Manhattan DA Drops Murder Charges Against Harlem Bodega Worker Who Stabbed A Man To Death

July 20, 2022

A few weeks ago the internet was abuzz with opinions when bodega worker in Harlem was arrested for killing a man who jumped behind the counter and assaulted him while he was working. Jose Alba was booked on murder charges and while most felt that he was simply defending himself, others felt he took things too far.

Now the Gothamist is reporting that Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg has decided to drop the charges after reviewing the available evidence including audio and surveillance videos that was not available to the public.

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Interestingly enough Bragg is the same man who caused two New York prosecutors to resign after he refused to indict Donald Trump on criminal charges even though they felt the evidence was strong enough to warrant such actions.

Regardless, many are relieved that Bragg decided to let Alba off the hook for the July 1st incident that resulted in the death of 35-year-old Austin Simon. Apparently Simon jumped over the counter and shoved Alba into the wall because he felt that Alba disrespected his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter earlier that day. According to NY1, Alba had apparently snatched some snacks out of the hand of a 10-year-old girl which led to her mother screaming on the bodega worker, knocking merchandise off the counter, and promising that her boyfriend would return to handle the situation.

That’s when things took a turn for the worse.

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