On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg detailed the charges filed against seven of them over the incident.
“She looks like Betty, the ugly one,” says Yohenry before the altercation
In the images from the body camera of one of the officers, it is observed how at 8:32 on the night of January 27, the two police officers approach a group of immigrants who were on the sidewalk outside the shelter set up in the Candler building.
In a mix of Spanish and English, the police officer asked the group to leave the place towards the other entrance to the shelter located on the back street.
“Hey, please, how are we? (go to the street) West 41, West 41,” he repeats to her.
The officer approaches Yohenry, who is dressed in a yellow jacket and cap and who is standing on the sidewalk.
“Don’t touch me, don’t touch me,” the subject tells the agent.
Most of the young people begin to walk towards the corner, while singing verses of the song “Lukeando” by Hades66, which alludes to a murder.
While they are walking, Yohenry Brito approaches a stroller that one of the subjects who was in the group was carrying and, looking at his companions, he shouts out loud, “She looks like Ugly Betty,” alluding to the famous Colombian soap opera.
At that moment, the police officer escorting him puts him against a wall.
“Why are you stopping me? I told the little guy, it was for the child,” he tells the agent, trying to make it clear that it was not a hint.
Yohenry’s companions, accused of participating in the beating, approach and begin recording with their phones.
At that moment the altercation breaks out.
After the attack, the alleged suspects fled the scene and the police officers got up and began to ask for reinforcements and go in search of them.
Police have charged 7 of the 11 suspects.
“The assault sickened me,” says prosecutor Alvin Bragg
On Thursday afternoon, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced the indictment of the seven people.
“Two more accused people have not been arrested and their names remain sealed until they are prosecuted before the Supreme Court,” the prosecutor’s office clarified in a statement.
Brito, Gómez Izquiel, Reverón and Servita Arocha are charged with two counts of second-degree assault and one count of second-degree obstruction of government administration.
Meanwhile, Wilson Juárez and Yohenry Brito were accused of tampering with physical evidence.
“The assault on our police officers in Times Square outraged and sickened me. We do not tolerate this despicable behavior at all,” said prosecutor Alvin Bragg.
Over the past few days, there have been rumors that the four aforementioned individuals left town and were detained by federal authorities on Tuesday, February 6, in Phoenix, Arizona.
There are several incidents outside shelters in New York
So far in 2024, several incidents have occurred around the shelters where immigrants are housed in the City.
The victim, identified as Dafrén Cañizales, died at the scene and three people were arrested for the homicide.
In the last year, more than 100,000 people have arrived in the City seeking asylum, 60,000 of them live in shelters set up by the authorities.
After that period, asylum seekers have to apply to the system again.
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In an apartment in Queens, authorities found homemade explosives, assault rifles, pistols, bulletproof vests, anarchist propaganda and even a radio with a signal from a barracks. A handwritten note titled “targets to attack” was also found at the scene, which included police officers, judges, politicians, among others.
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The police operation, where weapons were confiscated and arrests were made, took place on January 17.
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The brothers, Andrew and Angelo Hatziagelis, were placed under arrest and now face 130 charges related to criminal weapons possession.
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Among them were 47 counts of possession of a weapon, eight of second-degree reckless endangerment and 15 counts of manufacturing and transporting weapons.
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated that the investigation took more than 6 months.
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Finally, officers arrived at the apartment located on 36th Avenue in the Astoria area.
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Inside the apartment they found a batch of 8 ghost weapons, manufactured with a 3D printer, including an AK.47 assault rifle.
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In addition, they confiscated homemade explosives, smoke bombs and 600 bullets. They also confiscated the printer with which the plastic weapons were made.
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On the page of a notebook, handwritten, they also found a note titled “targets to attack,” which included: police officers, judges, politicians, celebrities and bankers. The latter were described as “scum.”
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The brothers will go to court on February 15 and face a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.
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