{"id":2169760,"date":"2024-02-06T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1st-migrant-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-assault-of-2-nypd-officers-in-times-square\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T20:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:32:10","slug":"1st-migrant-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-assault-of-2-nypd-officers-in-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1st-migrant-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-assault-of-2-nypd-officers-in-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"First migrant charged by grand jury for assaulting 2 NYPD officers in Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2F1st-migrant-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-assault-of-2-nypd-officers-in-times-square%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=2169760&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo\u2064 by Drew\u2064 Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>4:25 PM \u2013 Tuesday, February \u20626, 2024<\/p>\n<p>One of the six migrants accused of brutally assaulting \u2064two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers\u2064 has now been indicted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On \u200cTuesday, 24-year-old\u200b Yohenry Brito, \u2063who\u2063 is \u2064accused of being the \u201cmost culpable\u201d\u2063 of\u2064 the six individuals arrested \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/nypd-officers-attacked-by-migrant-mob-in-times-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the \u2062attack on January 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/a>, was indicted following his initial\u200d court \u200bappearance \u2062last \u2062week and \u200bis being held\u200c in custody on a $15,000 bail. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Migrant charged with brutal assault\u2063 on NYPD cops in Times Square is indicted by grand jury <\/p>\n<p>Yohenry Brito, 24, was is accused of being \u2063 \u2062the &#8216;most culpable&#8217; of six people arrested \u2062in the attack on January 27  was held \u200cin \u200bcustody\u200b on \u200b$15,000 bail after \u200ban initial court appearance\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BuHVF7ueRR\">pic.twitter.com\/BuHVF7ueRR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 News News News (@NewsNew97351204)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNew97351204\/status\/1755008494321713609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February \u200b6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On the same day that Brito was\u200d indicted, he appeared in \u200bcourt\u2062 for \u200btwo unrelated theft\u2063 charges \u2064including\u2063 claims \u200cof stealing $275 worth\u2064 of \u2064merchandise \u200bfrom Bergdorf Goodman and $139 worth of apparel from Macy\u2019s in \u200bOctober.<\/p>\n<p>His\u2063 defense attorney, Mark Jankowitz, stated that Brito\u200c is pleading not guilty to all charges. <\/p>\n<p>The decision was \u200bmade by a grand jury that\u2063 chose to indict Brito on felony charges related to the Times Square attack, following the presentation of case \u2064material by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>A Manhattan judge had previously released the other five asylum seekers who were accused of \u2062assault without bond and \u2063Bragg also previously downplayed the incident. \u2062However, when mainstream media press coverage picked up the story and it went viral on social media\u200d platforms, Bragg quickly changed his tune and condemned the men. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy response\u2063 is that\u200d we have an obligation in the court of\u200c law to\u2062 prosecute the right people with the right charges. That\u2019s what we are doing\u200b here. We\u2062 have more information now then we did on \u200bSaturday. I predict we\u2019ll have more in a few days than we have now,\u201d \u200bBragg said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On\u2064 Saturday night, two \u2064NYPD officers were assaulted while attempting to break\u2063 up a disorderly crowd outside of a migrant shelter. <\/p>\n<p>The group of men were first \u2064told to vacate the front of the \u200bCandler Building, located at 220 West \u200c42nd Street,\u2062 by a\u200b police officer and\u2062 lieutenant. \u200dThe building has been utilized as a shelter since last March due to overcrowding at homeless shelters.\u200c <\/p>\n<p>Reports say that a fight quickly broke out, and a number of men kicked and punched the police\u200b officers in the \u200d\u201chead and\u200b body.\u201d One of \u2064the officers\u2063 even sustained severe\u200d cuts \u200dto his \u2063face and medical personnel assisted \u200cin his recovery at \u2063the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Four suspects\u200b were initially arrested after the incident and they have \u200dbeen identified as Darwin \u2064Andres Gomez \u2064Izquiel 19, Kevin Servat Archoa, \u200d19,\u2064 Juarez Wilson, 21,\u2063 and \u2062Yorman Reveron, 24. <\/p>\n<p>All four were charged with assault after being taken in, but were later released due to the\u200d state\u2019s sanctuary laws.<\/p>\n<p>After being released, surfacing reports say that \u200bthe majority of them\u200d attempted to flee the state.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the four migrants, Gomez, Arocha, Juarez, and Reveron, \u2064are now being accused of giving\u2062 fake names to \u2063a nonprofit\u200c organization connected \u2063to \u200da church that facilitates transportation\u200d for illegal migrants leaving the \u200ccity.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless,\u2063 on Monday night, \u200bthree of them\u200d were taken into custody at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix,\u200c Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Brito is scheduled to return\u2062 to court \u200don March 25<sup>th<\/sup>, at which point the charges against him will\u200d be revealed. \u200bHe is being held on\u2064 a $50,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office stated that Brito\u2019s \u201cdistinct tattoo\u201d\u200d allowed for his positive\u2063 identification in the attack footage, which is why the $15,000 cash bail or \u2063$50,000 bond was necessary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Migrant mob beats NYPD \u2063officers\u2062 near Times Square, released days later \u2064without bail according to\u2063 the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost as if New York City is\u2064 *encouraging* people to beat up their officers.<\/p>\n<p>After the beating, police chased \u2062down and found\u2064 the men\u2062 who were &#8220;asylum\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IqYg2KhJbs\">pic.twitter.com\/IqYg2KhJbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Collin\u2063 Rugg \u200c(@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1752488509393564138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u2062informed! \u200cReceive breaking news blasts directly to your \u2062inbox for free. 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The incident garnered significant media attention and sparked a debate surrounding immigration laws and public\u200c safety. Of the six individuals arrested in\u2064 connection with\u2062 the attack, one has now been indicted. Yohenry \u2062Brito, a 24-year-old asylum seeker, is facing felony charges and is\u2063 being held on a $15,000 bail. This article \u2062aims to provide an overview of the case, highlighting the importance\u200d of\u2062 prosecuting the right individuals and\u2064 the responses from authorities involved.<\/p>\n<p>Indictment and Charges:<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Yohenry \u2062Brito appeared in\u2062 court for two unrelated theft charges, including allegations of stealing\u200c merchandise from upscale stores in\u2064 October. Brito&#8217;s defense attorney, Mark Jankowitz,\u200b stated\u2064 that \u2063his client pleads\u2064 not guilty to all charges. A grand jury indicted Brito on felony charges related to the\u2062 Times Square attack, following \u200da presentation of\u2064 evidence by the Manhattan District Attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Response from Authorities:<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Manhattan District Attorney\u2063 Alvin Bragg&#8217;s office faced \u200bcriticism for\u2062 releasing the other five asylum seekers accused \u200cof \u2062assault without bond. This decision, combined with Bragg&#8217;s initial downplaying of the \u2064incident, ignited controversy. However, once the story gained traction in mainstream media and went viral on\u2064 social\u200d platforms, Bragg quickly\u2064 condemned the assailants. He emphasized \u200dthe court&#8217;s \u2064obligation to prosecute the right individuals with appropriate charges and \u2063assured that more information about the case would emerge in\u2062 the\u2064 coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Details of\u200b the Attack:<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred when NYPD officers confronted a disorderly crowd outside \u200da migrant shelter. As the officers attempted to disperse the crowd, a fight ensued, during which the migrants allegedly kicked and punched the\u2064 officers. One officer suffered severe\u2062 facial cuts and received medical attention at the scene.\u200d Four suspects were initially arrested but were later released\u2062 due to the state&#8217;s sanctuary laws. However,\u200b reports suggest that \u200bmost of them attempted to flee the\u200b state.<\/p>\n<p>Arrests and Investigation:<\/p>\n<p>The four suspects, Darwin Andres Gomez Izquiel, Kevin Servat Archoa, Juarez Wilson, and Yorman Reveron, now face additional charges of providing fake names to a nonprofit organization facilitating transportation for illegal migrants. Three of them were apprehended at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix, Arizona, indicating the involvement of authorities in \u200ccapturing the suspects who attempted to evade justice.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Court Proceedings:<\/p>\n<p>Yohenry Brito&#8217;s next court appearance is scheduled for March 25th, during which his charges will be revealed. He is being \u200bheld on a $50,000 bond due to his positive identification in the attack footage, facilitated by his &#8220;distinct\u2063 tattoo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d indictment of Yohenry Brito, the alleged &#8220;most culpable&#8221; assailant among the group of migrants who brutally \u200dassaulted \u2063NYPD officers in Times Square, marks an important step towards justice. As the court proceedings progress, it is crucial \u2062to ensure\u200b a fair trial and hold \u200daccountable those responsible\u2064 for such acts of violence. The incident also highlights\u200b the need for effective immigration policies that balance \u200bhumanitarian concerns with public safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Yohenry Brito, one of the six migrants charged with assaulting two NYPD officers, has been indicted. 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