who is a heartless savage An 81-year-old woman was randomly dropped on the Upper West Side Manhattan prosecutors said Friday that he was out on bail for an earlier crime: exposing himself to a mother and her two children.
Hansel Espargoza, 37, had two open cases against him in Staten Island and was on supervised release when he caught elderly Gyula Freeman attacking elderly Gyula Freeman at West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan on Sept. 13 in a shocking video, authorities said. Said.
Prosecutors said the suspect already had multiple arrest warrants for failing to appear in court in cases he sentenced the older woman for.
He was released on $75,000 bail in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday for allegedly punching his helpless victim.
Esparragoza – a Staten Island resident with a total of 21 prior arrests – was arrested on July 27 after he shouted “Hey mom” at a woman and her two children outside a strip mall on Staten Island. exposed himself, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Hunter Carell said at Friday’s hearing.
In that case, Esparragoza was charged with child endangerment and public indecency and was released on supervised release because the counts were not bail eligible, authorities said.
He was arrested again two weeks later for allegedly stealing a book from the Barnes & Noble store at the Staten Island Mall on August 9.
The suspect was issued a desk-appearance ticket for petty theft because those charges were not bail eligible.
A spokesperson for the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office said, “Due to New York State’s disastrous so-called bail reform, our office and the people of Staten Island are deeply disappointed, none of the charges brought against this defendant are eligible for bail.” Said.
In a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, prosecutors walked through the moment Esparragoza allegedly attacked defenseless Freeman, who was walking her son’s Goldendoodle at the time.
Footage of the senseless attack shows Esparragoza first walking past the victim while she was walking her dog, before turning back around.
“After walking a few steps, (Esparragoza), for no apparent reason, turned back and quickly began to approach the complaint… before she turned back and punched him in the jaw,” Carell said.
Freeman was knocked unconscious by Esparragoza’s blow. According to prosecutors, his nose was broken and his face and neck were bruised.
freeman told The Post That he has developed amnesia due to the attack and doesn’t remember anything about it.
“It was very surprising because I was told how it happened that I couldn’t do anything,” she said.
Esparragoza’s attorney, Maria Martínez, said her client is struggling with mental-health and substance-abuse issues that are being “ignored” during his recent arrest.
Prosecutors said Esparragoza has a previous felony conviction for attempted assault, when he beat up a stranger who wouldn’t give up his bike.
asparagus was arrested on Thursday He faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the Upper West Side attack and the top charge — assault in the second degree.
Manhattan Judge Melissa Lewis acknowledged at Friday’s hearing that Esparragoza needs mental-health treatment, but called the charges “serious” before setting bail.
He is due back in court on October 9.
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