PBA statement on rearrest of Justin Murell

PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said: 

“Is anyone surprised? This perp dragged a hero New York City police officer behind a stolen car, paralyzing him. He had an extensive criminal record before that. And yet we had a judge and elected officials who thought he should be given yet another chance and put right back on the street. That extra chance could have gotten a police officer or innocent New Yorker killed. What will it take for our broken justice system to keep him behind bars where he belongs?”