Staten Island man stabbed to death by new roommate for spending too much time in bathroom

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A dispute between two new Staten Island roommates over bathroom access 
ended with one man dead and the other accused of murder after a botched 
cover-up attempt, police said Wednesday.

When the NYPD arrived at the pair’s apartment Tuesday morning, they found 
victim Justin Gaston, 37, naked from the waist down in the bathtub, with a 
stab wound to his sternum and a knife in his hand, police said.

Cops determined the “suicide” scene was staged, and roommate Raiquan 
Becheam soon confessed to the killing only a few weeks after the two men 
first arrived in the apartment used as a temporary shelter for the 
homeless, said a police source with knowledge of the case.

z“They were particularly arguing over time Gaston spent in the bathroom,” 
the source said, adding the 27-year-old Becheam placed the corpse in the 
tub after the fatal stabbing in another room in their small apartment.

Gaston’s devastated mother was stunned by the news of his death Wednesday.

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“This is a bad blow for her,” said family friend Kiki Macklemore, as 
Gaston’s mom wept in the background.

“He was just a gentle spirit. He wouldn’t heart a soul. He was loved 
dearly,” she said. “It’s going to be a trying time right now. His 
grandfather just died last week.”

Cops called to the home on Jersey St. near Stanley Ave. in St. George 
found Gaston’s body sitting upright in the bathtub about 8:20 a.m.

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Becheam, under questioning, “spilled the beans” and admitted stabbing 
Gaston over their “living arrangements,” the police source said. The 
suspect also admitted posing the body in the bathtub to make it look like 
a suicide, the source said.

“I stabbed him one time in the kitchen by the front door by the 
refrigerator,” Becheam eventually admitted to police, according to a 
criminal complaint. “I attacked him.”

Becheam was arraigned in Staten Island Criminal Court Wednesday on charges 
of murder and weapon possession. He was ordered held without bail.

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Gaston was born in Houston, and knew at age 5 he wanted to live in New 
York City, his mother, Kimberly Janet Gaston-Abbey told the Daily News.

“He didn’t even know what life had in store. He wanted to become famous 
fashion designer,” she said. “He loved fashion. From a little boy I can 
remember him always trying on and dressing up in my clothes and 
redesigning one of my outfits.”

She described him as someone who wasn’t afraid to live “by his own rules.”

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“He wasn’t going to let anything stand in his way,” his mother said. “In 
2010 he packed everything he owned and moved to New York. “He’s had trials 
and tribulations and wasn’t a saint but still loved life in spite of 
everything that was thrown his way. I will truly miss my son but I’m 
thankful that he was able to live out some part of his dreams.”

“He lived and died in the state he has always loved,” she said.

Gaston was trying to find some stability in his life, Macklemore said.

“He was just a fun spirited young guy, not even at the full point of his 
life,” the family friend said.

Manuel Padilla, who runs a deli across the street from the home the men 
were sharing, described Becheam as a quiet man who would come in to buy 
chips and soda.

“He would come here every day, directly from across the street. He was 
quiet,” said Padilla. “Over there, it’s nothing but drugs and fighting.”

On Nov. 19, Becheam was arrested for punching and kicking an acquaintance 
in Brooklyn, court records show. A judge ordered him released without bail 
the next day.

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At the time of his arrest, Becheam said he lived in Canarsie, Brooklyn. He 
was moved to the Staten Island shelter shortly after his arrest, cops 
said.


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