Former BHS Panther Ishmoile Mohammed, left and Reynold Jennings, right. A 2007 Babylon High School graduate, and Panther football star, has been charged in connection with the accidental death of a 14-year-old who apparently died of exposure Thurs., Jan 1. Police gave this account:

First Precinct Patrol units responded to a 9-1- 1 call of a person in the roadway in front of 50 Watson Ave., West Babylon at approximately 3:45 a.m. A newspaper delivery person discovered the victim, later identified as Garrett Quedens, 14 of 61 Woodrow Pkwy., West Babylon, lying on the side of the roadway. Quedens was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

Following a police investigation, Suffolk Police arrested Ishmoile Mohammed III, 19, of 230 Midwood Rd., West Babylon, charging him with unlawfully dealing with a child, 1st degree. Police said Mohammed provided a bottle of vodka that was consumed by Quedens, and a 14-year-old friend, whose name was not released by police.

In addition, Reynold Jennings, 23, of 230 Midwood Rd., West Babylon, was also charged with unlawfully dealing with a child, 1st degree. He gave Mohammed the bottle of vodka, said police, who then gave it to Quedens.

Mohammed was part of the Babylon High School Panther football team, #34 and joined the Army National Guard. In November, 2008, he was promoted to Private. He was also one of three local athletes tapped for the New York State Empire Challenge.

Ishmoile Mohammed, Panthers #34, scoring for Babylon in a November 2005 game. The young man, now a member of the Army National Guard, is being charged by police with unlawfully dealing with a child in connection with the accidental death of a 14-year old West Babylon youth. Photo by Garrett Meade