Alleged Bloods Gangster Arrested in McDonald's Drive-Thru Killing of Man With Mob Ties By Checkey Beckford
Published at 6:43 PM EDT on Oct 11, 2018 | Updated at 7:45 PM EDT on Oct 11, 2018
A Brooklyn man has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire and gun possession in the Oct. 4 killing of Sylvester Zottola
Zottola, a 71-year-old Bronx man with ties to the Bonanno crime family, was shot several times in the head and body at a McDonald's
The man arrested Thursday has ties to a different gang, according to prosecutors: Bushawn Shelton was a high-ranking member of the Bloods Police say they've made an arrest in the shooting death of a 71-year-old man with mob ties at a McDonald's drive-thru in the Bronx earlier this month.
Bushawn Shelton of Brooklyn has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire and possession of a firearm in the Oct. 4 killing of Sylvester Zottola. The criminal complaint does not charge Shelton with murder, but instead suggests that he was behind ordering multiple attempts on Zottola's life.
Zottola was shot several times in the head and body at the fast-food restaurant on Webster Avenue in what police described at the time as a possible mob hit. Zottola had ties to the Bonanno crime family, authorities said.
But the man arrested Thursday has ties to a different gang, according to prosecutors: Shelton, of East New York, was a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang.
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Prosecutors said a search of his home turned up a loaded gun and $45,000 in cash, which he claimed was from his T-shirt business. But his grandmother told investigators that he'd come into the money recently, after Zottola's murder.
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