Extradition of Second Suspect Postponed

NEW YORK—The second suspect arrested in connection with the deadly Kirkland House shooting in May will likely not face charges in Massachusetts until at least September, because prosecutors have not yet obtained the necessary warrant to extradite him from New York.

A court hearing on Tuesday morning to extradite Blayn "Bliz" Jiggetts, 19, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was adjourned until Sept. 8. Jiggetts, who was arrested in Harlem on June 9, will continue to be held in jail without bail.

He has refused to return voluntarily to Mass. to face criminal charges which include first degree murder, accessory after the fact of murder, carrying a gun without a license, and armed robbery. Jiggetts already faced a similar extradition hearing last month, which was also adjourned.

Prosecutors from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office are currently seeking a governor’s warrant, which requires the signatures of both the Mass. and N.Y. governors. The document would allow Jiggetts to be taken involuntarily to Massachusetts to face charges.

According to the Boston Globe, Middlesex Assistant District Attorney Daniel Bennett said on Monday that Jiggetts, Jabrai J. Copney, 20, and Jason Aquino, 23, arrived at Harvard from New York on May 18. Armed with a 9 mm handgun, they met Cambridge resident Justin Cosby, 20, in the Kirkland Annex basement to steal $1,000 in drug money.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s press office could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, and Alicia Maxey Greene, the Manhattan District Attorney’s director of public information, declined to comment. Jiggetts first refused to sign a waiver allowing him to be extradited two months ago.

—Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached at kavoussi@fas.harvard.edu.