New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized bail laws after a man accused of attacking someone with a baseball bat was released for $7,500 days later.
New York man Karim Azizi, 36, has been released on bail less than 24 hours after he was arrested and charged in connection to a baseball bat attack.harshly criticized the release of a man who allegedly beat someone with a baseball bat on Nov. 29 after his girlfriend paid the $7,500 bail on Wednesday.on Saturday morning, stating that bail laws in place benefit the suspect, and not the victim.
"Every time we do our job as law enforcement and city administrators, we're seeing this revolving door of catch, release and repeat system that's really playing out all across the country. I say this over and over again. When are we going to pass laws that are going to protect the innocent people of this city and this country? We have to stop passing laws that protect the guilty," Adams said.
Karim Azizi, 36, was arrested on Wednesday at about 8 a.m. and charged with assault, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon in relation to a Nov. 29 attack that took place on Amsterdam Avenue and West 148th Street in Harlem. A suspect who attacked a man with a baseball bat in Upper Manhattan has been arrested, the New York Police Department said Wednesday.
The alleged attack was caught on surveillance video and shows the suspect hitting a 47-year-old man with a baseball bat in the head before walking away.Azizi's girlfriend made the bail on Wednesday, and he was released from jail on Thursday morning.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Beats $300 Rat Infestation FineAdams said Tuesday that he had spent thousands of dollars on rat mitigation efforts. The hearing officer was satisfied, and the fine was dismissed on Thursday.
Read more »
Vocal rat opponent NYC Mayor Adams gets rat infestation ticket dismissed | CNNNew York Mayor Eric Adams, a vocal rat opponent who made fighting rodents in the city a priority, got his fine dismissed after he was issued a health code violation for an infestation at his Brooklyn property, his spokesman told CNN Friday.
Read more »
Public interest groups file emergency request to halt Mayor Eric Adams' controversial mental health planAn emergency request has been filed by public interest groups to halt Mayor Eric Adams' controversial plan to remove mentally ill individuals experiencing homelessness from New York City streets.
Read more »
Experts react to NYC plan to involuntarily commit mentally ill homeless: 'Band-aid' on 'gaping wound'Several experts expressed concern to Fox News Digital after NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to combat homelessness and crime that includes involuntary commitments.
Read more »