Queens Man Arrested for Bronx Kidnapping and Murder
NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging Ivan Collado with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping resulting in death in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Raymond Resto, a/k/a “Sugar Hill Tone,” on November 26, 2023, in the Bronx. Collado is in custody and will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Ivan Collado mapped out and participated in the brazen and incredibly brutal kidnapping of Raymond Resto in a Target parking lot in the Bronx. When Resto tried to escape, he was cruelly gunned down in front of his wife. Today’s charges show that the relentlessness with which my Office will investigate such alleged callous violence is unwavering, and our message to violent criminals has never been clearer: we won’t stop until justice is served.”
DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III said: “The brutality associated with this case exemplifies the dangers posed to our communities by criminal organizations. DEA and our law enforcement partners are committed to bringing those who cause the most harm to justice. I applaud the swift and diligent work by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the NYPD, NYSP and DEA.”
NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban said: “There is no place in civil society for the alleged acts of barbarism outlined in today’s charges. When grievous crimes like these are committed anywhere in New York City, NYPD detectives are relentless in their work to hold those involved to full account. A major component of those efforts is to keep bringing strong cases to our law enforcement partners, including the skilled prosecutors in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.”
As alleged in the Complaint:
From at least in or about November 23, 2023, through at least in or about November 26, 2023, COLLADO and others conspired to kidnap Raymond Resto, a/k/a “Sugar Hill Tone” (the “Victim”).
On or about November 25, 2023, Collado and a co-conspirator (“CC-1”) registered and activated a tracking device (the “Tracking Device”). The next day, on or about November 26, 2023, Collado and CC-1 conducted surveillance at the Victim’s home in the Bronx, New York, until approximately 3:00 a.m. Collado and CC-1 then followed the Victim as he left his home and drove to an enclosed parking lot in the Bronx (the “Parking Lot”). The Victim parked his car in the Parking Lot and left it overnight. Approximately one hour after the Victim left the Parking Lot, a BMW (the “BMW”) entered and pulled up next to the Victim’s unoccupied car. At the same time, Collado and CC-1 positioned a Nissan (the “Nissan”), registered to Collado, just outside of the Parking Lot where they could observe the driver of the BMW. An individual (“CC-2”) then exited the BMW from the driver’s side and bent down next to the Victim’s car. CC-2 then reentered the BMW and departed with the Nissan following close behind. From that moment until the Victim’s murder, location data for the Tracking Device that Collado and CC-1 activated was consistent with the location of the Victim’s car, demonstrating that CC-2 had installed the Tracking Device on the Victim’s car under Collado’s supervision.
On or about November 26, 2023, at approximately 6:01 p.m., the Victim and his wife returned to the Parking Lot, entered their car, and traveled to a location outside New York City. The Victim and his wife returned to the Parking Lot several hours later at approximately 11:45 p.m., parked their car in the same location, and began walking towards a cab that was waiting for them. As they approached the cab, at approximately 11:49 p.m., the BMW returned to the Parking Lot, and pulled in front of the Victim and his wife. Three kidnappers exited the BMW; two of them attempted to force the Victim into the BMW. Unable to get the Victim inside, one of the kidnappers began shooting the Victim at close range. The Victim struggled to escape while the other kidnappers also opened fire. The Victim was struck at least four times, including once in the face. The kidnappers then entered the BMW and fled the Parking Lot at approximately 11:53 p.m. The Victim was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
On or about November 27, 2023, the Tracking Device was deactivated, and an email address associated with the Tracking Device was deleted.
If you have any information about this case, please call 866-874-8900.
Collado, 46, of Queens, New York, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, and one count of kidnapping resulting in death, which carries a mandatory minimum of life in prison and a maximum sentence of death.
The minimum and maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentence of the defendant will be determined by the judge.
Mr. Williams praised the outstanding work of the DEA Task Force comprised of members of the DEA, NYPD, and New York State Police, as well as members of the NYPD’s Bronx Homicide Squad.
The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ashley C. Nicolas, Courtney L. Heavey, and Joseph H. Rosenberg are in charge of the prosecution.
The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
