Chad Irish Arrested in Connection with Yazmeen Williams' Tragic Death After Her Body Was Found in a Body Bag on the Streets of Manhattan

A man with a long criminal history has been arrested and charged after a New York City woman was found shot dead, wrapped in a sleeping bag, and left outside in the trash.

Chad Irish, 55, has a twin brother also named Chad with his own criminal records.

He faces charges of concealing a human corpse, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing. 

He was taken in for questioning on Monday in connection with the death of 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams.

However, he has not been charged with her murder at this time.

Yazmeen Williams

Irish has a history of 21 previous offenses, according to sources. 

In 1994, he was convicted of attempted arson for trying to blow up his uncle’s Bronx home.

He intentionally tampered with a gas pipe and two propane tanks, causing an explosion. 

He served three years in prison for this crime.

On Monday, Irish was mobbed by angry locals when police brought him in for questioning regarding Williams' death. 

The victim’s grieving mother, Nicole Williams, confronted Irish as police transported him from the Straus Houses, a NYCHA complex in Kips Bay.

During the chaos, one man managed to punch Irish while others shouted, "Kill him," according to video footage.

Chad Irish

Williams' body was discovered late Friday, stuffed inside a sleeping bag and discarded next to a pile of trash on East 27th Street in Manhattan. 

Her death was ruled a homicide after police confirmed on Monday that she had been shot in the head. 

Nicole Williams had previously told The Post that she suspected her daughter’s killer was a friend who uses a wheelchair.

Irish became a suspect after he was allegedly seen in an electric wheelchair dragging the sleeping bag, according to sources.

At a press briefing on Tuesday, Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer revealed that Yazmeen was about to start a new job with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. 

“It hits home,” Torres-Springer said. 

“While she has not yet been a public servant, the entire city feels for her.” 

Mayor Eric Adams called the killing “horrific,” expressing outrage over the inhumanity of dragging someone's daughter down the street. 

"He should be lucky that the police got him before that community," Adams remarked.

His mother, Theresa Irish, expressed her prayers for everyone involved. 

"I’m just praying for us all, asking God to get us through this," she told The Post on Tuesday. 

"I am praying for my son, I’m praying for the young lady. Just keeping everybody in prayer," she added. 

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