A suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of Robert De Niro’s grandson, it has been claimed.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that , with his mother, Drena, confirming the sad news.
Although his cause of death has not officially been shared, she later alleged that .
According to multiple reports, 20-year-old Sofia Haley Marks has now been taken into custody over his death.
Law enforcement sources told that she had been arrested on ‘federal drug distribution charges’.
She is expected to appear in federal court on Friday.
Leandro was found unconscious inside a home in New York on July 2, with NYPD sources telling E! News at the time that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Drena publicly confirmed the news of her loss on the same day, sharing a tribute to her late son on Instagram.
Beside a photo of the teenager, she penned: ‘My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.
‘You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you.
I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama.
‘You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you. I’m so sorry my baby.
‘Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.’
Robert, who adopted Drena during his marriage to Diahnne Abbott, with Metro.co.uk on the news.
‘I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,’ he said. ‘We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone.
‘We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for the Southern District of New York and Robert De Niro for a comment.
