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A murder suspect was mistakenly released from New York City’s Rikers Island and is still missing.
Christopher Buggs, 26, was released from the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on March 8, the New York City Department of Corrections confirmed to the Daily Caller.
Buggs was released due to a clerical error and is currently armed and dangerous, according to Fox News. A judge sentenced Buggs to 30 days regarding a different criminal case and that sentence was mistakenly listed as the final disposition in the murder case, the New York Daily News reported.
Buggs is accused of shooting and killing 55-year-old Ernesto Brownlee outside a bodega in Brooklyn in 2018, according to Pix 11. Buggs allegedly shot Brownlee an ex-convict who killed two men in the 1980’s in the chest three times, according to the New York Daily News.
Palmer has seen the damage COVID can cause in someone with 9/11-related illnesses.
Palmer said a friend who was part of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit is still recovering after his battle with COVID-19 that landed him on a ventilator.
“Don’t you think these guys have been through enough already?” Palmer said. “All we do is fight for something we shouldn’t have to fight for.”
9/11 illnesses up COVID risk factors
Cancer and respiratory ailments are the most common illnesses among the 9/11 community, which includes first responders who were part of the rescue and recovery missions involving the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The community at risk for illness from toxic exposure also includes the office workers, students and residents who were in Lower Manhattan that day and in the weeks after.
RIKERS ISLAND, New York (WABC) A Rikers correction officer had one of his front teeth knocked out after being attacked by an inmate.
The union representing the officer says a Bloods gang member punched him in the face and knocked him to the ground late Saturday night.
In the letter, Ocasio-Cortez notes that her office has received calls from people detained at the jail who have reported poor ventilation, insufficient soap and other cleaning materials and a lack of health care resources. The facility is located in the 14th Congressional District, which Ocasio-Cortez represents.
“The City has made valiant efforts to protect New Yorkers from COVID-19, particularly given they ve received little help from the Trump administration. However, these disturbing calls necessitate further transparency,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “Many at Rikers stand only accused, not convicted, of a crime. And none of the detained individuals were sentenced to death by a deadly virus. The City has a responsibility to provide for the health and safety of everyone at Rikers.”