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Family Seeks Legal Action Over NYPD and ACS Handling of Toddler’s Murder

An internal NYPD review is underway after clergy accused officers of delaying welfare checks for the missing toddler

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Rev. Kevin McCall embraces Octavia Roane, the maternal grandmother of Montrell Williams, after a press conference outside the 40th Pct. Monday, June 16, 2025 in the Bronx, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Rev. Kevin McCall joins Montrell Williams’ maternal grandmother and other religious leaders at the 40th Precinct in the Bronx on June 16, 2025.
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Overview

  • Montrell Williams’s body was pulled from the East River on June 11 and identified by DNA, weeks after he vanished during a visit with his father.
  • Arius Williams was arrested June 9 for custodial interference and charged June 12 with murder and manslaughter; he is held without bail.
  • Family representatives and clergy held a June 16 rally outside the 40th Precinct alleging both NYPD and ACS ignored warning signs from a history of domestic violence.
  • Requests for help after Montrell’s mother called 911 on May 11 were treated as a custody dispute, delaying an urgent missing-child response.
  • The family has retained legal counsel to pursue a lawsuit while the NYPD continues an internal probe into its initial handling of the disappearance.