Man Convicted of Robbery in 2019 Prepares to Plead Guilty to Crack and Gun in The Bronx

Man Convicted of Robbery in 2019 Prepares to Plead Guilty to  Crack and Gun in The Bronx by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 30 – A man who was sentenced to 42 months in prison in 2019 for robbery with what appeared to be a gun was arrested again on May 1 selling crack in The Bronx, on 196th Street and Briggs Avenue.      He was presented on Federal felon in possession of a firearm charges on May 15 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.   The Federal Defender argued for release on bond, the AUSA for detention.  Judge Figueredo ordered detention, with a preliminary hearing waived to the 30th day, June 16.  Jump cut months forward to November 12, when the case was indicted and wheeled out to Judge Vyskocil. On April 30, 2026 Judge Vyskocil set a change of plea (to guilty) for May 4 at 2 pm. The case is now USA v. Matias, 1:25-cr-526 (Vyskocil)  *** 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 SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com