A group of Venezuelan migrants, who have criminal records, reportedly attacked the police in New York after being caught stealing from a Target store on the Upper East Side. Shockingly, most of them have been released and are roaming freely on the streets.
According to law enforcement sources and court records, a Manhattan judge released four out of the five repeat offenders involved in the audacious April 2 crime without bail. This incident resulted in one police officer being sent to the hospital.
A group of six individuals, who were accused of being involved in the crime, reportedly stole items worth $82 from the store located on Third Avenue near East 70th Street at approximately 6:50 p.m.
The thieves caused chaos as they made their way through the store. They targeted a backpack on a shelf, swiftly removing its security tag. With their newfound loot, they proceeded to fill the backpack with a variety of items, including a gaming light, tools, and a selection of snacks such as Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Doritos, strawberries, and bottled water. This account comes from both sources and a criminal complaint.
According to sources, when the NYPD’s 19th Precinct officers apprehended the shoplifters, two of the suspects, Yusneiby Machado, 23, and Brayan Freites, 21, engaged in a physical altercation with the officers. They wrestled, shoved, slapped, and pushed the officers in an attempt to resist arrest.
One officer experienced swelling, redness, and pain on his left arm as a result of the intense struggle, according to the police.
After the incident, he was promptly transported to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Following thorough treatment, he was discharged and allowed to leave the hospital.
According to sources, another suspect, who has not been apprehended, attempted to hurl rocks at the officers, but fortunately, they managed to avoid being hit.
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Machado and Freites faced multiple charges, including robbery, assault, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, criminal possession of stolen property, disorderly conduct, and harassment, according to the police.
The individuals were brought before Judge Jay Wiener at Manhattan Criminal Court, and they were handled with extreme care and leniency.
Machado was released without bail under supervised release, despite prosecutors requesting a $10,000 bail.
The prosecutors requested that Freites be held on bail amounting to $10,000 or a bond worth $30,000. In response, Wiener ordered him to be held on bail of $3,000 or a bond of $9,000.
As of Tuesday, he remained incarcerated at Rikers Island.
Sebastian Jaramillio, 22, Michael Sanchez, 31, and Henry Zambrano, 19, were also apprehended and charged by the police for robbery and disorderly conduct.
According to sources, all three individuals, who resided at the Ward’s Island shelter, were arraigned on charges of petit larceny and possession of stolen property. They were subsequently released without bail.
It is uncertain whether they went back to the shelter after being released.
The two attackers, both of whom have criminal records, were identified. One of them, Machado, was apprehended on January 18 for trespassing at a migrant shelter she had previously been discharged from. A mugshot of Machado shows a broken heart tattoo on her neck.
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The authorities charged her with assault on Sunday following an incident that occurred on March 28. During an argument on East 124th Street, she allegedly scratched a 34-year-old woman, according to sources.
According to sources, Freites is facing multiple charges after being apprehended at Target. These charges include a trespassing incident in January where Freites refused to vacate a migrant shelter after being expelled.
According to sources, he is facing charges in another shoplifting case that occurred on December 21, 2023. In this incident, he is accused of stealing merchandise valued at $286 from a department store in Richmond Hill.
In October, Jaramillo was accused of assaulting a 42-year-old man at Grand Central Terminal by allegedly punching him in the face. According to sources and records, he was charged with assault for this incident. In the following month, he was arrested for petit theft, and on March 8, he was charged with grand larceny.
Sanchez, on the other hand, was arrested for petit larceny on two separate occasions: December 17 and December 28, 2023. In addition, he faced a robbery charge in January and another petit larceny charge on March 18. To make matters worse, he was arrested again on March 21 for both robbery and domestic-related issues.
According to Target workers who spoke to The Post on Tuesday, some of their colleagues witnessed the group grabbing items and stuffing them into a bookbag. The employees stated that the police were simply trying to escort the suspected shoplifters out when they were attacked.
