Migrant involved in Times Square brawl with NYPD cops sentenced to 1 year

A Manhattan justice connected Monday sentenced a antheral to a twelvemonth down bars for his engagement successful a convulsive January 2024 brawl betwixt newly-arrived migrants and NYPD officers successful Times Square.

Ulises Bohorquez, 23, pleaded blameworthy to second-degree battle successful August, admitting his relation successful the clash that unfolded extracurricular a migrant structure connected W. 42nd St. adjacent Seventh Ave. connected Jan. 27, 2024. He was sentenced to 365 days successful jailhouse for his portion successful the melee.

The condemnation was handed down conscionable days aft a justice issued an apprehension warrant for Edgarlis Vegas, 22, who failed to amusement up for her ain sentencing hearing.

Vegas, a young mother, besides pleaded blameworthy to second-degree battle for kicking an serviceman during the convulsive clash. Two weeks earlier a warrant was issued for her arrest, she attended the sentencing of her partner, Marce Estee, 27, with her babe successful tow.

Video surveillance footage from the Times Square melee betwixt a radical of migrants and NYPD officers.

According to cops, the chaos broke retired erstwhile constabulary tried to wide the radical from impeding pedestrian traffic, but the concern escalated erstwhile cops said 24-year-old Yohenry Brito became hostile.

NYPD bodycam footage from the Times Square melee betwixt a radical of migrants and NYPD officers.

The officers tried to apprehension Brito aft helium refused a lawful bid erstwhile “the adjacent happening you know, they’re being attacked by 13 different people,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said astatine a property briefing astatine the time.

But footage released soon aft the property league shows astir of the radical complying with officers and walking away, singing successful unison. Brito lingered behind, seemingly distracted by his phone, earlier helium became confrontational with a bull who attempted to usher him along.

“Don’t interaction me,” Brito repeatedly said successful Spanish.

As helium walked away, Brito stopped to retrieve a babe stroller, past continues walking earlier making a snide remark successful Spanish, comparing 1 serviceman to the TV quality “Ugly Betty.”

Moments later, Lt. Ben Kurian grabs Brito by the cervix and slams him against a wall, prompting Brito to request an mentation successful Spanish. Brito struggled to interruption free, and some helium and the serviceman tumbled to the ground. Officer Zunxu Tian past intervened, and chaos erupted arsenic respective individuals rushed the officers, kicking and grabbing them portion they effort to subdue Brito.

None of the officers progressive were earnestly injured during the fracas.

Brito, who is from Venezuela, is being held astatine a Rikers Island jailhouse connected a $70,000 bail arsenic his proceedings continues, records show. He’s adjacent owed successful tribunal connected Feb. 10.

Yohenry Brito, 24, appears successful Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2024 successful Manhattan. (Curtis Means / Pool)

Also antecedently sentenced for their roles successful the brawl were Kelvin Servita Arocha, 20, Darwin Gomez, 30, and Yorman Reveron, 25. Gomez was deported by ICE successful October earlier completing his 364-day jailhouse condemnation and a lawsuit against a insignificant progressive was resolved successful Family Court.

The chaotic clash made nationalist headlines erstwhile a Criminal Court justice released respective of those progressive without bail. Tensions soared aft reports falsely claimed that those not yet arrested had fled the state.