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Federal agents take Bridgeport murder suspect into custody in N.Y.

U.S. Marshals have taken a suspect in a Bridgeport homicide into custody after finding him in Staten Island, N.Y. Monday morning, city police said.

Jahleel Bailey, 22, will be extradited to Connecticut and charged with murder and carrying a dangerous weapon, they said. His bail will be set at $1 million.

Police said Bailey fatally stabbed his sisters’ husband, Brandon Goode, on Dec. 13. after a dispute at their home at 202 Harral Ave. At the time, police said Goode had several injuries to his lower extremities that he wasn’t able to survive.

“This arrest is the result of excellent work by Det.