For Armed Robberies in The Bronx 1 Defendant Detained Now Lead Defendant Gets 78 Months

For Armed Robberies in The Bronx 1 Defendant Detained Now Lead Defendant Gets 78 Months by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 26 – A defendant charged with two armed robberies in The Bronx was presented before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on December 17. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.   While his co-defendant had been detained on consent, this defendant has voluntarily come and surrendered at 500 Pearl Street. He has family members including his mother in the gallery. What the prosecutor called a knife in his hand during the robbery, defense counsel said may have been simply "dark metal." Accordingly, he was released on $50,000 bond. But in April 2025 he was ordered detained, and he pled guilty in September, set to be sentenced on December 23. On December 3 Almanzar was indicted, his case assigned to Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain. On December 4 the US Attorney's Office wrote in to ask if the two cases should be handled by the same judge. On December 17 the US Attorney's Office wrote in to Judge Buchwald asking for 37 months on McDuffie on December 23. Inner City Press went to the sentencing, and live tweeted, here Defendant: After the car accident I got addicted to opioids, needed money to buy them. Judge: Where'd you get the money? Defendant: Lawsuit after the accident. $15,000  AUSA: The employees were afraid. Also video shown at bail appeal. Judge: There's the number of electronic devices stolen... I sentence you to 15 months, then 3 years of supervision On March 26, 2026 Almanzer was sentenced to 78 months.   This case is USA v. Almanzar, 1:25-cr-665 (Swain) the co-defendant's is US v. McDuffie, 25-cr-408 (Buchwald) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com