A migrant condemned for assaulting two police officers in Times Square during a violent fight that was news last year while he was sentenced to two years in prison, something that the police union considers insufficient.
The Venezuelan Yorman Reveron was convicted of aggression and minor theft for his role in the fight of January 27, 2024, in front of a refuge for migrants in West 42nd Street and 7th Avenue. During the altercation, he knocked down the officers to the ground while trying to arrest some eight individuals who, according to the police, clogged pedestrian traffic.
Reveron was sentenced on March 4, 2025 to two years in prison, but the conviction seemed to be taken indifferently, outlining a smile.
The president of the Police Benevolent Association, Patrick Hendry, said that, although he celebrates that Reveron complies with the attack, he considers that the punishment is not enough.
“We are glad that this police aggressor is behind bars, but a few years in prison they will not change it. He attacked two New York police officers while being released by a previous crime,” said Hendry. “It does not respect the law and cannot return to our streets. If you are in the country illegally, you must be deported immediately when your sentence is over,” he added.
In February, Ulises Bohórquez declared himself guilty of his participation in aggression. He said he saw the police attacking another person and decided to intervene in his defense. However, on Monday he changed his version and withdrew his statement of guilt. He was sentenced to a year in state prison.
Yohenry Brito is the only defendant who has not yet been judged.
The attack and the subsequent search for those responsible unleashed a media storm, with high police officers qualifying it as a reflection of the change in culture and respect for officers.
“Eight people attacking a lieutenant and a policeman,” said Patrol Chief of the NYPD, John Chell, now head of the New York Police Department. “Do you want to know why our officers are attacked? Because there are no consequences.”
