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Shocking new police bodycam footage shows brutal mob attack on cops in NYC’s Times Square

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Newly released body camera footage shows the disturbing attack on two New York City Police Department police officers in Times Square.

Dramatic body camera footage shows the disturbing attack on two New York City Police Department police officers in Times Square, as seven immigrants have been charged in the incident.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has released footage from two aerial cameras and two body cameras that captured much of the Jan. 27 attack.

Police were called to disperse a “disorderly group” in front of 220 West 42 Street when suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, “confronted officers” and they attempted to arrest him, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.

The officers begin by asking the group to move to a different location, then NYPD Lt. Ben Kurian confronts Brito, who is wearing the yellow jacket, when he appears not to leave the area.

Body camera footage shows the moment the lieutenant grabbed Brito and pushed him against a wall while trying to arrest him.

Newly released body camera footage shows the disturbing attack on two New York City Police Department police officers in Times Square.

Police were called to disperse a

Police were called to disperse a “disorderly group” in front of 220 West 42 Street when suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, “confronted officers.”

Body camera footage from NYPD Lt. Ben Kurian shows the moment the lieutenant grabbed suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, who was wearing the yellow jacket.

Body camera footage from NYPD Lt. Ben Kurian shows the moment the lieutenant grabbed suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, who was wearing the yellow jacket.

As Kurian holds Brito against the wall, groups of people can be heard yelling at the officer in Spanish.

That’s when Brito tried to escape from Kurian and with the help of officer Zunxu Tian, ​​the police officers grabbed the migrant’s clothing while trying to restrain him.

The videos show the two officers and Brito falling to the ground and during the struggle is when other suspects interfered by pulling, grabbing and kicking the officers.

As Brito tries to slip away, the officers grab his shirt, which he eventually takes off.

“Go arrest those guys,” Kurian said as the crowd fled.

On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced six additional indictments for the attack, pointing to the actions of each attacker to explain why he was bringing charges against them.

As many as 14 men are believed to have been involved in the attack, although NYPD officials have repeatedly reviewed the number of suspects.

Brito tried to escape from Lieutenant Kurian and with the help of officer Zunxu Tian, ​​the police officers grabbed the migrants' clothing as they tried to restrain him.

Brito tried to escape from Lieutenant Kurian and with the help of officer Zunxu Tian, ​​the police officers grabbed the migrants’ clothing as they tried to restrain him.

The videos show the two officers and Brito falling to the ground and during the struggle is when other suspects interfered by pulling, grabbing and kicking the officers.

The videos show the two officers and Brito falling to the ground and during the struggle is when other suspects interfered by pulling, grabbing and kicking the officers.

As Brito tries to slip away, the officers grab his shirt, which he eventually takes off.

As Brito tries to slip away, the officers grab his shirt, which he eventually takes off.

On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged seven immigrants for the attack, pointing to the actions of each attacker to explain why he was pressing charges against them.

On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged seven immigrants for the attack, pointing to the actions of each attacker to explain why he was pressing charges against them.

Bragg said his office had obtained grand jury indictments for a total of seven suspects, including two people who have not yet been arrested.

Only one of the seven accused suspects is currently detained: Brito, who police believe was at the center of the assault.

Four of the immigrants charged Thursday are believed to have fled New York after being arrested and released without bail: Darwin Gómez, Kelvin Servita, Wilson Juárez and Yorman Reverón.

ICE initially said it had detained the four suspects in Phoenix, but the Manhattan district attorney’s office has denied that they are the suspects believed to have fled.

Two of the accused have not been identified or arrested. Police released their photos on Wednesday before charging them and the others the next day.

“The four individuals they detained were not affiliated with the New York City investigation,” a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday.

‘To date, we have not received any indication from federal authorities that they have arrested anyone related to our case.’

Law enforcement sources previously said that four of the immigrants charged in the Times Square attack may have fled the city after using false names to obtain tickets from a charity that helps immigrants.

Law enforcement sources previously said that four of the immigrants charged in the Times Square attack may have fled the city after using false names to obtain tickets from a charity that helps immigrants.

Darwin Andrés Gómez

Kelvin Servita Arocha

Darwin Andrés Gómez (left) and Kelvin Servita Arocha were released without bail and are believed to have tried to flee.

Wilson Juárez, one of five immigrants accused of plotting against two police officers in Times Square

Yorman Reveron

Wilson Juárez (left) and Yorman Reverón also fled: they are accused of plotting against two police officers in Times Square

Brito, Gomes, Reverón and Arocha are charged with two counts of second-degree assault and one count of second-degree obstruction of government administration.

Juárez and Brito are charged with one count of tampering with physical evidence.

Police say neither Juárez nor Arocha hit the officers, but that Arocha kicked a police radio as Juárez watched from a distance before giving his jacket to Brito.

Gomez is accused of grabbing one officer and kicking the other while Reverón allegedly grabbed, pulled and threw the two officers to the ground.

It is now believed that Wilson Juárez watched the fight from a distance without participating. He has since been charged with tampering with physical evidence because he allegedly exchanged his jacket with a man who fled from police after the confrontation, prosecutors said.

One suspect who was arrested and released without bail last week was not formally charged Thursday: Jhoan Boada, 22, who was photographed leaving court with his middle finger raised toward reporters.

Police said there were at least five more suspects they were seeking to interview.

Jhoan Boada, 22, was arrested in connection with the attack and was photographed leaving the courthouse with his middle finger raised at reporters and smiling.

Jhoan Boada, 22, was arrested in connection with the attack and was photographed leaving the courthouse with his middle finger raised at reporters and smiling.

The man believed to have been at the center of the attack, Yohenry Brito, 24, is the only one of the suspects being held on bail. He remains on Rikers Island.

The man believed to have been at the center of the attack, Yohenry Brito, 24, is the only one of the suspects being held on bail. He remains on Rikers Island.

New York City, in particular, has struggled under the weight of tens of thousands of migrants arriving at its borders in search of places to stay and other accommodations.

In 2023 alone, the city faced the arrival of more than 100,000 immigrants.

Mayor Eric Adams has said the cost of the immigration crisis in New York City is $4.6 billion, as he pleads with the state for more money.

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul pledged $2.4 billion to the crisis last month, more than double last year’s proposal.

But Adams says this is still not enough to cover the cost of caring for tens of thousands of people who continue to flock to the Big Apple’s “sanctuary city.”

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