Overview
- Police charged Christopher Moss, 38, with concealment of a human corpse after officers found a man's head and torso in a garbage bin outside 569 East 21st Street on Oct. 17.
- Moss also faces counts including assault on a police officer, attempted criminal possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, and obstructing governmental administration, police said.
- Officers moved to arrest Moss early Sunday near Beverly Road, where he allegedly headbutted an officer and tried to grab an officer’s gun and taser before being taken into custody.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to identify the victim and determine the cause of death, which police have not yet classified as a homicide.
- Residents reported a powerful odor in the building for days and said they heard arguments between two men; a superintendent reported seeing a tenant place several bags in the trash.