| Three Men Looked
For a Fourth Who Opened Fire on
Them Lead Defendant Asks 57
Months
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Nov 12 – Back on August 24,
2024 on Andrews Avenue in the
South Bronx three men "spun
the block" looking to
retaliate, for a stabbing,
against a fourth man - who
opened fire on that,
prosecutors say.
On
February 24, all four were
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Jessica G.L.
Clarke. Inner City Press was
there, thread:
All 4 brought
from MDC Brooklyn, 2 US
Marshals each.
Lead
defendant, handcuffed, pleads
not guilty. AUSA: 3 of these
defendants were spinning the
block in The Bronx looking to
retaliate for a stabbing - the
4th defendant opened fire on
them, next to a school.
Judge: On a
weekday?
AUSA: It was a
Saturday. AUSA: We have 50
gigs og discovery Judge: So
we'll reconvene in May.
Adjourned Why are
all four in the same case?
Will there be severance?
On February 25
the US Attorney's Office wrote
in opposed the bail
application of Rimel Mack,
complete with color photos of
gunfire - by the defendant,
and several redactions.
On February 26 he
was granted $100,000 bail,
subject to verification of a
relative's home on Staten
Island and a third party
custodian.
On April 22
counsel for co-defendant Yomel
Mack argued for release on
bail. The AUSA handed up two
screenshots from a video; the
defense said they were within
four seconds of each other and
non-probative. Bail was
denied.
On August 14
counsel to Rimel Mack wrote in
that no pretrial motion will
be filed, "the parties are
engaged in plea discussions
and will likely be scheduling
a change of plea hearing with
the Court."
On September 5, a
co-defendant requested and got
a switch from home detention
to curfew - still nothing in
the docket about the change of
plea alluded to on August 14.
On September 9
Bryan Torres pled guilty to
Count 1, with sentencing set
for December 9 - exactly three
months out.
On November 12
lead defendant Bonilla's
Federal Defender wrote in
asking for 57 months, while
the US is asking for 180
months on November 19.
The case is USA
v. Bonilla, et al., 1:25-cr-55
(Clarke)
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