{"id":1772301,"date":"2022-12-12T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772301"},"modified":"2022-12-12T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T15:34:20","slug":"former-nfl-running-back-ryan-grant-puts-up-bail-for-accused-nypd-cop-shooter-nelson-pizarro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-running-back-ryan-grant-puts-up-bail-for-accused-nypd-cop-shooter-nelson-pizarro\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Running Back Ryan Grant Puts up Bail for Accused NYPD Cop Shooter Nelson Pizarro"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fformer-nfl-running-back-ryan-grant-puts-up-bail-for-accused-nypd-cop-shooter-nelson-pizarro%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=1772301&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--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An ex-con accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/20\/cop-suspect-shot-in-nyc-during-search-warrant-police-sources\/amp\/\">shooting an NYPD detective<\/a> during a Staten Island drug bust was sprung from jail Wednesday after former Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant helped secure bail, sources told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Grant was among those who kicked in the $500,000 cash needed to secure a $5 million bond to release Nelson Pizarro, putting up a large portion of the money, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The move outraged cops.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThe fact that an individual who shot an NYPD detective is walking the streets of our city is a slap in the face to every dedicated member of law enforcement,\u201d said Paul DiGiacomo, president of the Detectives Endowment Association. \u201cWhat\u2019s more disgraceful is that former NFL player Ryan Grant funded the bail of an attempted cop-killer, drug dealer who pushes his deadly poison in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DiGiacomo added, \u201cIt begs the question, would Mr. Grant spring this criminal if his family member was the victim or just when it\u2019s a hero detective protecting the public?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Libretti was hailed as a hero as he used a ballistic shield to protect himself and his team from the gunfire.\" class=\"wp-image-24972230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/shield-dcpi-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Detective Dominick Libretti was hailed as a hero as he used a ballistic shield to protect himself and his team from the gunfire.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg\" alt=\"Former Packer Ryan Grant helped bail out Nelson Pizarro.\" class=\"wp-image-24972787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-103550079.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=341 341w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Former Packer Ryan Grant helped bail out Nelson Pizarro. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A police veteran said, \u201cA convicted drug dealer with an extensive criminal history who willfully shot a police officer was just released on bail. What else do you need to know about the criminal Justice system today? There is simply no regard for the safety of the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The relationship between Grant and Pizarro wasn\u2019t immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old former running back originally from Rockland County played at Notre Dame and signed with the Giants, but never played for them after an off-season injury. He was with the Packers for six seasons from 2007 to 2012 and was on the team that won the 2011 Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>He was a co-owner of the former AP Cafe, a Bushwick coffee shop.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg\" alt=\"Pizarro has seven prior arrests.\" class=\"wp-image-24971871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1185 1185w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=790 790w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=395 395w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nelson-pizarro-cop-shooter-suspect.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pizarro\u2019s release enraged cops and others in the community. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pizarro, 40, who had seven prior arrests in New York, was charged in January with shooting Detective Dominick Libretti in the leg during a drug bust at his New Springville home. Pizarro was not the target of the raid, but allegedly started shooting at officers from a bedroom with a 9 mm Beretta handgun.<\/p>\n<p>Libretti was hailed as a hero as he used a ballistic shield to protect himself and his team from the gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven with a serious leg wound, bleeding badly enough that fellow officers had to apply immediate pressure to slow the blood loss, he held a ballistic shield in front of his team to protect them from gunfire,\u201d Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Supervising Chief Surgeon Eli Kleinman described the detective\u2019s wound as \u201ca possibly a career-ending injury and certainly a life-threatening injury. There\u2019s no such thing as a simple gunshot wound.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/police-officer-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/police-officer-shot.jpg\" alt=\"On Thursday January 20th 2022 at approx. 6:00AM police were serving a search warrant at 82 Rockne Street in Staten Island. The perp inside the residence fired at police through the front door hitting a police officer in the leg. Its reprted that the perp was also shot but I have not been able to confirm. One female was taken into custody. Seth Gottfried\" class=\"wp-image-24971876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/police-officer-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/police-officer-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/police-officer-shot.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Staten Island home where Pizarro allegedly shot at NYPD officers.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Seth Gottfried<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pizarro was shot in the leg by police returning fire. He was charged with attempted murder among other counts.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Lisa Grey sent Pizarro to jail without bail. But his lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, appealed.  In April, the Appellate Division set bail at $2.5 million cash and $5 million bond.<\/p>\n<p>Lazzaro said Saturday that friends and family members put up the 10% cash outlay to secure the bond and he didn\u2019t know if Grant was among them. He said Pizarro was now on home confinement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately the Appellate Division got this wrong and made a ruling I vigorously disagree with,\u201d Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon said. \u201cPizarro\u2019s release is an obvious example of the absurdity of Albany\u2019s \u2018protect the rights of alleged criminals and screw the victims\u2019 approach. It\u2019s another slap to all of our detectives, the entire NYPD, and in particular, the brave officers this defendant nearly killed while they executed a search warrant in our ongoing fight against drug dealers on Staten Island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Libretti recently sued the owners of the home where the raid took place, as well as Pizarro and another tenant there. He alleged that the landlords knew illegal activity was taking place at the residence.<\/p>\n<p>Libretti\u2019s lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Grant did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Dean Balsamini<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ex-con accused of shooting an NYPD detective during a Staten Island drug bust was sprung from jail Wednesday after former Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1772304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[4029,4550,5458,7892,5581,8085,7215,6703,8087,3819,6495,8086,6842],"class_list":["post-1772301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-accused","tag-bail","tag-bongino","tag-cop","tag-grant","tag-nelson","tag-nfl","tag-nypd","tag-pizarro","tag-report","tag-running","tag-ryan","tag-shooter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1772301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1772304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1772301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1772301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1772301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}