Manhattan DA and Mayor Adams Announce Indictments in CBP Officer Shooting and Fatal Bridge Crash

Charges Filed in CBP Officer Shooting

• 💡 Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Mayor Eric Adams announced charges against two defendants, Miguel Mora and Christian Abar, for the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer.
• 🎯 The indictment includes charges of attempted murder, assault, attempted robbery, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon.
• ⚡ The shooting is alleged to have occurred during a violent robbery spree planned via text messages, where the officer was shot twice while attempting to intervene.
• 🤝 The investigation was a collaboration between the NYPD, HSI, and other federal partners, highlighting the importance of inter-agency cooperation.

Details of the Robbery Spree

• 🚀 The defendants allegedly used a motorbike to rob a woman of her cell phone before encountering the off-duty officer.
• ⚠️ Mora is accused of being the shooter, while Abar allegedly prepared for a quick getaway.
• 🏥 After the shooting, Abar drove Mora to the hospital, where Mora was eventually arrested; Abar was arrested the following day.
• ⚖️ The state charges will run parallel to federal charges, emphasizing accountability for violent conduct in Manhattan.

Fatal Manhattan Bridge Crash Indictments

• 💥 The briefing also covered indictments for Autumn Romero and Kennedy Lcraft in a fatal traffic crash that killed May Quac and Kevin Crookshank.
• 🚗 Romero, the alleged driver, is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated vehicular homicide, accused of driving over 100 mph on the Manhattan Bridge while intoxicated in a stolen vehicle.
• 💔 The crash resulted in Crookshank being thrown from his bike and Quac being struck while sitting on a bench, before the vehicle collided with an NYPD van.
• 🚨 Lcraft, the passenger, faces weapon and stolen property charges, and both defendants were apprehended after attempting to flee.

Public Safety and Collaboration

• 🗣️ Mayor Adams emphasized the use of illegal scooters as a tool for violent crime and the city's efforts to remove them.
• 🤝 Both DA Bragg and Mayor Adams stressed the critical role of collaboration between city and federal law enforcement agencies in bringing dangerous individuals to justice.
• ⚠️ Special Agent in Charge Ricky Patel of HSI stated that the perpetrators should not have been in the country and vowed to apprehend anyone else involved.
• 🙏 The officials expressed hope for the CBP officer's full recovery and extended condolences to the families of the victims of the bridge crash.