Posted on 04/11/2020 11:13:45 AM PDT by lowbridge
A Bronx man released from prison by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month amid the spread of the coronavirus has been charged with beating and robbing a 62-year-old man — who was so scared of getting the ailment he refused to take the money back when cops made an arrest.
Daniel Vargas, 29, was being held on $50,000 bail on robbery, grand larceny and assault charges after allegedly approaching the elderly victim on Valentine Avenue in the Bronx shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to a criminal complaint.
Vargas allegedly demanded $80 that the man, who was leaving a local bodega with a cane and began punching and kicking him when he refused.
“Give me your money,” he allegedly told the man
Vargas allegedly then slugged the victim in his body, pushed him against a wall and shoved him to the ground, the complaint said.
Vargas made off with the money but was later nabbed by cops, the complaint said. Sources said the victim refused to take the money back for fear he might contract COVID-19.
Vargas, who has more than a dozen prior arrests for assault, robbery, weapons possession and burglary, had been in state prison on a 2014 burglary conviction until he was released on parole in November 2017, records show.
But police sources said that he was later rearrested for violation of the conditions of his parole and was held behind bars — until last month.
Vargas was released on March 28 as one of 1,100 parole violators ordered released by Cuomo over concerns over the spread of the deadly pandemic in jails and prisons.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
After the guy beat him up and manhandled him, he might as well have taken the money. The money would be no less contaminated than he would be from being touched.
This is what New Yorkers vote for.
$50,000.00 bail? That’s highway robbery in itself! It’s Racist!
it would’;t matter if every single criminal released re-offended 100 times apiece- deblasio will ignore the people and continue doing so- He is committed to endangering NY’ers
Gosh, you mean that free unrehabilitated criminals will do criminal stuff if they are released from prison? Whudathunkit! You mean to say that they will return to their former profession? And here all this time I thought that recidivism was only a made up scare tactic of conservatives.
Vargas allegedly demanded $80 that the man, who was leaving a local bodega with a cane and began punching and kicking him when he refused.
“Give me your money,” he allegedly told the man
Let me see if I get this right. Democrat governors like Cuomo are busy releasing vicious criminals so they can go assault and rob old folks, even as they arrest innocent law abiding citizens who's only “crime” is to go to church for Easter?
You just can't make this sh*it up.
And the Democrats think Cuomo for president is their great hope?
Please, please do it.
Well....I hope that Andy C. gets questioned about this on his next press conference. Would love to hear him ‘splain this one.
I’m shocked!
Yeah that'll happen.
Cuomo needs to be charged as a co-conspirator. There’s a reason these cretins are in prison.
Well....I hope that Andy C. gets questioned about this on his next press conference. Would love to hear him ‘splain this one.
Yeah that’ll happen.
—Knew that was coming. :-)
Did you know your excerpt (strong arm robber Vargas) is linked to a different story (bank robber named Little)?
"Vargas, who has more than a dozen prior arrests for assault, robbery, weapons possession and burglary."
Okay, I think I see the problem.
Hell, yeah. Just put it in the washing machine and then hang it up to dry.
Isn’t that illegal?
:)
John Gotti used to launder money all the time. What are we poor mortals to do if celebrity dons set a bad example.
Freaking new yorkers. As bad as san fransickos.
LOL
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