Isaac Argro, 22, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on Saturday night on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon as the distraught mother and sisters of his alleged victim Azsia Johnson looked on. Johnson, 20, was shot near Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street Wednesday as she pushed her 3-month-old baby in a stroller to meet up with Argro, who had recently been trying to return to the practice. good luck after months of abuse and threats, police and family members said. Argro was dressed in black and wearing a ski mask as he paced back and forth while waiting to kill his estranged girlfriend, Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Brittany DeCesare told Judge Eric Schumacher. Lisa DeSort, mother of Azsia Johnson, with her daughters following the suit. James KeivomDeSort hugs her daughters outside the courthouse. James Keivom “This case can only be described as a premeditated execution. The defendant convinced the victim to meet after work under the pretense that he wanted to give the deceased items for their 3-month-old daughter,” DeCesare said, as the victim’s mother, Lisa DeSort, began to cry inconsolably. “Defendant shot mother of his child in head, holding crying 3-month-old [daughter] in the cart as he ran away,” the prosecutor said. After committing the gruesome murder, Argro called Johnson’s family and asked where his child was while threatening that another unknown person was “next,” officials alleged. “As far as your honor is concerned, people are asking that the accused be remanded in custody. This case can only be described as a premeditated execution,” DeCesare told the judge. Johnson was fatally shot while walking with her 3-month-old daughter on the Upper East Side. DeSort blasted Queens County for failing to hear her daughter’s domestic violence report before her death. James Cavem After Schumacher jailed Argro without bail, the suspected killer asked the court for protective custody and medical attention. He is due back in court on July 7 and faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. “I thought I could be stronger than what I was, but I had a little bit of a meltdown because it’s the first time I’ve really heard what really happened in chronological order,” Lisa DeSort told The Post after court. “To be honest, I wanted to jump up and scream, ‘coward,’” he explained. “You’re not a man, you’re a monster.” That’s what I wanted to scream.” Isaac Argro, Johnson’s alleged killer, is being held in jail without bail.James Keivom DeSort said her daughter’s alleged killer was a gang member her family had dubbed “Angry Bird.” “I honestly allowed you to enter my home. I don’t allow people into my house. I tried to treat you like a son. I wanted you to be a part of your daughter’s life. But you couldn’t be a politician. That’s all we wanted. That’s all my daughter wanted,” he said when asked what he would say to Argro. DeSort thanked the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams for the city’s quick response to the case. Argro was arrested two days after the murder in his apartment building in Brooklyn, where members of the murdered woman’s extended family also live. Argro was charged with second degree murder and second degree weapons possession. DANIEL WILLIAM MCKNIGHT After shooting Johnson, Argro allegedly left his daughter in the stroller and ran away.gofundme However, the grieving mother accused the city of ignoring her daughter’s complaints of abuse and stalking. At one point, when Argro threatened to kill DeSort, a domestic abuse counselor dismissed the remark as “free speech,” she claimed. “I am very disappointed in the borough of Queens. When my daughter reached out, she was abused and assaulted, which was documented. She reached out and I reached out multiple times with threats and stalking… we were chased and chased away.,” DeSort said. Johnson’s 3-month-old baby girl and other toddler were being cared for by extended family members. “The baby is perfect and in great hands,” DeSort said with a big smile. “Both babies, actually”
