Five suspects in the attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square appeared this Friday in Manhattan Criminal Court. Although they are accused of assault, four of them could be released on bail.
These are the bails set for four of the accused:
- Darwin Gómez Izquiel – $150,000 dollars ($50,000 cash)
- Yorman Reverón – $250,000 ($100,000 cash)
- Kelvin Arocha – $65,000 ($15,000 cash)
- Yohenry Brito – $65,000 ($15,000 cash)
Wilson Juárez, 21, is the only one who, according to court documents, will remain detained.
If the bail is paid, there would be a hearing in the next 72 hours, confirmed our reporter Rolman Vergara, from Univision 41.
“We must get them out of this country immediately”
Fernando Mateo, founder and spokesperson of Bodegueros Unidos de América, disagreed with the conditional releases on bail that the suspects could receive and emphasized that they should be removed from the country.
“We must remove them immediately. They cannot come to commit crimes, steal, murder and harm anyone,” he told Univision 41.
He also warned that “criminals are taking advantage” due to the controversial law of freedom without bail, for not being able to pay it.
“They are taking advantage against the winemakers, against the taxi drivers, against all New Yorkers in general. And now against the authorities,” he said.
However, activists like Sergio Uzurin, of NYC Icewatch, complain about alleged harassment of immigrants outside shelters, such as the one in Times Square.
“We urge the public to watch the full body camera video of the officers. Let them decide for themselves. We are against it being used as an excuse to justify the mayor’s (Eric Adams) economic crisis,” he said.
How the attack on the police officers occurred, according to court documents
On January 27, near 220 West 42nd Street, two police officers ordered the defendants to West 41st Street. Finally, an officer grabbed Yohenry Brito and pushed him against a building.
Brito then attempted to escape and fought the officers while being held on the ground. He then fled the scene and was arrested on January 31.
The first four individuals arrested that night were Gómez Izquiel, Juárez, Arocha and Reverón, but it is Gómez Izquiel who is accused of allegedly grabbing one officer and kicking the other once.
Reverón allegedly grabbed, pulled and threw the two officers to the ground.
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Obed Beltrán, the Mexican who died during a shooting on the subway, was described as a very hard-working and fighter man, who worked hard with the dream of building a new house for his family.
2/12
The 35-year-old man was the only fatal victim of a shooting that broke out on the platform of the Mount Eden station of the New York subway last Monday. Her wife revealed that he was talking to her on the phone at the time the tragedy occurred.
3/12
An alleged dispute led to the armed attack that left another five people injured.
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4/12
Obed emigrated to New York from his native Tehuacán, in the state of Puebla, with the hope of sending money to his family to improve their living conditions and to be able to build their own house and worked as a worker in the City.
5/12
“He was a worker in the construction industry, very loved within the work environment, because he was a man who fulfilled his work hours,” he described him. “He was always looking for overtime to have a little more dollars, save more and send more to his people,” said Mexican Consul in New York Jorge Islas, who said he interviewed his co-workers.
6/12
Obed used to send videos to his daughters and his wife with positive messages. “I love them. Nice day my princesses. Maybe they give your mom a kiss. “I love my three beautiful girls,” this father of the family commonly expressed.
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7/12
“Look forward to your first day of school, I love you so much, nice start to school,” he commented in another video shared by the family to Univision 41.
8/12
Samantha Arellano, his wife, described Beltrán Sánchez as a loving father who worked hard from New York with the dream of building a house for the family. “Very good dad, very good husband. An unconditional love from him to us and us to him. And that ends me because he went to work for them, for me, for us, for his family,” said his wife from Mexico.
9/12
Police released images of two teenagers suspected of firing 19 shots.
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10/12
So far none of those involved have been arrested. Police asked anyone with information to contact 188857PISTA.
11/12
Consul Islas assures that the New York authorities are committed to finding those responsible for the crime. “They have offered me that there will be no impunity and that there will be forcefulness with the full weight of the law,” he said.
12/12
Obed’s body will be repatriated to his native Tehuacán, in Puebla, where he will be buried.
The document clarifies that Juárez and Arocha did not hit any of the police officers, but Arocha kicked a radio and Juárez watched from a distance, waiting for Brito to give him his gray jacket.
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1/12
Obed Beltrán, the Mexican who died during a shooting on the subway, was described as a very hard-working and fighter man, who worked hard with the dream of building a new house for his family.
2/12
The 35-year-old man was the only fatal victim of a shooting that broke out on the platform of the Mount Eden station of the New York subway last Monday. Her wife revealed that he was talking to her on the phone at the time the tragedy occurred.
3/12
An alleged dispute led to the armed attack that left another five people injured.
Swipe here to continue with the gallery
4/12
Obed emigrated to New York from his native Tehuacán, in the state of Puebla, with the hope of sending money to his family to improve their living conditions and to be able to build their own house and worked as a worker in the City.
5/12
“He was a worker in the construction industry, very loved within the work environment, because he was a man who fulfilled his work hours,” he described him. “He was always looking for overtime to have a little more dollars, save more and send more to his people,” said Mexican Consul in New York Jorge Islas, who said he interviewed his co-workers.
6/12
Obed used to send videos to his daughters and his wife with positive messages. “I love them. Nice day my princesses. Maybe they give your mom a kiss. “I love my three beautiful girls,” this father of the family commonly expressed.
Swipe here to continue with the gallery
7/12
“Look forward to your first day of school, I love you so much, nice start to school,” he commented in another video shared by the family to Univision 41.
8/12
Samantha Arellano, his wife, described Beltrán Sánchez as a loving father who worked hard from New York with the dream of building a house for the family. “Very good dad, very good husband. An unconditional love from him to us and us to him. And that ends me because he went to work for them, for me, for us, for his family,” said his wife from Mexico.
9/12
Police released images of two teenagers suspected of firing 19 shots.
Swipe here to continue with the gallery
10/12
So far none of those involved have been arrested. Police asked anyone with information to contact 188857PISTA.
11/12
Consul Islas assures that the New York authorities are committed to finding those responsible for the crime. “They have offered me that there will be no impunity and that there will be forcefulness with the full weight of the law,” he said.
12/12
Obed’s body will be repatriated to his native Tehuacán, in Puebla, where he will be buried.
2024-02-16 23:44:00
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