Wrong case.
Backsrory: Bragg set free migrant gangs who
assaulted cops; says release due to “lack of evidence”
UPI via Yahoo ^ | February 3, 2024 | Mike Heuer
Posted on 2/3/2024, 5:36:41 PM by grundle
Feb. 3 (UPI) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says he released a group of young migrants accused of assaulting two New York City police officers last weekend because he lacked evidence against them.
Controversy surrounding the case has heaped pressure on Bragg after it was revealed that only one of the 13 migrant youths accused of attacking the officers near Times Square last weekend remained in custody on Rikers Island, while the others were released without bond.
“Our profound obligation is to make sure we have the right people charged with the right crimes,” Bragg told reporters Friday. “I don’t think New Yorkers want to charge the wrong person.”
Bragg said video footage of the assault “sickened me and outraged me,” but it was impossible at the time to “conclusively identify each defendant.”
Four of those arrested and since charged with felonies obtained bus tickets for Calexico, Calif., from a local New York charity and have fled New York, CNN reported. An unnamed source said the four used false names to obtain the bus tickets and might be heading to Mexico via Calexico.
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