Suffolk Reporter

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced today that Ronald Schroeder, 41, of Huntington Station, has been indicted for Concealment of a Human Corpse following the discovery of Seikeya Jones' body in a suitcase in Huntington Station.

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

According to the investigation, on September 2, 2024, Suffolk County Police responded to a call about suspicious activity and a foul odor outside an apartment building on Nassau Road in Huntington Station. Upon further investigation, police found the partially decomposed remains of Seikeya Jones inside a suitcase by the side of the building.

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

Jones was last seen alive on August 29, 2024, inside the building with Schroeder, who also rented an apartment there. After her body was found, police were unable to locate Schroeder for questioning until he resurfaced in Manhattan.

On September 6, 2024, Schroeder was located at Penn Station after he appeared at the LIRR Lost & Found Office to claim his backpack left on a Long Island Railroad train. The backpack allegedly contained quantities of methamphetamine and GHB or “liquid ecstasy.” Having been located, he was taken into custody and charged with both narcotics charges and concealment of Jones’ corpse.

On September 18, 2024, Schroeder was arraigned on an indictment before Acting Supreme Court Justice Steven A. Pilewski for several 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.

Justice Pilewski ordered Schroeder held on $500,000 cash bail or $1 million bond or $5 million partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Schroeder is due back in court on October 16, 2024 and faces up to nine years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Christopher Gioe.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Jonathan Cappiello from the Major Crime Bureau and Frank Schroeder from the Homicide Bureau. The investigation was conducted by Detective Frankie Sierra from the Suffolk County Homicide Squad.

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