A US Lawyer for New York was allegedly chased by a knife-wielding unlawful immigrant with a prolonged legal report who threatened to slit his throat on the streets of Albany Tuesday evening, prosecutors mentioned.
John Sarcone, the Trump-appointed US Lawyer for the Northern District of New York, was allegedly chased and threatened exterior the Hilton Lodge in Albany by Saul Morales-Garcia — an unlawful migrant from El Salvador who was beforehand deported, WNYT reported, citing Albany County prosecutors.
Morales-Garcia, 40, allegedly aggressively superior towards Sarcone together with his weapon in hand — gesturing that he would slit the lawyer’s throat as he lunged at him earlier than chasing the US lawyer down the road exterior the lodge simply earlier than 10 p.m. Tuesday, that report acknowledged citing native police.
Sarcone was unhurt, and close by Albany County sheriff’s deputies picked up Morales-Garcia simply moments after the alleged assault, in line with native cops.
The alleged tried slasher was beforehand convicted of a felony in El Salvador and has been deported from america a minimum of as soon as prior to now, WNYT reported, citing investigators.
Albany County prosecutors mentioned the incident seemed to be a “random” road encounter.
Morales-Garcia is at the moment within the nation illegally and has a legal report in a minimum of three different states exterior of New York, prosecutors mentioned.
It isn’t identified when Morales-Garcia entered the US or the place he allegedly crossed into the nation.
He’s charged with tried second-degree homicide and is being held with out bail, the Albany Instances Union reported.
“It’s essential that everyone understands that we take this stuff severely — whether or not you’re the US Lawyer for the Northern District or your identify’s John Smith and you reside on Morton Avenue,” Albany County District Lawyer Lee Kindlon mentioned after the courtroom hearings, the outlet reported.
US Lawyer Sarcone was appointed to the Northern District of New York in March by Lawyer Common Pam Bondi.
The Tempo College graduate is a local New Yorker, rising up in a “humble, blue-collar background” in Croton-on-Hudson, Sarcone mentioned in a assertion on the time.
The Northern District of New York declined to offer a remark to The Publish.
The Division of Homeland Safety didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
