{"id":1566724,"date":"2022-07-22T14:49:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1566724"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:49:29","slug":"why-new-york-police-released-the-man-who-tried-to-stab-jewish-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-new-york-police-released-the-man-who-tried-to-stab-jewish-republican\/","title":{"rendered":"Why New York Police Released the Man Who Tried To Stab Jewish Republican"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-new-york-police-released-the-man-who-tried-to-stab-jewish-republican%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1566724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A New York man was released from jail without bail hours after he tried to stab Rep. Lee Zeldin (R., N.Y.), a foregone conclusion because of a bail reform law passed in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Rochester, N.Y., charged David Jakubonis with attempted second-degree assault and released him before his trial, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecounty.gov\/files\/sheriff\/Press%20Releases\/2022\/Rep.%20Zeldin%20Attack.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Thursday press release<\/a>. Jakubonis, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/david-jakubonis-lee-zeldin-attack-suspect-iraq-war-vet-new-york-1727014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq war veteran<\/a> who was inebriated, used a small weapon with two sharp prongs to assault Zeldin, telling the representative, &#8220;You&#8217;re done,&#8221; when he swung at him during a campaign speech for veterans in Perinton.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">His words as he tried to stab me a few hours ago were &#8220;you\u2019re done&#8221;, but several attendees, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EspositoforNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EspositoforNY<\/a>, quickly jumped into action &#038; tackled the guy. <\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement was on the scene within minutes. <\/p>\n<p>The attacker will likely be instantly released under NY\u2019s laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wZEyIyrjFe\">pic.twitter.com\/wZEyIyrjFe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leezeldin\/status\/1550352498078130176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Attempted assault is a felony in New York, but criminal justice reform legislation passed in 2019 bars judges from setting bail because the charge is &#8220;nonviolent,&#8221; the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/07\/22\/nyregion\/lee-zeldin-suspect-bail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0Zeldin predicted his assailant would be released shortly after the incident due to state law.<\/p>\n<p>In another case in June, a New York City offender <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/new-york-city-subway-stabber-was-released-from-jail-day-before-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stabbed<\/a> two Subway passengers the day after he was released from jail for brandishing a knife at police.<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes as elected officials face increased threats of violence in the United States. In 2017, a far-left gunman shot up a practice for the Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C., nearly killing House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (La.). A left-wing group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/on-five-year-anniversary-of-shooting-leftists-again-threaten-congressional-baseball-game\/\">threatened<\/a> this year&#8217;s upcoming game, warning of &#8220;serious consequences&#8221; if it doesn&#8217;t get its way.<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin is running to unseat New York Democratic governor Kathy Hochul in November. Members of Zeldin&#8217;s campaign staff restrained Jakubonis until law enforcement officers arrived and took the assailant into custody. The congressman was uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>Along with other U.S. states, New York saw crime rise over the past two years. Zeldin&#8217;s assault took place on the outskirts of the city of Rochester, which set an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/murders-spike-to-all-time-highs-in-democrat-run-us-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-time record for homicides<\/a> in 2021. The FBI reported the United States in 2020 had its largest ever annual homicide increase, up 30 percent from 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress. The Empire State had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/2021-a-record-year-for-anti-semitic-incidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record number of assaults<\/a> against Jews in 2021, as anti-Semitic incidents have reached an all-time high nationwide, the Anti-Defamation League <a href=\"https:\/\/nynj.adl.org\/news\/2021-audit-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York man was released from jail without bail hours after he tried to stab Rep. 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