Littlejohn Charged With Kidnapping Student In 2005

District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, have announced that former Manhattan bar bouncer Darryl Littlejohn — the principal suspect in the murder case of Imette St. Guillen — has been charged with the abduction of a 19-year old York College student six months ago in South Jamaica.
According to the district attorney, Littlejohn, 41, of 153-26 121st Avenue in Jamaica, has been charged in a four-count indictment filed in Supreme Court, Queens County, with kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the second degree, assault in the second degree and criminal impersonation in the first degree. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
Kelly said, “The case was turned over to the Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau because law enforcement impersonation issues were involved. I want to commend our Internal Affairs detectives and the prosecutors for their work in this important case.”
According to the charges, at about 4 p.m. on October 19, 2005 the then 19-year old victim was returning home from classes at York College. As she reached the vicinity of 107th Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica, it is alleged that she was accosted by Littlejohn, who was wearing clothing purporting to identify himself as a law enforcement officer. He allegedly demanded her identification, which she provided to him, and then turned her around, rear cuffed her and threw her into the back seat of his van.
He then, according to the charges, got into the van and attempted to drive away. The victim at that point got up and tried to open the rear passenger side door at which time Littlejohn allegedly struck her twice, told her not to move and threw a jacket over her head.
The victim, still handcuffed, then pushed herself against the door, opened it and jumped out of the moving van.
She was assisted by some neighborhood children and a couple of good samaritans — who immediately called the police — and was removed to Mary Immaculate Hospital where she was treated for injuries suffered during the incident. It is alleged that during the course of the abduction, the defendant stole the victim’s cell phone.
Littlejohn, who was formerly employed as a bouncer at The Falls, a Soho bar located at 218 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, was ordered to be held without bail.