2 Accused Of Killing Man During Drug-Related Armed Robbery

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Two men were accused of killing another man during a drug-related armed robbery in White Plains.

Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said a federal indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging Marcus Chambers, 29, and Darnell Kidd, 29, with one count each of murder.

Prosecutors said they killed Jonathan Johnson, 21, on March 18, 2011, in White Plains, during the course of an armed robbery for marijuana.

"In March 2011, Jonathan Johnson was shot dead, the victim of senseless drug-related violence," Strauss said. "As alleged in the indictment, Marcus Chambers and Darnell Kidd are responsible for that murder."

Chambers and Kidd are serving prison sentences from prior federal convictions and will be brought to the federal courthouse in White Plains at a later date to be presented before a magistrate judge.

Both men are charged with one count of murdering Johnson through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.