Some of the men who allegedly beat New York City police officers while they were making an arrest last month were taken into custody in Arizona, although it’s not clear what charges they faced since their release in New York did not require them to stay there.
Seven men were arrested after the incident over the weekend, which left two officers with minor injuries, NBC News reported. The men were all said to be migrants, but their official statuses — or whether they were among the migrants bussed to other cities by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — were not clear.
Officials said they were asylum seekers.
?WANTED for ASSAULT: on 1/27 at approx. 8:30 PM, individuals kicked & punched police officers in the head & body when officers were effecting an arrest in front of 220 W 42nd Street. The individuals fled on foot towards 7th Ave. Any info? DM or call @nypdtips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/UDusqdbGgf
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) January 30, 2024
Five of the seven were released on their own recognizance and four of them reportedly boarded a bus for California after their release. Yorman Reveron, 24; Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19; Kelvin Servita Arocha, 19; Wilson Juarez, 21; and Jhoan Boada, 22, were all charged with ssault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct. All but Boada fled the state.
It’s not clear if all four were arrested Monday at a Phoenix bus station, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement sources told Fox News about the arrests and provided a photo showing three of them in handcuffs.
The other two who were arrested — Yohenry Brito, 24, and Jandry Barros, 21 — were charged with robbery and assault, although the district attorney’s office said that Barros does not appear to have been involved in the attack on the officers.
Police are still searching for others involved in the incident, WABC reported, saying that 14 people were involved.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is bringing the case to a grand jury on Tuesday, WABC said, beginning with Brito, who police were trying to arrest when they were attacked.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said last week she intended to speak to Bragg about why the men weren’t given bail, according to NBC News.
“I’m not satisfied with that at all,” she said. “These are law enforcement officers who should never, under any circumstances, be subjected to physical assault. It’s wrong on all accounts, and I’m looking to judges and prosecutors to do the right thing.”
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