14-Year-Old In Custody In Connection To Murder Of Man Found Naked, Tied To Bed

[staysblazed_xo]

"Police say a 14-year-old suspect is in custody in connection to the murder of a man who was found naked and partially tied to his bed in Rhanwhurst. Detectives say 60-year-old Al Chernoff was discovered dead inside the bedroom of his Rhawnhurst duplex on the 8000 block of Algon Avenue on Monday.

Police say no charges have been filed at this time.

Chernoff had a large wound on his head, gashes on his chest and was naked and partially tied to his bed.

Police sources tell Eyewitness News Chernoff was robbed and killed by a suspected escort."

L I N K !!

Mr. Chernoff!

 

[Old Man Metal]

Huh. Who's the criminal in this one again?

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

Huh. Who's the criminal in this one again?

I agree. That cat it a shifty looking dodger...

But seriously, a 14 year old? What a tar pit of depravity.

 

[Old Man Metal]

Chernoff had a large wound on his head, gashes on his chest

He could have gotten all that just from staring at his cat like that.

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

He could have gotten all that just from staring at his cat like that.

But how did the cat get him naked?

 

[Sevens My Charm]

But how did the cat get him naked?

Come on @Blunderbuss Firozabad .. the asshole slept naked .. that cat scoped it out every night!

 

[Old Man Metal]

But how did the cat get him naked?

Unfortunately I think that's where the 14-year-old comes into play.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

At least the animals in the home were not injured or killed.

The girl in custody is named Ajahnae Smaugh

 

[Keepalowprofile]

 

[Old Man Metal]

That's a chick, right? 'Cause if it is, I gotta apologize to Mr. Chernoff there. I figured it was an underaged boywhore that killed him.

With the cat, of course.

 

[Sudonim]

That's a chick, right? 'Cause if it is, I gotta apologize to Mr. Chernoff there. I figured it was an underaged boywhore that killed him.

With the cat, of course.

I assumed it was a set up. The pair picked out a vulnerable person to rob using sex as the contact. Escorting and prostitution being legal here..this type of a thing is fairly common. The police actually put out warnings telling people to use legit places of business for hookups and to stop picking up "women"(half the time theres never a woman lol) off random websites

 

[Satanica]

Authorities say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the beating death of a well-known animal rescuer in his Philadelphia home.

Court documents indicate the teenager is also charged with robbery, evidence tampering and other counts in the Nov. 4 death of 59-year-old Albert Chernoff.
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Chernoff, a longtime city employee, went by the nickname of "Alley Cat" and used that name for his one-man cat rescue operation that was featured on the NATGeoTV reality show Rescue Ink.

The Defender Association of Philadelphia, listed in court documents as representing the teen, couldn't be reached Sunday.

Girl, 14, charged in beating death of animal rescuer

Authorities say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the beating death of a well-known animal rescuer in a Philadelphia home

abcnews.go.com

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Mar 30, 2022

Ajahnae Smaugh is a name that everyone should know. Ajahnae became a victim of sex trafficking at the age of 14 years old when texting online with an unknown man. Growing up, Ajahnae loved the tv show Dance Moms.

According to The Washington Post, 59-year-old Al Chernoff promised to provide Ajahnae with iPhone and money in exchange for oral sex. Al, “Alley Cat '' Chernoff was well known in the Philadelphia community as a cat rescuer. But, personal friends have come out and said he was also known to buy sex.

On November 5th, 2019, Chernoff drove Ajahnae to his house, where he convinced her to tie him up and demanded she gives him oral sex. This is an act of trafficking a minor, and no matter the circumstances a 14-year-old child cannot consent to sex with an adult. That night, Chernoff was killed during their interaction and Ajahnae later turned herself in to the police.

Ajahnae was charged with 5 felonies and has been in Philadelphia Juvenile Detention Center since 2019. She was denied her bail motion and is being charged as an adult. If charged, Ajahnae faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years despite being only 14-years-old. Both the police and the attorneys have been delaying the trial as they continue their investigations into Chernoff’s behavior.

Facebook pages and Change.org pages in support of Chernoff have campaigned against Ajahnae and dehumanized her online. The community of cat lovers around him has portrayed Ajahnae as a stone-cold killer, leaving vile and racist comments about her online. They refer to Ajahnae as a child prostitute, even though children cannot even be prostitutes. Since they cannot consent to sex, they are rape and trafficking victims. One comment wrote, “The defendant must pay for this senseless murder. Until prosecutors make these thugs accountable, this will continue.” Another, “She should be treated as an adult, she's an evil murdering, selfish little devil.” This has been a very controversial case in the local community, as supporters of Ajahnae question what business a 59-year-old white man could have with a 14-year-old black girl.

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By: Isabella LaFreniere & Amanda JonesAjahnae Smaugh is a name that everyone should know. Ajahnae became a victim of sex trafficking at the age of 14 years old when texting online with an unknown man. Growing up, Ajahnae loved the tv show Dance Moms. According to The Washington Post, 59-year-old...

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It must have been kicked back to Juvenile court since no further updates and she is in the case look up.

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

I hope she is charged as a juvenile, sounds like she was in a horrible situation. Yes he was an animal rescuer but he had no empathy for a child who needed rescuing.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

The only issue I see is if he was tied up she could have left.

I think she robbed him and there is probably other information left out to make her more favorable.

But I agree she should be tried as a juvenile and put into a program such as GEMS and given counseling as a condition of her sentence.