Two members of the gang “Tren de Aragua” saw their felony drug and gun charges reduced to misdemeanors and their bail knocked down to nothing by NYC court.
New York Gives Tren de Aragua Gang Members a Slap on the Wrist, Releases Them – RedState– redstate.com
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According to an exclusive report in the New York Post on Wednesday, the city of New York has posted another entry in the Stupid Sweepstakes. This time, it involves two Trren de Aragua gang-bangers, both of whom are in the country illegally, arrested on drug and gun possession charges, along with the owner of the auto shop who was harboring them.
All three got a sweetheart deal: All charges were reduced to misdemeanors. They’re all back on the street.
A pair of reputed migrant gangbangers were nabbed in a drug raid at a Queens auto shop — only to be cut loose without bail after prosecutors reduced the charges, The Post has learned.
Jose Tamaronis-Caldera, 27, and Richard Garcia, 33, both tied to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, were busted on felony drug and gun charges in a Feb. 5 raid at V&R Auto and Collision in Woodside, along with 54-year-old shop owner Rafael Nieves, according to sources and court records.
But once the case got to court, Queens prosecutors reduced the charges, hitting the migrants with a misdemeanor count of possession of an air gun — which let them walk without bail.
Nieves, who faced the most serious charges, had his drug and gun possession charges knocked down as well, with the new counts not eligible for bail under the state’s controversial criminal justice reforms.
Now all three are back on the streets.
This has been a growing problem in the Big Apple since the de Blasio era, leading to a spike in crime. And why not? Criminals face little risk of serious prosecution in New York. Illegal aliens, even gang members, are promised safe haven.