Suspect Arraigned on Charges of Concealing Corpse

Ronald Schroeder, 41, of Huntington Station, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of  concealment of a human corpse after the body of Seikeya Jones, 33, of Huntington Station was discovered inside of a suitcase.

Jones’ body was found Sept. 3, stuffed in a suitcase that was left near an apartment building at 320 Nassau Road.

He was arrested Sept. 6 at Penn Station and charged with after he showed up to the LIRR Lost & Found Office to claim his backpack, which he had previously left on a Long Island Rail Road train. Schroeder’s backpack was allegedly found to contain quantities of both methamphetamine and GHB or “liquid ecstasy,” the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. He also faces narcotics charges but has not been charged in her death.

“This case is immensely troubling. Ms. Jones and her family deserve a full investigation,” Tierney said. “We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure
that the victim and her family receive justice.”

Jones was found with her wrists and ankles bound with a cord. Her cause of death has not yet been determined and the results of an autopsy are pending.

Jones was last seen alive on Aug. 29, inside the apartment building with Schroeder who  rented an apartment there.

On Wednesday, Schroeder was arraigned on an indictment before Acting Supreme Court
Justice Steven A. Pilewski for the following charges:

 Concealment of a Human Corpse, a Class E felony;
 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony;
 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, a Class C felony; and
 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A
misdemeanor.

He was ordered held on $500,000 cash, $1,000,000 bond or $5,000,000 partially secured bond. Schroeder is due back in court on Oct.  16 and faces up to nine years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Christopher Gioe.