NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — An alleged Brooklyn gang member who severely injured an NYPD officer five years ago by dragging him in a car was arrested this week for leading police in a high-speed chase with another stolen vehicle.
The man, 20-year-old Justin Murrell, has a history of offenses dating back to when he was 15. In June 2017, Officer Dalsh Veve pulled Murrell for a traffic violation in East Flatbush. Murrell then drove off as Veve held onto the vehicle, getting dragged for three blocks which left him brain damaged and unable to speak.
During his sentencing, Veve’s wife asked the court to dole out the maximum sentence of 10 years but Murrell was charged as a juvenile and walked away with just 1-⅓ to four years and was out on parole in March 2020.
A year later, in May 2021, Murrell was arrested again just before his parole was set to end after crashing a stolen car into several parked cars after a high-speed chase in East Harlem.
While in court on Monday for the ongoing 2021 case, Murrell was rearrested for another similar crime committed in February 2022.
The Bedford-Stuyvesant resident allegedly drove a stolen car which was linked to a string of car thefts at LaGuardia and Kennedy airports as well as a “high-speed fleeing incident,” the New York Post reported.
According to court records, Murrell was released on his own recognizance to await his May 24 court hearing, leaving NYPD officials outraged.
“THIS. IS. INSANITY.,” the NYC Police Benevolent Association tweeted Wednesday. “While the attempted cop-killer is free to terrorize the city, our hero brother, his courageous wife and their young daughter persevere through every day. They deserve better. All New Yorkers deserve better.”
Patrick Lynch, president of the PBA added “Every moment he spends free is not only an insult to our hero brother and his family — it is a real danger for New Yorkers.”
Related
Related
