According to the police officials, the 21-year-old man has been arrested after being indicted in the mutilation, dismemberment and killing of a man he allegedly kidnapped earlier this year. Prosecutors say the 21-year-old defendant allegedly shot his 39-year-old victim, before causing traumatic injuries to him.
He allegedly bound the victim with electrical cord after mutilating parts of his body, including cutting off his tongue, burning his ears and buttocks as well as cutting up his eyes before leaving the man to die.
Authorities say the victim, Juan Jose Gotay, was murdered sometime on the 29th or 30th of January, 2021. Police recovered Gotay’s body in Pennsylvania in April. It remained unclear if the victim was already dead or how long he had been lifeless when he was transported from New York to Pennsylvania.
The defendant, Thomas E. Bovaird, using a pointed instrument on the victim’s eyes that ’caused injuries to his jaw, mouth, and teeth’. Prosecutors say the 21-year-old man is facing a slew of charges, including first-degree murder and kidnapping in the first degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, and two counts of assault in the second degree. He is currently in custody without bail.
