Posted on 09/21/2007 8:27:08 AM PDT by pitinkie
A Pakistani immigrant, suspected of robbing and murdering a young financial analyst who innocently asked him for directions outside a Chelsea club last year, will walk free unless eyewitnesses to the coldblooded crime come forward, investigators told The Post.
Daryush Omar, 21, a resident alien, and two cohorts were charged with murdering Thomas Whitney, Jr., 24, outside the West 19th Street hot spot Spy Lounge on May, 21, 2006, after allegedly stealing his wallet and pounding him with a steel pipe into the ground.
But prosecutors admit that they don't yet have enough evidence to get an indictment, because none of the perps is talking and investigators can't find two key witnesses.
The couple flagged down an EMS unit at the scene at around 4 a.m. EMS workers took Whitney - a Hoboken resident who worked for Prudential in Newark - to the hospital, where he later died, but they didn't get the couple's names or contact information.
"We really want to find this couple. We're looking hard for them," said DA spokeswoman Barbara Thompson.
Meanwhile, the feds are slated to release Omar, who, just before the murder, had been picked up by Immigration Customs Enforcement on a violation and was out on a wrist-slap "supervised release."
Omar's exact immigration status is unclear; local ICE officials have not responded to repeated requests for details. Omar's lawyer did not return calls.
Omar, Najob Noor, 20, and Williullah Hashimi, 23, were nabbed after cops released video surveillance footage of them using Whitney's credit cards to buy gas, clothing and sneakers.
Three others - Jaweed Farhadai, 25, Abdullah Khan, 21, and Salem Qurbani, 22 - were also arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property.
Of the seven total suspects, all but one are immigrants, from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
>>Of the seven total suspects, all but one are immigrants, from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan.<<
GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF THE U.S.A.
ping
What a bunch a BS-— bump to the top
You know if the tables were turned (white guys attacking Pakis, et. al.) the Feds would be turning over every stone to find the witnesses because it would be deemed a hate crime.
Agree!
Bttt!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.