Wilson Juarez, Kelvin Servita Arocha, Yohenry Brito, Yorman Reveron and Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel all appeared in court and were arraigned on the indictment.
Five men charged in last month's attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square faced a judge Friday. All five remain in law enforcement custody, authorities said.Gomez-Izquiel, 19, is also accused of shoplifting at a Macy's inside Queens Center Mall. He allegedly punched a Macy's employee that tried to stop him.According to federal officials, Juarez and Arocha are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
Prosecutors said he kicked one officer's foot and grabbed the other one's leg."Our investigation into the incident with the NYPD remains ongoing and we are working with our law enforcement partners to apprehend the remaining individuals involved," Bragg said.Yohenry Brito was the only suspect who was sent to Rikers Island on $15,000 bail after the beating in January.
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