{"id":1973394,"date":"2023-07-14T17:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-releases-knife-wielding-creeper-without-bail\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:22:57","slug":"new-york-judge-releases-knife-wielding-creeper-without-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-releases-knife-wielding-creeper-without-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Judge Frees Knife-Wielding Creeper, No Bail."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fnew-york-judge-releases-knife-wielding-creeper-without-bail%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=1973394&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--><h2>Knife-Wielding Times Square Maniac Released Without Bail<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"manhattan-district-attorney.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg (D.)\" \/><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A man arrested for following a group of musicians through Times Square with a knife was released Friday without bail on prosecutors&#8217; recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of 22-year-old Deqon Massiah show him sneaking up behind the performers with a six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pierce-county-sherriffs-department-catches-serial-rapist-in-u-s-on-short-term-worker-program\/\" title=\"Pierce County Sherriff\u2019s Department Catches Serial Rapist in U.S. on Short-Term Worker Program\">-inch knife<\/a> and putting his hand on the shoulder of one of the performers. Massiah was charged with menacing, harassment, and criminal possession of a weapon, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/13\/knife-wielding-times-square-maniac-granted-supervised-released\/\">according<\/a> to the <em>New York Post<\/em>. None of the crimes are eligible for bail.<\/p>\n<p>The stalker&#8217;s release comes as Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg has freed violent offenders. Bragg <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/manhattans-soros-da-throws-the-book-at-bodega-worker-attacked-by-violent-criminal\/\">freed<\/a> a man without bail last year after he was charged with beating a 67-year-old man to death, despite the alleged attacker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-mandalorian-star-pedro-pascal-eulogizes-murdered-criminals-who-attacked-kyle-rittenhouse\/\" title=\"'The Mandalorian' Star Pedro Pascal Eulogizes 'Murdered' Criminals Who Attacked Kyle Rittenhouse\">long criminal record<\/a>. In two months, he also <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/manhattans-soros-da-throws-the-book-at-bodega-worker-attacked-by-violent-criminal\/\">released<\/a> two offenders before trial who were later charged with murder. The prosecutor, who <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/manhattans-soros-da-throws-the-book-at-bodega-worker-attacked-by-violent-criminal\/\">received<\/a> more than $1 million for his primary campaign from billionaire donor George Soros, after he took office released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/06\/us\/alvin-bragg-manhattan-district-attorney-crimes-prosecution\/index.html#:~:text=Among%20the%20crimes%20Bragg%20said,in%20certain%20cases%2C%20and%20prostitution.\">long list<\/a> of misdemeanors he would not prosecute.<\/p>\n<p>The judge who released Massiah said the &#8220;highest level of monitoring is appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-releases-knife-wielding-creeper-without-bail\/\" title=\"NY Judge Frees Knife-Wielding Creeper, No Bail.\">lawmakers blame bail reform<\/a> for rampant crime. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/stefanik-join-jordan-field-hearing-new-york-citys-crime-crisis\">said<\/a> Bragg&#8217;s policies created a &#8220;revolving door of criminals&#8221; and criticized Bragg for declining to prosecute many nonviolent crimes.<\/p>\n<h3>Published under:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/crime\/\" title=\"View all posts in Crime\">Crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (D.) recommended the release of a man who followed musicians in Times Square with a knife. Deqon Massiah, 22, was seen in photos sneaking up on the performers with a six-inch knife. 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