Posted on 06/23/2025 4:35:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber
During my law enforcement career, I never saw what one might reasonably describe as an obvious act of courage on the part of any attorney, prosecutor, or public defender. Their lives and jobs were insulated from the gritty reality of day-to-day police work. It was a reality they experienced from the comfort of office chairs and argued in climate-controlled, guarded courtrooms. Such was not the case for US Attorney John A Sarcone III of the Northern District of New York on June 17, 2025 in Albany, NY.
Graphic: Saul Morales-Garcia. Albany County Sheriff's Office. Public Domain
Leaving his office in downtown Albany, he was confronted by Saul Morales-Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal who had been deported, but thanks to Joe Biden’s handlers, illegally reentered America in 2021. Brandishing a knife, Morales-Garcia made slashing gestures across his throat and screamed, in Spanish, threats. Years in America, and he couldn’t deliver proper, murderous threats in English.
Morales-Garcia pursued Sarcone through the streets as Sarcone sought help in the lobby of the Hilton. Morales-Garcia chased him into the hotel, and even though Sarcone was hidden in the crowd, he demonstrated the kind of courage anyone can admire:
"I felt an obligation to the public as the chief Federal law enforcement officer in the district that includes the city of Albany," Sarcone explained. "I feared for my life but I couldn't let this individual harm and potentially kill others." That's what real public service looks like—putting innocent lives ahead of your own safety, even when facing down a deranged criminal who wants to kill you
The article isn’t clear, but Sarcone apparently drew attention to himself and ran out of the hotel with Morales-Gracia in pursuit, ending the danger to others in the hotel. By then, someone had called the police
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“It will be no surprise to learn Morales-Garcia has a criminal record in at least three states apart from New York.”
Concealed carry would have fixed this.
“..Concealed carry would have fixed this...”
Yep...for sure.
Alas, it’s NY. It’s where the good guys are prosecuted as the bad guys.
New York, where the criminals carry weapons freely.
This happened about, what, three blocks away from the state capital building and a number of state and federal offices and buildings...
No wonder so many bloody bureaucrats are demanding to work from home.
Well, embrace the suck, guys.
Reap what you’ve helped to sow.
Yes, because now he will be deported and then he will try to come back. Maybe he will have a wall blocking him next time.
A very punchable face.
Hopefully after he serves 20+ years in Club Fed for attempted murder.
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