The judge who released NYPD Officer Peter Figoski�s alleged killer � without bail � a month before the murder was under fire on Thursday. Some are saying she made a huge mistake.
Her name is Judge Evelyn LaPorte and given what she knows she probably wishes now she had a do-over when Lamont Pride came before her on Nov. 4.
�She made a terrible decision and needs to be held accountable for that,� City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., said.
Vallone, the Council�s Public Safety chairman, is furious that the judge released Pride, the man accused of using an illegal semi-automatic to kill Officer Figoski, without bail and over the objections of the prosecutor, who had pointed out that Pride was also wanted in a North Carolina shooting.
�This was outrageous. This judge is mandated by law to set bail based on a bench warrant history and ties to another state, both of which she had violated her duty and, unfortunately, we saw the tragic results,� Vallone said.
Her former boss, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, refused to second guess her, even though he will have to prosecute Pride in the shooting of Officer Figoski.
�It was her understanding of the circumstances that she didn�t think bail was appropriate. We disagreed, but I�m not going to criticize her because it�s easy to do that. I think overall she�s a very good judge,� Hynes said.
�She has always been a very good judge. She was a good assistant DA. She worked for me.�
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If that’s a good judge, I’d hate to see what he considers a mediocre judge.
As long as she sets very high bail for every Orthodox person remotely accused of molestation, she will be a fine judge by Hynes;s criteria,
Setting zero bail for this murderer, that ok.
we are in big big trouble….
bahby, well said.