February 22, 2021
Two attorneys accused of firebombing a vacant New York Police Department vehicle during police brutality protests last summer are weighing plea offers by Brooklyn federal prosecutors, although it is unclear what the terms are.
July 16, 2020
Court records show Black people were underrepresented in the grand jury pool from which 23 New Yorkers were picked to hear evidence and ultimately indict two attorneys accused of firebombing an NYPD car and other cases, federal defenders say, after two Brooklyn federal judges ordered the release of the demographic details.
July 15, 2020
A Brooklyn federal judge excluded the public from a teleconference Wednesday in a case against two attorneys accused of firebombing a vacant New York Police Department vehicle during protests, following boisterous remote arraignments in which more than 300 supporters cried out to the defendants.
July 01, 2020
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York has relented for now in its crusade to have two attorneys jailed without bail while they face charges of carrying out a Molotov cocktail attack on a New York City Police Department vehicle during recent protests over police brutality.
June 29, 2020
A second attorney charged with firebombing a vacant NYPD vehicle pled not guilty Monday in Brooklyn federal court during an at-times cacophonous conference call that was mobbed by more than 360 listeners.
June 26, 2020
A Brooklyn federal prison on Friday failed to produce a New York woman for her arraignment on charges of firebombing an occupied NYPD vehicle in May during protests against police violence, leaving attorneys wondering why she didn't appear.
June 24, 2020
A suspended Pryor Cashman attorney pled not guilty Wednesday to a seven-count indictment for allegedly torching a vacant, vandalized NYPD car during protests against police brutality, as a chorus of participants spoke out on the conference call to express support.