximately 2:30 a.m., MCCLAM shot Parker outside of his apartment in the body and head, killing him. Immediately after the shooting, MCCLAM and ROMAN shared information from CitizenApp about the murder and celebrated. In one instance, MCCLAM sent text messages that ROMAN could “get some good rest now” and “sleep good.”

Assistant D.A.s Daniel Makofsky (Deputy Chief of Trial Bureau 80) and Sean Flatow (Trial Bureau 50) are handling the prosecution of the case under the supervision of Executive Assistant D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division). Senior Digital Evidence Analyst Jesse Hixon offered invaluable assistance on the investigation.

D.A. Bragg thanked the detectives and supervisors of the NYPD’s 23rd Precinct Detective Squad and the Manhattan North Homicide and Shooting Enhancement Team, especially Detectives Tyler Conner, William Dunn, Edward Stackpole, and Paul Pastorini.

Defendant Information:
TERRENCE HAYNES, a/k/a “Rallo”
New York, NY
 
Charged:

• Cosnpiracy in the Second Degree, a class B felony, one count

SHAUN MCCLAM, a/k/a “Sunny”
New York, NY

Charged:

• Murder in the Second Degree, an A-I felony, one count
• Conspiracy in the Second Degree, a class B felony, one count
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, two counts

LUIS ROMAN, a/k/a “Isaac Roman,” a/k/a “Zack,” a/k/a “Lite”
New York, NY
Charged:

• Murder in the Second Degree, an A-I felony, one count
• Conspiracy in the Second Degree, a class B felony, one count
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, two counts

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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.