Alleged violent offenders were poised for release from Rikers Island due to coronavirus pandemic until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources tell ABC News.
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Freeman, 26, and Ransom, 28, are alleged armed robbers charged in connection with the February 2019 death of NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen, who was killed by friendly fire. Nasyrova, 45, is accused of attempting to kill a woman in 2016 with poisoned cheesecake in order to steal her identity and remain on the run for a murder she allegedly committed in Russia.
Another spokesman told ABC News that the ability to release inmates awaiting trial rest solely with the district attorneys and the courts, but did not explain why accused violent offenders were considered for release.The prosecutors' two-page letter also raised concerns about the lack of a plan for how the inmates will be handled following their release, including their housing, supervision, and support-service needs.
As of Friday, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance had consented to the release of 259 inmates. Vance's office also completely vacated the convictions of nine inmates who had less than 90 days remaining on their sentence for low-level misdemeanors -- seven for petty larceny, one for fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, another for second-degree menacing -- and were over the age of 35.
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