Man
Fled Bronx Drug Mill By Kicking Out A/C
Pled & Asks Time Served Cites Maternal
Crime
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURT
EXCLUSIVE, April 26 - In
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York on April 7, 2022 a series
detention or release
proceedings were held until 8
pm by new Magistrate Judge
Jennifer Willis after an early
morning police raid on a
fentanyl mill on the fourth
floor of 15 East 196th Street
in The Bronx.
One of the
final two defendants had sold
a kilo and a half of fentanyl
to an undercover agent, the
Assistant US Attorney told
Judge Willis. The other had
fled out of the drug mill
apartment upon the arrival of
the police by kicking out the
air conditioner and going up
the fire escape to an
apartment on the fifth floor.
He entered by kicking in the
air conditioner.
Jump cut to
May 16, 2023,
when defendant
Teo Cabral was
back in front of
the assigned
District Judge, John P.
Cronon, on a
violation of the
terms of
pre-trial
release. His
father, who
had signed the bond,
was said to
want to step
back, unless he
enters an
in-patient
drug program. A
program,
Cornerstone,
was found, and
was to pick him up
in The Bronx on May
17. Judge
Cronan told
the Marshals
they could
leave, there
would be no
remand - for
now, he said.
On
December 15,
2023,
Cabral was
back before
Judge Cronan.
It emerged
that his
conditions of
release did
not allow him
to leave his
room for food.
Judge Cronan
inquired, and
then
loosen the
conditions to
allow him to
leave his
residence
for 30 minutes
per day
to get food.
On
February 9,
2024, Teo Cabral came
before Judge
Cronan to
plead guilty.
The issues,
after US .v
Chavez, was
whether he
would be remanded.
Inner City Press
as the only
media there
live tweeted,
thread:
Judge
Cronan: What
about the
conditions in
the MDC cited
in the Chavez
decision?
AUSA:
Other judges
have since
disagreed...
and this
defendant just
pled to
selling
fentanyl
CJA
Defense
lawyer: He
only sold a
sample.
Judge:
But isn't
fentanyl a
danger?
Defense:
There is a
staffing
shortage, full
day
lockdowns...
I'm not
allowed to
speak to his
drug treatment
provider but I
overheard him
when Mr Cabral
called him as
we walked over
here this
morning
He is late
sometimes
because the D
train is only
51% on time
Judge:
Can the MDC
jail provide
drug treatment
to Mr Cabral?
AUSA: If not
they send him
out. Defense:
They won't get
methadone in
the MDC. It
would be cold
turkey.
Pre-Trial:
There have
been
violations, at
least 12 of
them. We
recommend his
bail be
revoked
Judge:
As someone
who's lived in
New York a
long time,
I'll take
judicial
notice that
the subways
can be
later... GIve
me a moment
[Judge goes to
robing room,
now back]
Judge: I must
remand unless
I find
extraordinary
circumstances
under 18 USC
3145(c)...
Judge:
Some lockdowns
are triggered
by inmate
violence...
The defendant
in Chavez was
70 years old,
and
complied.
[There are 2
US Marshals
here in the
back of the
courtroom
gallery. It's
feeling like
they will be
called into
action to
remand in this
case]
Judge:
Only today I
received a
report of
violations, I
agree some may
be explained:
they do not
factor into my
decision. I
order Mr
Cabral
remanded to
the Marshals.
They
moved in...
On April 26,
Cabral's
lawyer wrote
in asking for
time served on
May 10, citing
his mother's drug arrests, a sad
story, and
submitting a
sentencing
letter
addressed to
Hon. Brian M.
Cronan.
Inner City
Press will continue to follow
these cases.
This case is US
v. Cabral, et al., 22-cr-366
(Cronan)
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