{"id":2449350,"date":"2025-06-19T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-prosecuting-attorney-flees-as-illegal-alien-with-knife-chases-threatens-to-kill-him-in-capital-report\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:59:37","slug":"ny-prosecuting-attorney-flees-as-illegal-alien-with-knife-chases-threatens-to-kill-him-in-capital-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-prosecuting-attorney-flees-as-illegal-alien-with-knife-chases-threatens-to-kill-him-in-capital-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Prosecuting Attorney Flees as Illegal Alien with Knife Chases, Threatens to Kill Him in Capital: Report"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fny-prosecuting-attorney-flees-as-illegal-alien-with-knife-chases-threatens-to-kill-him-in-capital-report%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=2449350&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>Saul Morales-Garcia, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from el Salvador, has been arrested and jailed after allegedly threatening John Sarcone, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, wiht a knife in Albany. The incident occurred while sarcone was smoking a cigar near his hotel. Morales-Garcia allegedly lunged at Sarcone, brandished the knife, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >made threatening gestures<\/a>, including a motion suggesting he would cut Sarcone&#8217;s throat. He has been charged with second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ucf-running-back-shot-and-killed-father-charged\/\" title=\"Former UCF Running ... Shot And Killed, Father Charged\">-degree attempted murder<\/a>, third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-cartel-drug-traffickers-released-on-bail-reform-laws-after-feds-arrest-them-in-new-york-city-with-1-2-million-of-meth\/\" title=\"Mexican Cartel Drug Traffickers Released On Bail-Reform Laws After Feds Arrest Them In New ... City With .2 Million Of Meth\u00a0\">-degree criminal possession<\/a> of a weapon, and second-degree menacing. Morales-Garcia is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-police-national-guard-nab-teen-human-smuggler-at-border\/\" title=\"Texas Police, National Guard Nab Teen Human Smuggler at Border\">previously deported felon<\/a> with a history of criminal offenses, including drunk driving and retail theft, and he had an active arrest warrant in Georgia. The incident raises concerns about public safety, as Sarcone expressed his apprehension about feeling safe in Albany. Authorities were called, and Morales-Garcia was taken into custody shortly after the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An illegal immigrant has been jailed after authorities said a U.S. attorney for New York state was threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office after an incident involving John Sarcone, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, &nbsp;according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wnyt.com\/top-stories\/sheriff-u-s-attorney-threatened-by-man-wielding-a-knife-in-albany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNYT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Craig Apple said Morales-Garcia is in the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-worksite-raid-nabs-84-illegal-immigrants-punishment-enough-discourage-employers-hiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He faces charges of second-degree attempted murder, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree menacing.<\/p>\n<p>Sarcone said that the suspect made gestures at him of cutting a person&rsquo;s throat. At his arraignment, prosecutors said Morales-Garcia put a knife in Sarcone&rsquo;s face.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Morales-Garcia is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-found-guilty-vehicular-homicide-death-state-trooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously deported<\/a> convicted felon whose home nation is El Salvador, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place Tuesday night<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a resident of the city of Albany, and &hellip; I don&rsquo;t feel safe to go out for a walk and have a cigar right near the state Capitol,&rdquo; Sarcone said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/news\/article\/knife-wielding-man-chases-u-s-attorney-downtown-20382778.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albany Times-Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sarcone, the incident began when he was smoking a cigar on the street near the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got my eye on him, then I turn back and I&rsquo;m in front of the Hilton, and I&rsquo;m just standing there, and I&rsquo;m looking at him &hellip; and he then starts yelling at me in his language that I don&rsquo;t understand,&rdquo; Sarcone said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m smoking a cigar. I don&rsquo;t say anything to him &hellip; and then he pulls the knife. He&rsquo;s lunging towards me, and I&rsquo;m still standing there with the cigar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sarcone said he entered the nearby hotel, called Sheriff Apple, then went to see if the man had lingered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t want him to get away, and I yelled out at him,&rdquo; the attorney explained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He turns around, and he starts yelling again &hellip; and then he pulls the knife out, and then there&rsquo;s this (gesture) across his throat thing, like he&rsquo;s going to slit my throat, and then comes at me again, and I ran back towards the hotel, and then he stopped, and then turned around,&rdquo; he recounted.<\/p>\n<p>Sarcone indicated, deputies showed up at that moment and took the man threatening him into custody.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The media says that an &ldquo;Albany man&rdquo; threatened to kiII US Attorney John Sarcone.<\/p>\n<p>More FAKE NEWS.<\/p>\n<p>Saul Morales-Garcia is a previously deported ILLEGAL ALIEN with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-special-counsel-revelations-tying-spygate-to-hillary-clintons-campaign\/\" title=\"4 Special Counsel Revelations Tying Spygate To Hillary Clinton\u2019s Campaign\">criminal charges pending<\/a> in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and federal court. He has now been FURTHER charged with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rweZzgOjCA\">pic.twitter.com\/rweZzgOjCA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1935406409681666340?\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Morales-Garcia was charged with a retail theft offense in May 2024 in Pennsylvania, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/jun\/18\/federal-prosecutor-chased-knife-wielding-illegal-immigrant-albany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Times<\/a>. In December 2023, he was charged in Virginia by U.S. Park Police who alleged he was drunk in public and engaged in physically threatening acts.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect has an active arrest warrant in Georgia that goes back to May 2022 and a prior conviction there for drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>Morales-Garcia was deported in 2010 but later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-millers-simple-solution-illegal-immigrant-killed-woman-driving-90-mph-entire-family-will-deported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slipped back<\/a> into the country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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