Friday, July 18, 2025

Amid ICE Detentions in 26 Federal Plaza Honduran Man Indicted for Grabbing at Gun


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 7– Amid detentions effectuate during immigration appointments in 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, on June 27 a national of Honduras was presented and detained in the Magistrates Court of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which Inner City Press closely covers. 

  Joel Antonio Alonzo of Honduras is accused of Assaulting an Employee of the United States - specifically, grabbing for the gun of a federal protective security officer on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza on June 6. 

  On June 27 with the consent of his appointed Federal Defender, the defendant was detained and a medical order issued. 

On July 7 the case was indicted and assigned to Judge Margaret M. Garnett, who set a arraignment for July 16 at 11:30 am.

 The case is ow USA v. Alonzo, 1:25-cr-305 (Garnett)

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