Dramatic body camera footage shows the disturbing attack on two New York City Police Department cops in Times Square – as seven migrants have been charged in the incident.
The Manhattan District Attorney Office’s has released footage from two overhead cameras and two body cameras that captured much the January 7 attack
Police were called to disperse a ‘disorderly group’ in front of 220 West 42 Street when suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, ‘got confrontational with the officers’ and they attempted to arrest him, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
The officers start by asking the group to move to a different location, then NYPD Lieutenant Ben Kurian confronts Brito, wearing the yellow jacket, when he appears to not leave the area.
Body camera footage shows the moment Brito was grabbed by the lieutenant and pushed against a wall as he attempts to arrest him.
Newly released body camera footage shows the disturbing attack on two New York City Police Department cops in Times Square
Police were called to disperse a ‘disorderly group’ in front of 220 West 42 Street when suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, ‘got confrontational with the officers’
Body camera footage from NYPD Lieutenant Ben Kurian shows the moment suspect Yohenry Brito, 24, wearing the yellow jacket, was grabbed by the lieutenant
As Kurian is holding Brito against the wall, groups of people are heard shouting in Spanish at the officer.
That is when Brito attempted to escape from Kurian and with the assistance of Officer Zunxu Tian, the cops grabbed the migrant’s clothing as they tried to restrain him.
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 attempts to wriggle away, the officers are holding on to his shirt that 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 over the attack, pinpointing the actions of each attacker to explain why he was bringing charges against them.
Up to 14 men are believed to have been involved in the attack, although NYPD officials have repeatedly revised the number of suspects.
Brito attempted to escape from Lieutenant Kurian and with the assistance of Officer Zunxu Tian, the cops grabbed the migrants clothing as they tried to restrain him
Videos shows 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 attempts to wriggle away, the officers are holding on to his shirt that he eventually takes off
On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted seven migrants over the attack, pinpointing the actions of each attacker to explain why he was bringing charges against them
Bragg said his office had secured grand jury indictments for a total of seven suspects, including two people who have not yet been arrested.
Only one of the seven indicted suspects is currently in custody – Brito – who police believe was at the center of the assault.
Four of the migrants indicted on Thursday are believed to have fled NYC after being arrested and released with no bail – Darwin Gomez, Kelvin Servita, Wilson Juarez and Yorman Reveron.
ICE initially said they had apprehended the four suspects in Phoenix, but the Manhattan district attorney’s office has denied they are the suspects believed to have fled.
Two of the accused men have not been named or arrested. Police released their pictures on Wednesday before indicting them the following day along with the others.
‘The four individuals they took into custody were not affiliated with the New York City investigation,’ a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office said on Wednesday.
‘To date, we have not received any indication from federal authorities that they have detained anyone related to our case.’
Police sources previously said that four of the migrants charged in the Times Square attack may have fled the city after using fake names to obtain tickets from a charity that helps migrants
Darwin Andres Gomez (left) and Kelvin Servita Arocha were released without bail and are thought to have tried to flee
Wilson Juarez (left) and Yorman Reveron also fled: they are charged with ganging up on two cops in Times Square
One of the indicted migrants is seen wearing a red shirt and white hat during the January 27 attack. Police say he kicked the officers at least three times before throwing a punch
The new second indicted suspect wanted on assault charges was allegedly seen kicking officers while wearing a black puffer jacket and a red baseball hat
Brito, Gomes, Reveron and Arocha are all charged with two counts of Assault in the Second Degree and one count of Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree.
Juarez and Brito are charged with one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence.
Police say neither Juarez or Arocha ever hit the officers, but that Arocha kicked a police radio as Juarez watched from a distance before giving his jacket to Brito.
Gomez is accused of grabbing one officer and kicking the other one while Reveron allegedly grabbed, pulled and threw the two cops on the ground.
Wilson Juarez, is now believed to have watched the brawl from a distance without participating. He has since been charged with tampering with physical evidence because he allegedly traded his jacket with a man who fled police following the confrontation, prosecutors said,
One suspect who was arrested and released without bail last week was not indicted on Thursday- Jhoan Boada, 22, who was pictured leaving the courthouse with his middle fingers up at reporters.
Police said there were at least five additional suspects they were looking to interview.
Jhoan Boada, 22, was arrested in connection to the attack and was pictured leaving the courthouse with his middle fingers up at reporters and smirked
The man believed to be at the center of the attack, Yohenry Brito, 24, is the only one of the suspects being held on bail. He remains in Rikers Island
New York City in particular has struggled under the weight of tens of thousands of migrants arriving at its borders in need of places to stay and other accommodations.
In 2023 alone, the city dealt with the arrival of more than 100,000 migrants.
Mayor Eric Adams has said the cost of the migrant crisis in New York City is an eye-watering $4.6 billion as he begs the state for more money.
New York state governor Kathy Hochul pledged to commit $2.4 billion to the crisis last month, which is more than double last year’s proposal.
But Adams claims this still isn’t enough to cover the cost of caring for tens of thousands of people who continue pouring in to the Big Apple ‘sanctuary city.’