(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) In what the New York Post called a “wanted poster boy for the migrant crisis” that has overwhelmed sanctuary cities, a Venezuela immigrant embarked on a brutal crime spree in the two months since his arrival in the Big Apple.
Daniel Hernandez Martinez, 29, landed in the city on June 27 and wasted no time spreading mayhem, allegedly committing his first crime the following day, the Post reported.
In the ensuing two months, Martinez “randomly attacked at least three strangers and two cops, and gotten arrested – and released – six times on 14 different charges,” police and sources said, with one cop telling the Post the migrant has “been wreaking havoc.”
The revolving door of injustice that allowed the migrant to continue his terror spree was indicative of an emerging pattern, the officer said.
“This is not an isolated incident. These migrants are getting arrested quite often here, and we really don’t know who they are. They really don’t have ID. They’re not being vetted properly, but some of them are committing some of the most violent crimes here.”
The migrant’s alleged crime jag started relatively tame, when Martinez stole “a jar of Nutella, slippers, sneakers, hats, Gillette razor blades, and Dove body wash,” from a Costco in Brooklyn. He was charged with petty larceny and released on on his own recognizance, according to the Post.
That was followed by alleged thefts of a “tool kit,” a day before he allegedly assaulted a store security guard who tried to stop the migrant from stealing a bag of chips and toothpaste. In that instance, courts records show that Martinez “pulled out a large knife and advanced toward an undercover officer” while yelling unintelligibly.
Despite the escalating intensity of crimes, the migrant was again released on his own recognizance. Thanks to the city’s Soros-based crime reforms the charge wasn’t bail-eligible.
Left to roam loose, the illegal alien allegedly violently attacked women in Midtown, with court records informing that he “grabbed a stranger by the hair, dragged her across the floor and kicked her.”
After being charged with menacing, assault, criminal mischief and weapon possession, he was again released. Four days later, he was arrested after allegedly using a chain as a weapon to threaten a total stranger, and again released with no bail. The one-man crime spree continued four days later when he allegedly stole bicycles in Times Square.
After being taken into custody and requesting medical services, Martinez was transferred to Beth Israel Hospital where “he assaulted a police officer who was trying to change his handcuffs, kicking him twice in the shins and stomping on his foot, the records show. He was charged with assaulting a police officer,” the Post reported.
Additionally, Martinez has an open case pending in Brooklyn, his sixth arrest, “for petty larceny on which three bench warrants have been issued because he didn’t show up for court.”
After assaulting the police officer while being treated for medical services, a judge set bail at $5,000 and Martinez was sent to Rikers Island, despite prosecutors requesting $10,000 bail and $10,000 bond for the cop assault case, according to the Post.
“The U.S. State Department, Venezuelan consulate, and Homeland Security didn’t answer questions about Martinez’s criminal history in Venezuela or how he made it into the U.S.,” the outlet noted.
New York residents blasted the ongoing crime chaos, expressing concerns that the soft-gloves treatment of illegals has become the state’s new normal.
“They come knowing they can do these things and will never be made to leave,” said one frustrated commentator, while another cracked, “But… I was told that the migrants just wanted a better life here and were all hard workers just trying to make their way…?”
Mark Pellin is an editor at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/sabrepaw70.
