by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY EXCLUSIVE, Oct 20 – A NYPD officer who was on modified duty for three years was arrested and presented on October 20 in Federal court for trying to selling kilo-weight fentanyl. Inner City Press was there. She was released on $100,000 bond.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge James L. Cott was presiding. Inner City Press thread:
AUSA Amanda Weingarten: Rosa Grace Baez worked in the NYPD precinct in the East Village, this was her side hustle. She had a kilo press with her boyfriend Cesar Martines. She was placed on modified duty 3 years ago. It is eggregious. She resigned yesterday.
CJA: She wants bail
Defense: She owns a house in the Bronx, has 2 children. Her father flew up from the Dominican Republic today to be here. Don't put a now former police officer in the MDC...
AUSA: My understanding is that the investigation of Baez 3 years ago was for consorting with gang members and drug dealers. [Echo of US v Mestre case Inner City Press first covered here
Judge: I am setting bail for Ms Baez: $100,000 bond with 2 co-signers. She can be released on her own signature today, home detention in her Arnow Ave home.
The case is US v. Baez, 23-mj- 6893 (Cott)
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