Zeldin [right] defends himslf quite expertly.
Posted on 07/23/2022 9:31:30 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
A New York man was released from jail without bail hours after he tried to stab Rep. Lee Zeldin (R., N.Y.), a foregone conclusion because of a bail reform law passed in 2019.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Rochester, N.Y., charged David Jakubonis with attempted second-degree assault and released him before his trial, according to a Thursday press release. Jakubonis, an Iraq war veteran who was inebriated, used a small weapon with two sharp prongs to assault Zeldin, telling the representative, "You're done," when he swung at him during a campaign speech for veterans in Perinton.
"After being charged with a felony for last night’s attack, the man who tried to stab me was instantly released back onto the street due to New York’s insane cashless bail law," Zeldin told the Washington Free Beacon. "Too many people throughout our state have suffered violent attacks and even death, as a result of criminals who were allowed to walk free because of soft-on-crime bail policy. We must repeal cashless bail in New York!"
Attempted assault is a felony in New York, but criminal justice reform legislation passed in 2019 bars judges from setting bail because the charge is "nonviolent," the New York Times reported. Zeldin predicted his assailant would be released shortly after the incident due to state law.
In another case in June, a New York City offender stabbed two Subway passengers the day after he was released from jail for brandishing a knife at police.
The attack comes as elected officials face increased threats of violence in the United States. In 2017, a far-left gunman shot up a practice for the Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C., nearly killing House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (La.). A left-wing group threatened this year's upcoming game, warning of "serious consequences" if it doesn't get its way.
Zeldin is running to unseat New York Democratic governor Kathy Hochul in November. Members of Zeldin's campaign staff restrained Jakubonis until law enforcement officers arrived and took the assailant into custody. The congressman was uninjured.
Along with other U.S. states, New York saw crime rise over the past two years. Zeldin's assault took place on the outskirts of the city of Rochester, which set an all-time record for homicides in 2021. The FBI reported the United States in 2020 had its largest ever annual homicide increase, up 30 percent from 2019.
Zeldin is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress. The Empire State had a record number of assaults against Jews in 202.
NY ping.
I don’t care how they try to finesse it, he was quickly let out of jail, just hours after trying to kill somebody.
Most of us know, if this was a Democrat or especially a Progressive/Socialist, (such as AOC or Bernie) that man would have been thrown UNDER the jail by now. Think of that J-6 man who’s high crime was removing a name plate from Nancy Pelosi’s desk. Big-Woop!
Attempted assault is non-violent?
I guess it’s like Hockey. The penalties are greater if you draw blood.
There were assaults against the Jews in the year 202? In New York? Did New York even exist in 202AD? No. Here is another garbage, low quality output from a conservative blog.
Zeldin [right] defends himslf quite expertly.
2021.
My mistake in posting.
People who walked around their own Capitol building are still in jail.
He should have been charged with violent felony and held
without bail and held in county jail pending arraignment
in front of a judge.
I want to know why the DA did NOT charge him that way.
With recent attacks and threats against elected and even
members of the SCOTUS this minor charge is an abomination.
Monday I will be calling for an investigation in to this DA’s
failure to properly charge this guy. It’s BS!
I was kind of wondering the same thing.
either drop the mic or hit him with it
Using a Narwhal tusk in defenses of a terrorist attack in the UK is strictly prohibited.
Feds scooped him up this afternoon. He’s in jail on federal charges now. No bond hearing till Monday.
How about attempted murder?. I believe the perp was immediately re-arrested by the Feds since Zeldin is a Representative.
But then he was re-arrested.
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