Two Males Arrested And Charged With Sanitation Worker Murder In Philly
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Aug. 10,2023
It was In November of last year that Ikeem Johnson was gunned down in front of Lincoln High School. He was working as a sanitation worker when his truck was flagged down. He stepped out of his truck and was gunned down. Two black males. One did the shooting, the other was a getaway driver. They remained free for almost a year.
The second suspect in the Nov. 18th murder of a 35-year-old, on-duty Phila. sanitation worker has been arrested by @USMS_Philly and @PhillyPolice homicide detectives. At 3:00 pm today, Rasheem Trusty, 31, was apprehended in the 6900 block of Frankford Avenue. pic.twitter.com/wuHxMsm9Hm
— U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia (@USMS_Philly) August 8, 2023
This week, US Marshal’s found Rasheem Trusty of the 900 block of S. 4th Street, on the 6900 block of Frankford Ave. He was arrested without incident. He joins Nushar J. Scott, 40, who was already in custody for the murder.
Both are charged with murder and are being held without bail. Police did not give a motive for the killing, which they said previously, was a planned hit.