Posted on 04/09/2019 5:39:52 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Once he was freed from jail and the charges against him were dropped, Pedro Hernandez expected to get a fresh start.
He had spent a year in jail rather than plead guilty to a shooting in 2015 that he said he did not commit, and his case had become a rallying point for supporters of changing bail laws.
Eventually the Bronx district attorney dropped charges against him in the shooting and a separate schoolyard assault. By December, he was set to go to college, and even had a meeting with President Barack Obama on his schedule.
But on Sunday night, Mr. Hernandez, 19, was arrested again in the Bronx. The police said he was involved in a robbery and knife attack that left one man with a gash on his face that required 15 stitches.
Mr. Hernandez’s lawyers suggested the police and prosecutors were targeting their client and interfering with his ability to build a better life.
“If the system stays out of Pedro’s way, he is a unique kid with a bright future,” said Alex Spiro, Mr. Hernandez’s defense lawyer in multiple cases.
Julia Deutsch of the Bronx Defenders, which is representing Mr. Hernandez on the newest charges, said that Mr. Hernandez was the victim in the attack. She said his arrest is the latest instance of a pattern of harassment by law enforcement, and a series of false charges. Mr. Hernandez has been accused of three driving infractions since the 2015 shooting charges were dropped, twice for driving with a suspended license and once on charges he ran a red light.
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Six months breaking out steel reinforced concrete in the hot sun oughta fix his wagon.
“Bronx Defenders” sounds like a good name for a street gang!;)
Yeah, right. Just another little angel studying pre-med until the police harassed him. Uh, huh.
If Obama had a son he might be Pedro Hernandez.
You can take the boy out of the barrio, but you can’t take the barrio out of the boy.
Btt
If Headcasio had a brother...
Maybe AOC can put him on “her” DC payroll, and let the DC constabulary deal with him?
A 19 year old man is a teenager”?
Yes, and a child until 26.
Surprise! not! liberal progressive rot. Social justice program put in place and to be followed........or else you jeopardize your career
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