ALBANY — Two men — including a previously unnamed defendant — were arraigned on murder and weapons charges Thursday in the killing of Arell K. Agapito, who was found dying of a gunshot wound Sept. 26 in a Pine Hills alley.
Khaliq M. Ibrahim, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and weapons possession, the same counts he faced when police apprehended him in early October. Jonathan Rampersad, 24, who was arraigned after state Supreme Court Justice William Little opened a sealed indictment, faces six charges including murder and weapons offenses as well as tampering with evidence.
“They went the extra mile and (were) able to draw a connection and charge the second defendant with murder and being part of the conspiracy to commit that murder,” Albany District Attorney Lee Kindlon said. “Doing that extra work, we’re able to figure out that the plot was bigger, basically.”…