The migrants arrested at a bus stop in Arizona are not the men accused of fleeing New York City after being charged in the Times Square police attack, authorities said.
Four men arrested in Arizona by Immigration and Customs Enforcement do not match the identities of those involved in the Times Square attack, three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.
Federal officials previously identified the arrested men as suspects who fled the city after the heinous attack.
“The four people they took into custody were not involved in the New York investigation,” said a spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
“To date, we have not received any indication from federal authorities that they have arrested anyone related to our case.”
Police sources previously said four of the migrants charged in the Times Square attack were Darwin Andres Gomez, 19; Kelvin Servita Arocha, 19; Wilson Juarez, 21, and Yorman Reveron, 24 – may have fled the city after using fake names to get tickets from a charity that helps migrants.
Sources say the migrants (pictured) arrested in Arizona on Tuesday do not match the people involved in the Times Square attack
Police sources previously said four of the migrants charged in the Times Square attack may have fled the city after using fake names to get tickets from a charity that helps migrants
A total of six people have been arrested in connection with the brutal attack on NYPD officers in Times Square on January 27, and police say up to 14 people were involved.
Venezuelan national Yohenry Brito, 24, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday and is the only one of the suspects being held on bail at Rikers Island.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office said the $15,000 bail or $50,000 bond was justified because Brito was clearly identified in the video of the attack by a “distinct tattoo.”
Brito was known to police for a number of previous crimes, including petty theft for stealing $275 worth of merchandise from Bergdorf Goodman in October and $139 worth of clothing from Macy's.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office said the $15,000 bail or $50,000 bond was justified for him alone because Brito was positively identified on the video of the attack by a “clear tattoo.”
The sixth accused suspect, Jhoan Boada, 22, is believed to have remained in New York City.
Boada was photographed raising his middle finger to the press waiting outside the courtroom after his release.
Darwin Andres Gomez (left) and Kelvin Servita Arocha were released without bail and are said to have tried to escape
Wilson Juarez (left) and Yorman Reveron also fled: They are accused of ganging up on two police officers in Times Square
Jhoan Boada, 22, was arrested in connection with the attack and was pictured leaving the courthouse with his middle finger pointing upwards and a wry grin
A sixth suspect, Yohenry Brito, 24, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday and is the only one of the suspects being held on bond. He remains on Rikers Island
Jandry Barros, 21, a seventh suspect who was arrested, was released without charge due to lack of evidence. He also has previous contacts with authorities.
A raid on Monday arrested migrants who allegedly stole wallets and cellphones from at least 62 women.
Police arrested at least seven migrants, believed to be all from Venezuela, at a safe house in the Bronx after executing a search warrant.
In one of the most shocking thefts, a migrant on a moped dragged a 52-year-old woman down a Big Apple street to steal her phone – a robbery that was caught on surveillance footage.
Police are looking for the leader of a group of “ghost criminals” with a migrant background who are believed to be behind the gang of robberies.
New York City, in particular, is grappling with the burden of tens of thousands of migrants arriving at its borders in need of shelter and other accommodations.
In 2023 alone, the city had to cope with the arrival of more than 100,000 migrants.
Mayor Eric Adams said the cost of New York City's refugee crisis is a staggering $4.6 billion as he pleads with the state for more money
A raid on Monday arrested migrants who allegedly stole wallets and cellphones from at least 62 women. In one of the most shocking thefts, a migrant on a moped dragged a 52-year-old woman down a Big Apple street to steal her phone (pictured).
Mayor Eric Adams said the cost of New York City's refugee crisis is a staggering $4.6 billion as he pleads with the state for more money.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul last month pledged to allocate $2.4 billion to the crisis, more than double last year's proposal.
But Adams contends that's still not enough to cover the costs of serving tens of thousands of people who continue to flock to the Big Apple's “sanctuary city.”
“We are the economic engine of the state,” Mr. Adams told lawmakers at the state Capitol in Albany on Tuesday.
“And we have always been there for the state.” “We now need the state to be there for us in the city.”