New York City transit police have arrested a man who was carrying date-rape drugs in Penn Station in connection with the discovery of a dead woman stuffed in a suitcase near an apartment complex in suburban Long Island, authorities said.
Ronald Schroeder, 41, pleaded not guilty to charges of concealing a human corpse and possession of methamphetamine and GHB at his arraignment Saturday, court records show.
The victim, Seikeya Jones, 31, was found with her wrists and ankles bound inside a suitcase dumped on Nassau Road in Huntington last week, Newsday reported, citing prosecutors' statements in the courtroom. That's about 40 miles east of the city.
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Ron Schroeder, 41, faces charges of concealing human remains and drug possession after police allegedly found a dead woman in a suitcase near his apartment and caught him carrying the date rape drug GHB. (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office)
Schroeder, whose listed address is an apartment building adjacent to the suitcase, did not appear in court due to illness, the paper said, but prosecutors said he gave a “detailed admission” after investigators allegedly found the smell of human remains in his home.
Judge Jennifer Henry ordered Schroeder held without bail and is due back in court Thursday.
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A Google Maps image shows the apartment building on Nassau Road near where police say they recovered Seikeya Jones' remains stuffed in a suitcase. Resident Ronald Schroeder has been arrested. (Google Maps)
Jones' family reported her missing on August 16, according to ABC 7.
A 911 caller reported suspicious activity in the woods outside the Huntington apartment building on Sept. 3, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a statement.
Responding officers found the suitcase and investigators later identified Jones as the victim.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority police arrested Schroeder at Manhattan's Penn Station around 2 p.m. Friday on an outstanding drug warrant, according to authorities.
Entrance to Pennsylvania Station in New York, NY on July 8, 2024. MTA Police arrested Ronald Schroeder at the famous train stop in connection with the remains of a woman found tied up in a suitcase 40 miles away. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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They then added a charge of possession of a controlled substance after allegedly finding gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, also known as the date rape drug GHB.
As of Monday morning, police had not yet released the cause or manner of Jones' death. Additional charges appear likely.
