Suspects busted for water-bucket attacks on cops already back on the street
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
The three men busted in connection to the city’s spate of cop drenchings were already back on the street Thursday — as authorities were able to bring only misdemeanor charges against them.
Courtney Thompson, left, leaves court after his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court. Robert Mecea
Isaiah Scott and Chad Bowden, the Harlem men charged with soaking a female civilian on July 21 near the scene of that neighborhood’s water-bucket attack, walked free without bail late Wednesday at Manhattan criminal court.
The men, respectively 23 and 28, were hit with charges including criminal mischief and harassment, because the water fried the unsuspecting woman’s cellphone, prosecutors allege.
In Brooklyn, the reputed Crips gangbanger charged with tossing a pail of water onto a uniformed cop’s head on July 20, was hit with $3,500 bail at his own arraignment but walked free after posting the sum.
Courtney Thompson — who in addition to being a purported member of the crew’s Fresh Gangstas subset is the son of a Department of Correction captain — ruined the officer’s body camera with his alleged stunt, according to court papers.
Meanwhile Thursday, detectives detained two suspects in a third caught-on-video drenching that went down in The Bronx, according to police sources.
The duo was not immediately identified or charged, but sources said they’re believed to be among around a dozen young men and women recorded inundating two female cops keeping watch outside Morrisania’s Herman Ridder Junior High School on Wednesday.
Additional reporting by Ben Cohn
Article is LOCKED by author/seeder
Tags
Who is online
367 visitors
Certain individuals simply are above the law in cities run by liberals.
Prediction: Next selected citizens will be doused with water or worse.
Just kids having some good clean fun.
A 23 and 28 year old are kids?
In my opinion it's an assault. Small steps lead to big ones - start with clean water, then sewage, then do as some others I dare not mention do, and use acid. I understand there have been a lot of acid attacks in London lately.
A revolving door in and out of jail will not encourage people to commit less crimes.
Nor will ignoring them and hoping they go away.
Good. Stupid crap like this is the reason our judicial system is so clogged. Slap them on the wrist, make them pay a fine and move on. These cops need to toughen up, poor little snowflakes.
Way to encourage and support criminals!
They were charged with misdemeanors. The attacks, while offensive, weren't particularly violent. There is a claim in the story that they are associated with a gang, but no evidence is presented. There's also nothing about a previous criminal record or a risk of flight. Absent something else, there is no reason for them to be remanded.