US EditionEx-bodega clerk Jose Alba sues NYC DA Alvin Bragg for racial discrimination after murder charges dropped
- Former bodega clerk, Jose Alba, is suing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the NYPD for racial discrimination, claiming that he was charged with murder and detained on Rikers Island because of Bragg's pursuit of "racial equity" in the justice system.
- Alba stabbed a man to death in his store during a fight, which he argued was in self-defense, after the man's girlfriend couldn't pay for a bag of chips. Despite his self-defense claims, Bragg charged him with second-degree murder and requested a high bail amount. This decision led to public backlash from Mayor Eric Adams and former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.
- The lawsuit also names NYPD Detective William Garcia and other officers, as well as the Department of Correction and NYC, for unconstitutional conditions at Rikers Island. Alba is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
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Bodega Clerk Who Was Jailed for Defending His Life Sues Woke DA Alvin Bragg for Racial Discrimination
Former bodega clerk Jose Alba, who was arrested after stabbing a man to death in self-defense in New York City, is fighting back. Alba, who spent six days in Rikers Island before a groundswell of complaints and definitive video evidence made the charge against him untenable, is suing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the New York City Police Department for racial discrimination, according to the New York Post. The civil rights suit fil…
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